As a deity name
Name 116 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 563 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 51 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
Name 3 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
वषट्कार · noun · masculine
देवताओं के उद्देश्य से किया हुआ यज्ञ । होम । होत्र · वेदोक्त तैतीस देवताओं में से एक — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the exclamation V˚ (also personified as a deity), &c.
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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.
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