As a deity name
Name 395 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 544 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘most eternal or ancient’, N. of Viṣṇu
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "sanātanatamāya" is the dative of "sanātanatama" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "sanātanatama" is derived from "sanātana" with the tamap suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
sanātana mf(ī, m.c. also ā)n. eternal, perpetual, permanent, everlasting, primeval, ancient, ŚBr. &c. &c.
sanātana m. N. of Brahmā, L.
sanātana—tama m. ‘most eternal or ancient’, N. of Viṣṇu, MBh.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
sanātana—tama m. ‘most eternal or ancient’, N. of Viṣṇu, MBh.
sanātana mf(ī, m.c. also ā)n. eternal, perpetual, permanent, everlasting, primeval, ancient, ŚBr. &c. &c.
sanātana m. N. of Brahmā, L.
Alternative readings
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