As a deity name
Name 748 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
a 4th (part) — feminine form of turīyaka
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested members (member yakA unglossed)Multiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "turīyakā" is the feminine form of "turīyaka" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
M3 · meaning shifts "turīyaka" is derived from "turīya" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. turīya Nom. ˚yati, to go, Naigh. ii, 14.
2. turīya mfn. (for ktur˚ [Zend khtuiria] fr. catur) (Pāṇ. v, 2, 51, Vārtt. 1) Ved. 4th, RV. &c.
turīyaka mfn. a 4th (part), Yājñ. ii, 124.
turīyaka a. A fourth (part).
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Dictionary citations
turīyaka mfn. a 4th (part), Yājñ. ii, 124.
turīyaka a. A fourth (part).
1. turīya Nom. ˚yati, to go, Naigh. ii, 14.
2. turīya mfn. (for ktur˚ [Zend khtuiria] fr. catur) (Pāṇ. v, 2, 51, Vārtt. 1) Ved. 4th, RV. &c.
Alternative readings
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