As a deity name
Name 834 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
भयनाशन · noun · masculine
विष्णु — Śabdasāgara
भयनाशन · adj
भय का नाश करनेवाला — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
N. of Viṣṇu
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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
bhaya—nāśana mfn. removing fear
bhaya—nāśana m. N. of Viṣṇu, A.
Alternative readings
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