As a deity name
Name 780 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / 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
a snake
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vajrāṅgāya" is the dative of "vajrāṅga" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
vajrāṅga m. (prob. for vakrāṅga) a snake, L.
vajrāṅga m. (-ṅgaḥ) A snake. f. (-ṅgī) A sort of grain, (Coix barbata.) E. vajra the thunder-bolt, (as hard,) and aṅga body or substance.
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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