As a deity name
Name 615 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 784 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
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
‘having fair offspring’, N. of Viṣṇu
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
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Dictionary citations
su—tantu m. ‘having fair offspring’, N. of Viṣṇu, MBh.
of Śiva, Śivag.
of a Dānava, Kathās.
Alternative readings
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Caveats
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