As a deity name
Name 435 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 221 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
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
‘course, circulation’, N. of various periodical sacrificial rites, &c. the sun's road north and south of the equator, the half year, &c., the equinoctial and solstitial points, &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "ayanāya" is the dative of "ayana" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
ayana mfn. going, VS. xxii, 7; Nir.
ayana n. walking, a road, a path, RV. iii, 33, 7 &c. (often ifc. cf. naimiṣāyana, puruṣāyaṇa, praśamāyana, samudrāyaṇa, svedāyana), (in astron.) advancing, precession, Sūryas.
Alternative readings
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Caveats
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