As a deity name
Name 164 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 216 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 57 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
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
śam-bhaviṣṭha. See under 2. śam, p. 1054, col. 2.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "śambhave" is the locative of "śambhava" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "śambhave" is the dative of "śambhu" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
śam—bhava mfn. = śambhu, VS.
śam—bhava m. (with Jainas) N. of the third Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī, L.
śam—bhu See śambhu, p. 1055.
śambhu mfn. being or existing for happiness or welfare, granting or causing happiness, beneficent, benevolent, helpful, kind, RV.; AV.; Br.; ŚrS.
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