As a deity name
Name 706 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
सन्निवास · noun · masculine
भले लोगों के साथ रहना । साथ रहना · निवास । बसति । नीड — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
staying with the g˚ (Viṣṇu)
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "sannivāsa" is the vocative of "saṃnivāsa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
san—nivāsa mfn. (for saṃ-n˚ See saṃ-ni- √ 5. vas) staying with the g˚ (Viṣṇu), MBh.
saṃ-nivāsa m. (for san-n˚ See p. 1137, col. 3) dwelling or living together, BhP.
common habitation, a nest, MBh.
Alternative readings
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