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पद्मावतीpadmāvatī

पद्मावती (padmāvatī) is a Sanskrit word meaning Hibiscus Mutabilis, a kind of Prakrit metre, an epithet of Lakshmi, of the goddess Manasa, one of the mothers attending on Skanda, of a Surangana. Its 31 recorded definitions are grouped into 12 contexts, among them A Name with Multiple Meanings or Lexicographical Note, Name of Various Human Women, Name of a City.

Etymology
E. पद्म a lotus, मतुप् aff., fem. aff. ङीप्, and the antepen. made long
Definitions
31
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Meanings by context

A Name with Multiple Meanings or Lexicographical Note

8 definitions
1. An epithet of Lakshmi. 2. A proper name. 3. An epithet of Ujjayini in the Krita age.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The wife of the sage Jaratkaru. 2. The main stream of the Ganges between the Kasimbazar river and the sea.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The wife of the sage Jaratkaru. 2. Name of a river.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An epithet of Lakshmi. 2. The name of a river.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An epithet of the goddess Manasa, wife of Jaratkaru. 2. A name of the main stream of the Ganges river between the Kasimbazar river and the sea.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A surname of Lakshmi. 2. A proper name.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

abundant in lotuses

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The plant Hibiscus mutabilis. 2. A kind of Prakrit metre. 3. An epithet of Lakshmi. 4. An epithet of the goddess Manasa. 5. A Matri attending on Skanda. 6. A divine being executing the orders of the twenty-third Arhat. 7. The name of various historical or legendary women. 8. The name of a city and a river.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Name of Various Human Women

7 definitions
a wife of king Shrigala

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a wife of Yudhishthira and queen of Kashmir

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the wife of Jayadeva

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

wife of king Virabahu

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

wife of king Naya-pala

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a poetess

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a daughter of Bhangkara, given in marriage to Krishna

— The Purana Index

Name of a City

4 definitions
of the city of Ujjayini in the Krta-yuga

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of another city

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. An ancient town identified with modern Narwar in Malva. 2. The setting of the Malati-Madhava play.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the capital of the Nagas

— The Purana Index

A Mātṛ or Divine Attendant

2 definitions
one of the mothers attending on Skanda

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a goddess mother

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Epithet of Goddess Lakṣmī

2 definitions
An epithet of Lakshmi

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

An epithet of Lakshmi.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Name of a River

2 definitions
of a river

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The name of a river

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A Jaina Deity

1 definition
a Jaina deity

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Prākṛt Metre

1 definition
a kind of Prakrit metre

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Surāṅganā

1 definition
of a Surangana

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Epithet of Goddess Manasā

1 definition
of the goddess Manasa

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The plant Hibiscus Mutabilis

1 definition
Hibiscus Mutabilis

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Title of a Text/Chapter

1 definition
This entry contains a textual citation rather than a standalone definition.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 12 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.