As a deity name
Name 40 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda 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
N. of Śiva's wife
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vareṇyāyai" is the dative of "vareṇyā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "vareṇyāyai" is the dative of "vareṇya" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "vareṇya" is derived from "vareṇ" with the yat suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
vareṇ (fr. vareṇyaya), Uṇ. iii, 98, Sch.
vareṇ , vareṇya, vareya &c. See col. 1.
vareṇya mfn. to be wished for, desirable, excellent, best among (gen.), RV. &c. &c.
vareṇya m. a partic. class of deceased ancestors, MārkP.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
vareṇyā (ā), f. N. of Śiva's wife, L.
vareṇya mfn. to be wished for, desirable, excellent, best among (gen.), RV. &c. &c.
vareṇya m. a partic. class of deceased ancestors, MārkP.
vareṇ (fr. vareṇyaya), Uṇ. iii, 98, Sch.
vareṇ , vareṇya, vareya &c. See col. 1.
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