As a deity name
Name 445 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
Name 971 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
the act of adorning, causing to look beautiful
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "śobhanāya" is the dative of "śobhana" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
śobhana mf(ā or ī)n. brilliant, splendid, beautiful (at end of comp. = ‘beautiful by reason of’), ŚBr.; Kauś.; MBh. &c.
excellent, glorious, magnificent, distinguished in or by (instr. or comp.), MBh.; Kāv. &c.
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
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