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पूजाworship, veneration
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Aaradhya
आराध्या
worthy of worship; worshipped
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Aaradhya carries the Sanskrit sense ‘worthy of worship’ or ‘to be honoured’. Monier-Williams records the underlying adjective ārādhya in Sanskrit literature, including the Kathāsaritsāgara and Pañcatantra. It comes from a verb meaning to honor or propitiate, and ārādhyā is the feminine form used for the name. The meaning concerns someone worthy of reverence. The cited dictionary does not identify the word specifically with a goddess, so its devotional tone is broader than a named divine association.
Source: Monier-Williams Sanskrit dictionary, आराध्य. How we use sources.
Spelling and pronunciation
आराध्या is pronounced aa-raa-dhyaa, in three syllables. Aradhya is an alternative spelling. The first two vowels and the ending are long; dh is a d made near the teeth with a puff of breath, followed directly by y. The dictionary stem आराध्य has a shorter final vowel than the feminine name.
Also spelled Aradhya.