As a deity name
Name 318 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 203 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda 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
‘own portion or share’, the sacrificial offering due to each god, (esp.) the food or libation, or refreshing drink (cf. 2. su-dhā) offered to the Pitṛs or spirits of deceased ances…
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "svadhāyai" is the dative of "svadhā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "svadhāyai" is the dative of "svadhāman" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
sva—dhā , see p. 1278, col. 1, and s.v.
sva-dhā f. (for svadhā See p. 1280) self-position, self-power, inherent power (accord. to some, N. of Nature or the material Universe; sva-dhayā ‘by self-power’), RV.
sva—dhāman m. N. of a son of Satya-sahas and Sūnṛtā, BhP.
pl. N. of a class of gods under the 3rd Manu, Pur.
Caveats
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