As a deity name
Name 873 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 336 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
Name 10 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
relating to the Ṛṣi Vāma-deva
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vāmadevāya" is the dative of "vāmadeva" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
vāma—deva (vāma-), m. N. of an ancient Ṛṣi (having the patr. gautama, author of the hymns, RV. iv, 1-41; 45-48, comprising nearly the whole fourth Maṇḍala; pl. his family), RV. &c. &c.
of minister of Daśa-ratha, MBh.; R.
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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