वेदिनी vedinī
girl 3 syllables SLP1 vedinI

As a deity name

Name 369 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees

As a Hindi name

Nearest attested word 'वेदिनी' does not appear as a word in our Hindi sources. The nearest word is वेदि, meaning A place or ground prepared for sacrifice, &c. (i.q. bedī, q.v.). — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago nearest word: वेदि — a suggestion, not a meaning

As a Sanskrit word

Meaning

Recorded as a personal name: a river

Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)

Why this matches what you typed

M1 · same meaning "vedinī" is the feminine form of "vedin" — the same word with the feminine ending (vocative dual).

M1 · same meaning "vedinī" is the vocative dual of "vedi" — the same word in a different grammatical case.

Related forms

Dictionary citations

Monier-Williams (1899) · वेदिनी

vedinī f. N. of a river, R.

Monier-Williams (1899) · वेदिन् (linked stem)

1. vedin mfn. (for 2. 3. See col. 3) knowing, acquainted with or versed in (ifc.), Mn.; MBh. &c. (cf. sarva-v˚)

Monier-Williams (1899) · वेदिन् (linked stem)

feeling, perceiving, MBh.; Pur.

Monier-Williams (1899) · वेदि (linked stem)

1. vedi m. a wise man, teacher, Paṇḍit, L.

Monier-Williams (1899) · वेदि (linked stem)

vedi f. knowledge, science (see a-v˚)

Alternative readings

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