As a deity name
Name 855 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 137 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
Name 578 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
Name 852 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
or ūrdhva—reta, keeping the semen above, living in chastity, &c.; (ās), N. of Śiva, of Bhīṣma
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "ūrdhvaretase" is the dative of "ūrdhvaretas" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
ūrdhva—retas or ūrdhva—reta, mfn. keeping the semen above, living in chastity, Gaut.; MBh.; Hariv.; Kathās. &c.; (ās), m. N. of Śiva, MBh. xiii; of Bhīṣma, L.
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