वसुधा vasudhā
girl / boy / neuter 3 syllables SLP1 vasuDA

As a deity name

Name 279 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati

As a Hindi name

वसुधा · noun · feminine

पृथ्वी । भूतल · देवलोक — Śabdasāgara

वसुधा · adj

वसु अर्थात् धन देनेवाला । धनदाता — Śabdasāgara

वसुधा · feminine

a female given name, Vasudha, from Sanskrit

वसुधा · feminine

earth; world; soil, land; wealth, riches

a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi वसुधा — per Wiktionary’s etymology record

“Borrowed from Sanskrit वसुधा (vasudhā).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record

The Sanskrit parent — वसुधा (tatsama)

vasu—dhā mfn. producing wealth, liberal (-tama mfn., -tara mfn. more or most l˚), AV.; VS.; TS.

vasu—dhā (ā), f. the earth

As a Sanskrit word

Meaning

the earth

Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)

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Gender counterpart

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Dictionary citations

Monier-Williams (1899) · वसुधा

vasu—dhā mfn. producing wealth, liberal (-tama mfn., -tara mfn. more or most l˚), AV.; VS.; TS.

Monier-Williams (1899) · वसुधा

vasu—dhā (ā), f. the earth

Monier-Williams (1899) · वसुधा

a country, kingdom, Mn.; MBh.; Kāv. &c.

Monier-Williams (1899) · वसुधा

the ground, soil, VarBṛS.

Monier-Williams (1899) · वसुधा

earth (as a material), R.

Alternative readings

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