As a deity name
Name 229 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
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
a partic. Gaṇa of Śiva
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "śikhine" is the locative of "śikhina" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "śikhine" is the dative of "śikhin" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "śikhine" is the dative of "śikhi" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
śikhina m. a partic. Gaṇa of Śiva, Harav.
śikhin mfn. having a tuft or lock of hair on the top of the head, AV.; Gaut.; MBh. &c.
one who has reached the summit of knowledge, BrahmUp.
1. śikhi m. (mc. for śikhin) a peacock, Hariv.
N. of Indra under Manu Tāmasa, MārkP.
Caveats
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