As a deity name
Name 283 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
as (fr. aṇu, q.v.), or aṇīyaska, more minute than usual.
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M1 · same meaning "aṇīyase" is the dative of "aṇīyas" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "aṇīyas" is derived from "aṇī" with the īyasun suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
aṇi, is, m. or aṇī, f. the point of a needle or of a sharp stake, L. linchpin, L. the pin or bolt at the end of the pole of a carriage, L. the corner or part of a house, L. a boundary, L.
aṇīyas, ān, asī, as (fr. aṇu, q.v.), or aṇīyaska [AV.], mfn. more minute than usual.
aṇīyas, aṇiṣṭha a. [aṇu-īyasun, iṣṭac] Smaller, smallest, very small; aṇoraṇīyāṃsaṃ Bg. 8. 9 very small; aṇīyasi kāraṇe'naṇīyānādaro dṛśyate Dk. 142
M3 · meaning shifts "aṇīyas" is derived from "aṇ" with the īyasun suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
aṇ cl. 1. P. aṇati, āṇa, aṇitum, to sound, L. : cl. 4. Ā. aṇyate, to breathe, (another form of √ an, q.v.; in this sense regarded in the Dhātu-pāṭha as a distinct root), L.
aṇ 1 P. To sound. 2 (4 A.) To breathe, live (for an).
aṇīyas, ān, asī, as (fr. aṇu, q.v.), or aṇīyaska [AV.], mfn. more minute than usual.
aṇīyas, aṇiṣṭha a. [aṇu-īyasun, iṣṭac] Smaller, smallest, very small; aṇoraṇīyāṃsaṃ Bg. 8. 9 very small; aṇīyasi kāraṇe'naṇīyānādaro dṛśyate Dk. 142
Related forms
Dictionary citations
aṇīyas, ān, asī, as (fr. aṇu, q.v.), or aṇīyaska [AV.], mfn. more minute than usual.
aṇīyas, aṇiṣṭha a. [aṇu-īyasun, iṣṭac] Smaller, smallest, very small; aṇoraṇīyāṃsaṃ Bg. 8. 9 very small; aṇīyasi kāraṇe'naṇīyānādaro dṛśyate Dk. 142
aṇi, is, m. or aṇī, f. the point of a needle or of a sharp stake, L. linchpin, L. the pin or bolt at the end of the pole of a carriage, L. the corner or part of a house, L. a boundary, L.
aṇ cl. 1. P. aṇati, āṇa, aṇitum, to sound, L. : cl. 4. Ā. aṇyate, to breathe, (another form of √ an, q.v.; in this sense regarded in the Dhātu-pāṭha as a distinct root), L.
aṇ 1 P. To sound. 2 (4 A.) To breathe, live (for an).
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