As a deity name
Name 914 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
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
the substance or essence or marrow or cream or heart or essential part of anything, best part, quintessence (ifc. = ‘chiefly consisting of or depending on &c.’ [cf. para] e.g. dhar…
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (12)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "sārāya" is the dative of "sāra" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "sāra" is derived from "sār" with the aṇ/añ suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
sār See √ śār, p. 1066, col. 1.
1. sāra m. (fr. √ sṛ) course, motion (see pūrva-s˚)
stretching out, extension, Kālac.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
1. sāra m. (fr. √ sṛ) course, motion (see pūrva-s˚)
stretching out, extension, Kālac.
sār See √ śār, p. 1066, col. 1.
Alternative readings
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