As a deity name
Name 892 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
(only ) light, lustre, splendour, beauty
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "śubhāyai" is the dative of "śubhā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "śubhāyai" is the dative of "śubha" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
śubhā (ā), f. (only L.) light, lustre, splendour, beauty
desire
śubha mf(ā)n. splendid, bright, beautiful, handsome (often f. voc., śubhe, ‘fair one!’ in addressing a beautiful woman), Mn.; MBh.; Kāv. &c.
pleasant, agreeable, suitable, fit, capable, useful, good (applied to persons and things), ib.
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