As a deity name
Name 192 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
Name 855 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
सुपर्ण · noun · masculine
गरुड़ · मुरण · पक्षी । चिड़िया — Śabdasāgara
सुपर्ण · adj
सुंदर दलों या पत्तोंवाला · सुंदर परोंवाला — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "सुपर्ण" is सु- + पर्ण: पर्ण means "feather (of a bird)", and the prefix सु- forms good, easily. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §3(18) — cited from the extracted rule table
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
any large bird of prey (as a vulture, eagle; also applicable to the sun or moon as ‘having beaut˚ rays’, and to soma and clouds; du. ‘sun and moon’)
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "suparṇa" is the vocative of "suparṇā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
su—parṇa n. a beautiful leaf, R.
su—parṇa (˚ṇa), mf(ī)n. having beaut˚ leaves, L.
having beaut˚ wings, RV.
su—parṇa m. any large bird of prey (as a vulture, eagle; also applicable to the sun or moon as ‘having beaut˚ rays’, and to soma and clouds; du. ‘sun and moon’), ib.
any mythical or supernatural bird (often identified with Garuḍa, and sometimes personified as a Ṛṣi, a Deva-gandharva, and an Asura), RV.; TS.; Kāṭh.; MBh.
su—parṇā (ā), f. a lotus plant, a pool abounding with lotuses, L.
N. of the mother of Garuḍa or of the Prājāpatya Āruṇi Suparṇeya, BhP.; NārUp.
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
Sources contain errors and engines have limits; every claim above carries its citation so you can verify it. This is guidance about names and their sources — not religious or astrological consultation. How we work · Our sources