As a deity name
Name 94 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
सिंहवाहना · noun · feminine
दुर्गा देवी — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "सिंहवाहना" is सिंहवाह + -ना: सिंहवाह means "जो सिंह पर सवार हो", and the suffix -ना forms infinitives. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(19) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "सिंहवाहना" is सिंहवाहना + -ना: सिंहवाहना means "दुर्गा देवी", and the suffix -ना forms infinitives. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(19) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "सिंहवाहना" is सिंहवाहन + -आ: सिंहवाहन means "सिंह पर चढ़ने या सवारी करनेवाला", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Recorded as a personal name: Durgā
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "siṃhavāhanā" is the feminine form of "siṃhavāhana" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
siṃha—vāhanā (ā), f. N. of Durgā, L.
siṃha—vāhana mfn. id.
siṃha—vāhana m. N. of Śiva, MBh.
Alternative readings
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