As a deity name
Name 943 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by 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
redness
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "śoṇāyai" is the dative of "śoṇā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "śoṇāyai" is the dative of "śoṇiman" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "śoṇāyai" is the dative of "śoṇa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
śoṇā (ā), f., see above
śoṇiman m. redness, Kāv.; Kād.; BhP.
śoṇiman m. Redness.
śoṇa mf(ā or ī)n. red, crimson, purple, RV. &c. &c.
śoṇa m. redness, BhP.
Caveats
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