As a deity name
Name 491 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 872 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 337 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
As a Hindi name
वाँ
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
(perhaps originally identical with 2. above) left, not right, being or situated on the left side, &c. &c. (the quivering of the left eye or arm is supposed to be a good omen in wom…
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (10)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vāmāya" is the dative of "vāma" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "vāma" is derived from "vām" with the aṇ/añ suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
vām (encl.) acc. dat. gen. du. of 2nd pers. pron. (cf. Pāṇ. viii, 1, 20; 24 &c.), RV. &c. &c. (the accented vām in RV. vi, 55, 1 is thought to be = āvām nom. du. of 1st pers. pron.)
1. vāma m. (for 2. and 3. See col. 2) the act of vomiting g. jvalādi
2. vāma mf(ī or ā)n. (fr. √ 1. van; for 1. See col. 1) lovely, dear, pleasant, agreeable, fair, beautiful, splendid, noble, RV. &c. &c.
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1. vāma m. (for 2. and 3. See col. 2) the act of vomiting g. jvalādi
2. vāma mf(ī or ā)n. (fr. √ 1. van; for 1. See col. 1) lovely, dear, pleasant, agreeable, fair, beautiful, splendid, noble, RV. &c. &c.
vām (encl.) acc. dat. gen. du. of 2nd pers. pron. (cf. Pāṇ. viii, 1, 20; 24 &c.), RV. &c. &c. (the accented vām in RV. vi, 55, 1 is thought to be = āvām nom. du. of 1st pers. pron.)
Alternative readings
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