As a deity name
Name 572 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 497 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
Name 935 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
भयापह · noun · masculine
विष्णु · राजा — Śabdasāgara
भयापह · adj
विष्णु — Śabdasāgara cross-reference followed: दे॰ भयनाशन
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a prince, king
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
bhayāpaha mfn. warding off f˚ or danger, MBh.
bhayāpaha m. a prince, king, L.
bhayāpaha m. (-haḥ) A king, a sovereign. E. bhaya fear, apa before hā to quit, to oppose or remove from, aff. ka.
Alternative readings
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