As a deity name
Name 583 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
As a Hindi name
लोकनायक · masculine
a popular name for Jayaprakash Narayan (1902–1979), Indian activist and political leader
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
“From लोक (lok, “people”) + नायक (nāyak, “leader”), literally "leader of the people".” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
leader of the worlds (the sun)
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Dictionary citations
loka—nāyaka m. leader of the worlds (the sun), Hcat.
Alternative readings
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