As a deity name
Name 433 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya 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
consisting of three parts or divisions (an arrow or asterism), 3 Kāṇḍas in measure (48 cubits long, )
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "trikāṇḍāya" is the dative of "trikāṇḍa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
tri—kāṇḍa (tri-), mf(ā)n. consisting of three parts or divisions (an arrow or asterism), AitBr. iii, 33; ŚBr. ii; 3 Kāṇḍas in measure (48 cubits long, W.), Vop. vi, 55
tri—kāṇḍa n. N. of wk. KātyŚr. iii, 2, 1, Sch.
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
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