As a deity name
Name 27 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 96 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and 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
skill in s˚
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
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Dictionary citations
yajña—vidyā f. skill in s˚, Prab.
Alternative readings
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Caveats
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