Padmavati

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
12/7/2022, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #113
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
1/10/2017, 9:56 AM	Mike C	update #94
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine

Usage Hinduism

Scripts पद्मावती(Sanskrit)

Meaning & History

Means "resembling lotuses", derived from the Sanskrit word पद्म (padma) meaning "lotus" combined with वती (vati) meaning "resemblance". This is the name of the foster-mother of the god Hindu Skanda. This was also the name of a semi-legendary 14th-century queen of Mewar.