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Adyasha
आद्याशाSay it AAD-yaa-shaa
- Meaning
- First hope; from ādya, "first", and āśā, "hope" Monier-Williams, p. 137
- Say it
- AAD-yaa-shaa
- Spelling in Hindi
- आद्याशा
- Spelling in Odia
- ଆଦ୍ୟାଶା
Adyasha
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Adyasha meaning
Adyasha (आद्याशा) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin (Odia usage).
First hope; from ādya, "first", and āśā, "hope"
Adyasha (ଆଦ୍ୟାଶା, Sanskrit आद्याशा) joins two Sanskrit words. The first, ādya, means being at the beginning, first; Monier-Williams also gives it the sense of unparalleled or excellent, and records the feminine Ādyā as a name of the goddess Durgā. The second, āśā, is a wish, desire, hope or expectation, and in older texts Hope is even personified as the wife of a Vasu. Read together, the name means "first hope". The compound is not itself listed as a word in the dictionaries, so it is best understood as a modern name built from two well-attested parts. It is heard above all in Odia families, alongside names such as Abhipsa, Anwesha and Pratyasha.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 137 · entry ādya; āśā (p. 157) · See the entry · checked 30 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, ādya, p. 137 · Monier-Williams, āśā, p. 157
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First sound आ
Krittika nakshatra, pada 1 · Mesh rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is अ, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.