As a deity name
Name 567 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 127 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
faith, trust, confidence, trustfulness, faithfulness, belief in (loc. or comp.; śraddhayā-√ gam, ‘to believe in’, with gen. ), trust, confidence, loyalty (Faith or Faithfulnesses i…
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "śraddhāyai" is the dative of "śraddhā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "śraddhāyai" is the dative of "śraddha" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
śrad-dhā (ā), f., see below
śrad-√ dhā P. Ā. -dadhāti, -dhatte (pr. p. śraddadhat, śrad-dadhāna; Ved. inf. śraddhe cf. śrat above), to have faith or faithfulness, have belief or confidence, believe, be true or trustful (with na, ‘to disbelieve’ &c.), RV. &c. &c.; to credit, think anything true (two acc.), MBh.; Kāv. &c.; to believe or have faith in or be true to (with dat., and in later language with gen. of thing or person, or with loc. of thing), RV. &c. &c.; to expect anything (acc.) from (abl.), MBh.; to consent, assent to, approve, welcome (with acc.; with na, ‘to disapprove’), Kathās.; to be desirous of (acc.), wish to (inf.), ib.; BhP. : Caus. -dhāpayati, to make faithful, render trustful, inspire confidence, RV. x, 151, 5.
śrad-dha mfn. having faith, believing in, trusting, faithful, having confidence, Kāṭh.; TS.
śrad-dha n. = śraddhā, W.
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