As a deity name
Name 936 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
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
su—ṣumṇa or su—ṣumna, ā very gracious or kind, N. of one of the 7 principal rays of the sun (supposed to supply heat to the moon), (ā), a partic. artery (prob. ‘the carotid’) or ve…
Scripturally attested Verified derivationWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "suṣumṇā" is the feminine form of "suṣumṇa" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
su—ṣumṇa or su—ṣumna, mf(ā)n. very gracious or kind, RV.; VS.; m. N. of one of the 7 principal rays of the sun (supposed to supply heat to the moon), VP.; (ā), f. a partic. artery (prob. ‘the carotid’) or vein of the body (lying between those called iḍā and piṅgalā, and supposed to be one of the passages for the breath or spirit; cf. brahma-randhra), Up.; BhP.; Rājat.
su—ṣumṇa or su—ṣumna, mf(ā)n. very gracious or kind, RV.; VS.; m. N. of one of the 7 principal rays of the sun (supposed to supply heat to the moon), VP.; (ā), f. a partic. artery (prob. ‘the carotid’) or vein of the body (lying between those called iḍā and piṅgalā, and supposed to be one of the passages for the breath or spirit; cf. brahma-randhra), Up.; BhP.; Rājat.
Caveats
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