As a deity name
Name 897 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda 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
small-pox
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "śītalāyai" is the dative of "śītalā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "śītalāyai" is the dative of "śītala" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "śītala" is derived from "śīta" with the lac suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
śīta mf(ā)n. (fr. śyai; cf. śīna) cold, cool, chilly, frigid (with ind.p. of √ kṛ either śītaṃ kṛtya, or kṛtvā, g. sākṣādi), RV. &c. &c.
dull, apathetic, sluggish, indolent, L.
śītala mf(ā)n. cold, cool, cooling, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
shivering, frosty, Cat.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
śītalā (ā), f., see below
śītalā f. (only L.) sand
śītala mf(ā)n. cold, cool, cooling, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
shivering, frosty, Cat.
śīta mf(ā)n. (fr. śyai; cf. śīna) cold, cool, chilly, frigid (with ind.p. of √ kṛ either śītaṃ kṛtya, or kṛtvā, g. sākṣādi), RV. &c. &c.
dull, apathetic, sluggish, indolent, L.
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