Deepanshu

Deepanshu meaning

Deepanshu (दीपांशु) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, दी, it is a Meen rashi name (Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra) in the North Indian table.

Ray of a lamp; a beam of light

Also used to mean: one who brings light

Deepanshu (दीपांशु) joins two Sanskrit words. Dīpa is a light or lamp, and aṃśu, in Monier-Williams, is a filament or thread and also a ray of light or a sunbeam. Put together, the name means "a ray of light" or "the beam of a lamp", and Indian name lists give it as "one who brings light". The compound is not in the classical dictionaries, so it is a modern name built from old words. It ends in -anshu, "ray", which is different from the -ansh of names like Devansh, where aṃśa means "a part".

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 481 · entry dīpa · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, dīpa, p. 481 · Monier-Williams, aṃśu, p. 1

Fits your syllable

First sound दी

Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra, pada 4 · Meen rashi

North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

Spellings

Deepanshu · Dipanshu

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