As a deity name
Name 661 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 120 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya 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
a partic. drug and perfume (= granthi-parṇa, commonly called Gaṇṭhīāla)
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "śukāya" is the dative of "śuka" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "śuka" is derived from "śu" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. śu cl. 1. P. śavati, to go &c.; cf. √ śav, p. 1059, col. 3.
2. śu ind. (g. svar-ādi) quickly, swiftly (= kṣipram), Naigh. ii, 15.
śuka m. (prob. fr. √ 1. śuc, and orig. ‘the bright one’) a parrot, RV. &c. &c.
a poet (?), Rājat. v, 31
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Dictionary citations
śuka m. (prob. fr. √ 1. śuc, and orig. ‘the bright one’) a parrot, RV. &c. &c.
a poet (?), Rājat. v, 31
1. śu cl. 1. P. śavati, to go &c.; cf. √ śav, p. 1059, col. 3.
2. śu ind. (g. svar-ādi) quickly, swiftly (= kṣipram), Naigh. ii, 15.
Alternative readings
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