As a deity name
Name 533 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
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
the fifth year in a cycle of 5 or 6 years, (or) the sixth year in a cycle of 6 years
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vatsarāya" is the dative of "vatsara" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "vatsarāya" is the dative of "vathsara" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
vatsara m. the fifth year in a cycle of 5 or 6 years, (or) the sixth year in a cycle of 6 years, VS.; TS.; PārGṛ.
a year, Mn.; Yājñ.; VarBṛS. &c. (also n., MaitrUp. and f(ī). , HPariś.)
vathsara m. = vatsara (accord. to the grammarian Pauṣkarasādi).
Alternative readings
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