As a deity name
Name 962 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
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
a red variety of the castor-oil plant
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (12)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vyāghrāya" is the dative of "vyāghra" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
vyāghra m. a tiger (not in RV., but in AV., often mentioned with the lion; accord. to R. iii, 30, 26, Śārdūlī is the mythical mother of tigers; but in Vahni-Purāṇa they are said to be the offspring of Kaśyapa's wife Daṃṣṭrā; cf. citra-vy˚), AV. &c. &c.
any pre-eminently strong or noble person, ‘a tiger among men’ (cf. ṛṣabha, siṃha)
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
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