# सिनीवाली (sinīvālī)

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सिनीवाली (sinīvālī) is a Sanskrit word meaning a goddess presiding over fertility and childbirth, name of a daughter of Angiras, the wife of Dhatri and mother of Darsha, an epithet of Durga, of a river, a Vedic goddess. Its 20 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them Goddess of Fecundity and the New Moon, Epithet of Durgā/Umā, Specific Mythological Females (Genealogy).

- **Etymology:** E. सा good fortune, इनि aff., fem. form, सिनी a digit of the moon, वल् to contain, aff. अण्, fem. aff. ङीप्; several other etymologies occur — E. sā good fortune, ini aff., fem. form, sinī a digit of the moon, val to contain, aff. aṇ, fem. aff. ṅīp; several other etymologies occur
- **SLP1:** `sinIvAlI`  **IAST:** sinīvālī  **Devanagari:** सिनीवाली
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinivali
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/sinivali/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Goddess of Fecundity and the New Moon (7 definitions)
- 1. A goddess presiding over fertility and childbirth. 2. The first day of the new moon when it rises with a scarcely visible crescent.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 1217,1] सिनीवाली (sinīvālī) f. (of doubtful derivation) N. of a goddess (in RV. described as broad-hipped, fair-armed, fair-fingered, presiding over fecundity and easy birth, and invoked with Sarasvatī, Rākā &c. in AV. she is called the wife of Viṣṇu; in later Vedic texts she is the presiding deity of the first day of new moon, as Rākā of the actual day of full moon), the first day of new moon when it rises with a scarcely visible crescent, RV. &c. &c. [ ID=244780 ]
- 1. A goddess of fecundity and easy birth. 2. The day of the new moon.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सिनीवाली (sinīvālī) [Printed book page 350-3 ] सिनीवाली (sinīvālī) sinīvālī́, f. N. of a goddess of fecundity and easy birth; (goddess of the) day of new moon. [ ID=19405 ]
- the goddess presiding over conception and childbirth  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सिनीवाली (sinīvālī) [Printed book page 618 ] सिनीवाली (sinīvālī) f. N. of a goddess presiding over conception and childbirth. [ ID=36916 ]
- 1. The day preceding the new moon when the crescent is barely visible. 2. A Vedic goddess. 3. An epithet of the goddess Durga.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > सिनीवाली (sinīvālī) [Printed book page 1115-c ] Sinīvālī, f. (said to be connected with sinī, ‘white;’ but in Nirukta XI. 31. sinī is connected with rt. si and vālī with rt. val, ‘to surround,’ or with bāla, ‘young;’ the real meaning may be ‘a white ring’), the day preceding that of new moon or the day on which the moon rises with a thin crescent of light scarcely visible; N. of a Vedic god- dess; of the goddess Durgā. [ ID=52254 ]
- a goddess of the first day of the new moon  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > सिनीवाली (sinīvālī) [Printed book page 639-1 ] Sinīvālī, a goddess (the first day of new moon). § 489 (Āṅgirasa): III, 218, 14126 ( Kapardisutā, third daughter of Aṅgiras).—§ 500 (Skandopākhyāna): III, 229, 14451 (Devasenā identified with S.).—§ 606 (Tripurākhyāna): VIII, 34, 1486 (among the auspicious days who became the yoktrāṇi of Śiva's chariot).—§ 615 u (Skanda): IX, 45 γ, 2515 (came to the investiture of Skanda). [ ID=9939 ]
- 1. The goddess of the new moon day. 2. A Shakti. 3. The new moon day ending in the prathama day. 4. The day when the moon enters the sun. 5. A day for meritorious gifts.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Sinīvālī (III) — the goddess of the New Moon day; a Śakti, the New Moon day which ends in the Prathama day; 1 the moon enters the sun on the New Moon day; 2 a day for meritorious gifts. 3 [ Footnote: 1) Br. II. 11. 18; 26. 44; 28. 10, 59; IV. 32. 13; M. 133. 36; 141. 9, 50.] [ Footnote: 2) Vā. 50. 201; 55. 42; 56. 9, 54.] [ Footnote: 3) Vi. II. 8. 80.] [ ID=15904 ]
- The day of the new moon and its presiding spirit of fertility and growth.  
  *The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects*
  > सिनीवाली (sinīvālī) [Printed book page 2-449 ] Sinīvālī denotes the day of new moon and its presiding spirit, which, in accordance with widespread ideas concerning the connexion of the moon and vegetation, is one of fertility and growth. It occurs very frequently from the Rigveda 1 onwards. 2 [ Footnote: 1) ii. 32, 7, 8; x. 184, 2.] [ Footnote: 2) Av. ii. 26, 2; vi. 11, 3; ix. 4, 14; xiv. 2, 15; xix. 31, 10; Taittirīya Saṃhitā, ii. 4, 6, 2; iii. 4, 9, 1. 6; v. 5, 17, 1; 6, 18, 1; Kāṭhaka Saṃhitā, xxxv. 2, etc. Cf. Zimmer, Altindisches Leben, 352; Macdonell, Vedic Mythology, p. 125.] [ ID=3570 ]

### Epithet of Durgā/Umā (4 definitions)
- an epithet of Durga  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Durgā, L. [ ID=244783 ]
- 1. The day before the new moon when it is scarcely visible. 2. The goddess Uma.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सिनी (sinī) वाली (sinīvālī) [Printed book page 925 ] सिनी (sinī) वाली (sinīvālī) f. ( - ली (-lī) ) 1 The day preceding that of new moon, or that on which the moon rises scarcely visible. 2 The goddess UMĀ. E. सा (sā) good fortune, इनि (ini) aff., fem. form, सिनी (sinī) a digit of the moon, वल (vala) to contain, aff. अण् (aṇ), fem. aff. ङीष् (ṅīṣ); several other etymologies occur. [ ID=41891 ]
- 1. The day before the new moon. 2. Uma.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सिनीवाली (sinīvālī) [Printed book page 846-b ] सिनी - वाली (sinī-vālī) ( ली ) ((lī)) 3. f. The day before the new moon; Umā. [ ID=41645 ]
- 1. The day before the new moon. 2. The goddess Uma.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सिनी (sinī) वाली (sinīvālī) [Printed book page 787-b ] सिनी (sinī) वाली (sinīvālī) f. ( - ली (-lī) ) 1. The day preceding that of new-moon, or that on which the moon rises scarcely visible. 2. The goddess UMĀ. E. सा (sā) good fortune, इनि (ini) aff., fem. form, सिनी (sinī) a digit of the moon, वल् (val) to contain, aff. अण्, (aṇ,) fem. aff. ङीप्; (ṅīp;) several other etymologies occur. [ ID=44070 ]

### Specific Mythological Females (Genealogy) (3 definitions)
- Name of a daughter of Angiras  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a daughter of Aṅgiras, MBh. [ ID=244781 ]
- the wife of Dhatri and mother of Darsha  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the wife of Dhātṛ and mother of Darśa, BhP. [ ID=244782 ]
- 1. A daughter of Angiras and Smriti. 2. Wife of Dhatri and mother of Darsha.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > सिनीवाली (sinīvālī) [Printed book page 3-600 ] Sinīvālī (I) — a daughter of Angiras and Smṛti, and wife of Dhātri: mother of Darśa. Bhā. IV. 1. 34; VI. 18. 3; Vā. 28. 15; Br. II. 11. 18. Vi. I. 10. 7; [ ID=15902 ]

### The New Moon Day (lunar phase) (3 definitions)
- The day preceding the new moon when it rises with a scarcely visible crescent  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सिनीवाली (sinīvālī) [Printed book page 1124-b ] सिनीवाली (sinīvālī) The day preceding that of new moon, or that day on which the moon rises with a scarcely visible crescent; या पूर्वामावास्या (yā pūrvāmāvāsyā) सा सिनीवाली (sinīvālī) योत्तरा सा कुंहूः (sā sinīvālī yottarā sā kuṃhūḥ) Ait. Br.; or सा दृष्टेंदुः सिनीवाली (sinīvālī) सा नष्टेंदुकला (sā dṛṣṭeṃduḥ sinīvālī sā naṣṭeṃdukalā) कुहूः (kuhūḥ) Ak. [ ID=30302 ]
- The day of the new moon  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सिनीवाली (sinīvālī) [Printed book page 781-09 ] सिनीवाली (sinīvālī) f. The day of new moon, ( सा दृष्टेंदुः सिनीवाली (sinīvālī) सा नष्टेंदुकला कुहूः (sā dṛṣṭeṃduḥ sinīvālī sā naṣṭeṃdukalā kuhūḥ) Am. i.4.9). [ ID=40768 ]
- The day of the new moon.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सिनीवाली (sinīvālī) [Printed book page 1045-a ] सिनीवाली (sinīvālī) sinīvālī, f. A name of the day of new moon, Journ. of the German Oriental Society, ix. lviii. 68. [ ID=16155 ]

### A River Name (2 definitions)
- of a river  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a river, MārkP. [ ID=244784 ]
- a river in Shalmalidvipa  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Sinīvālī (II) — a R. in Śālmalidvīpa. Bhā. V. 20. 10. [ ID=15903 ]

### A Male Name (1 definition)
- a son of Anuhrada  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Sinīvālī (v) — a son of Anuhrada. Vā. 67. 75. [ ID=15906 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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; The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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