As a deity name
Name 737 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 804 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
Name 785 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 255 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / 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
(of doubtful derivation) dwarfish, small or short in stature, a dwarf, &c. &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (9)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vāmanāya" is the dative of "vāmana" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "vāmana" is derived from "vāman" with the aṇ/na suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
vāman (g. pāmādi), prob. invented to explain vāmana.
vāmana mf(ā)n. (of doubtful derivation) dwarfish, small or short in stature, a dwarf, VS. &c. &c.
small, minute, short (also of days), MBh.; Kāv. &c.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
vāmana mf(ā)n. (of doubtful derivation) dwarfish, small or short in stature, a dwarf, VS. &c. &c.
small, minute, short (also of days), MBh.; Kāv. &c.
vāman (g. pāmādi), prob. invented to explain vāmana.
Alternative readings
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