As a deity name
Name 352 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 892 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
As a Hindi name
अनपाय · adj
अपाय का क्षय से रहित — Śabdasāgara
अनपाय · noun · masculine
१अनश्वरता · नित्यता · शिव — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "अनपाय" is अन- + पाय: पाय means "जल । पानी", and the prefix अन- forms without, lacking. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §4(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
freedom from mischief
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (8)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "anapāya" is the dative of "anapa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
an-apāya mfn. without obstacles, prosperous
an-apāya m. freedom from mischief
(in phil.) the state of not being abridged or deprived of (abl.)
N. of Śiva.
anapāya a. 1 Free from loss or decay. 2 Imperishable, undiminished, undecaying; praṇamaṃtyanapāyamutthitaṃ ( caṃdraṃ) Ki. 2. 11. — yaḥ 1 Imperishable nature, freedom from decay or wear and tear; permanence. 2 N. of Śiva.
an-apa mfn. destitute of water, L.
anapa a. [na saṃti ādhikyena āpo yatra] Destitute of much water (as a puddle).
Alternative readings
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