As a deity name
Name 255 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 652 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
वाङ्मय · masculine
speech, eloquence, rhetoric; literature
Śabdasāgara also records: वाक्यात्मक । वचन संबंधी · वचन द्वारा किया हुआ । जैसे,—वाङ् मय पाप
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi वाङ्मय — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वाङ्मय (vāṅmaya).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
vāṅ—maya mf(ī)n. consisting of speech, depending on sp˚, whose essence is sp˚, relating to sp˚ (also -tva n.), ŚBr.; VS.; Prāt.; ChUp. &c.
eloquent, rhetorical, W.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
consisting of speech, depending on sp˚, whose essence is sp˚, relating to sp˚ (also -tva ), &c.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "vāṅmaya" is derived from "vāṅ" with the mayaṭ suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
vāṅ in comp. for vāc.
vāṅ—maya mf(ī)n. consisting of speech, depending on sp˚, whose essence is sp˚, relating to sp˚ (also -tva n.), ŚBr.; VS.; Prāt.; ChUp. &c.
eloquent, rhetorical, W.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
vāṅ—maya mf(ī)n. consisting of speech, depending on sp˚, whose essence is sp˚, relating to sp˚ (also -tva n.), ŚBr.; VS.; Prāt.; ChUp. &c.
eloquent, rhetorical, W.
vāṅ—maya n. sp˚, language, Kum.
eloquence, rhetoric, manner of sp˚, RPrāt.; Sāh. &c.
vāṅmaya a. (yī f.) 1 Consisting of words; R. 3. 28. 2 Relating to speech or words; Ms. 12. 6; Bg. 17. 15. 3 Endowed with speech. 4 Eloquent, rhetorical, oratorical. — yaṃ 1 Speech, language; myarastajabhnagairlāṃtairebhirdaśabhirakṣaraiḥ . samastaṃ vāṅmayaṃ vyāptaṃ trailokyamiva viṣṇunā Cand. M. 1; Ku. 7. 90; Śi. 2. 72. 2 Eloquence. 3 Rhetoric. — yī The goddess Sarasvatī.
vāṅ in comp. for vāc.
Alternative readings
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