As a deity name
Name 247 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
असंख्येय · adj
संख्यातीत । अनगिनत — Śabdasāgara
असंख्येय · noun · masculine
अत्यंत बड़ी संख्या · शिव का एक नाम · विष्णु — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "असंख्येय" is अ- + संख्येय: संख्येय means "To be reckoned or counted up", and the prefix अ- forms negation, lack. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §3(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "असंख्येय" is अ- + संख्येय: संख्येय means "To be reckoned or counted up", and the prefix अ- forms without, lacking. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §4(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
an exceedingly large number
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
a-saṃkhyeya mfn. innumerable, MBh.; BhP. &c.
a-saṃkhyeya m. a N. of Śiva, L.
a-saṃkhyeya (am), n. an innumerable multitude, AV. x, 8, 24
an exceedingly large number, Buddh.
asaṃkhyeya a. Innumerable. — yaḥ 1 An epithet of Śiva. 2 An epithet of Viṣṇu; V. Sahas. — yaṃ An exceedingly large number. Comp. — guṇa a. innumerable.
Alternative readings
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