As a deity name
Name 232 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 522 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 99 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
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 beginning or first of all things
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
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Dictionary citations
sarvādi m. the beginning or first of all things, Pañcar.
sarvādi mfn. having any kind of commencement whatever, RPrāt.
Alternative readings
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