As a deity name
Name 116 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
Nearest attested word 'वषट्कारा' does not appear as a word in our Hindi sources. The nearest word is वषट्कार, meaning देवताओं के उद्देश्य से किया हुआ यज्ञ । होम । होत्र. — Śabdasāgara nearest word: वषट्कार — a suggestion, not a meaning
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the exclamation V˚ (also personified as a deity), &c. — feminine form of vaṣaṭkāra
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vaṣaṭkārā" is the feminine form of "vaṣaṭkāra" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
vaṣaṭ—kāra m. the exclamation V˚ (also personified as a deity), VS.; AV.; Br. &c.
vaṣaṭkāra m. (-raḥ) Burnt-offering, oblation with fire. E. vaṣaṭ the exclamation used on this occasion, and kāra making.
Alternative readings
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