As a deity name
Name 514 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
As a Hindi name
दयावान् · adj
[वि॰ स्त्री॰ दयावती] जिसके चित में दया हो । दयालु — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
pitiful, taking pity on (gen.; loc., )
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "dayāvān" is the nominative of "dayāvat" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "dayāvat" is derived from "dayā" with the matup suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
dayā f. sympathy, compassion, pity for (loc. MBh.; Pañcat.; Bhartṛ. &c. ; gen. R.; Hariv. 8486; in comp. MBh. xiv; Hit. i, 6, 41), ŚBr. xiv &c. (˚yāṃ √ kṛ, ‘to take pity on’ [loc. MBh.; Hit. i, 2, 7; gen. Vop.])
Pity (daughter of Dakṣa and mother of A-bhaya, BhP. iv, 1, 49 f.), Hariv. 14035; cf. a-daya; nir-, and sadaya.
dayā—vat mfn. pitiful, taking pity on (gen. MBh. xiii; loc., ii; R. ii)
dayāvat mfn. (-vān-vatī-vat) Merciful, tender. E. dayā, and matup aff.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
dayā—vat mfn. pitiful, taking pity on (gen. MBh. xiii; loc., ii; R. ii)
dayāvat mfn. (-vān-vatī-vat) Merciful, tender. E. dayā, and matup aff.
dayā f. sympathy, compassion, pity for (loc. MBh.; Pañcat.; Bhartṛ. &c. ; gen. R.; Hariv. 8486; in comp. MBh. xiv; Hit. i, 6, 41), ŚBr. xiv &c. (˚yāṃ √ kṛ, ‘to take pity on’ [loc. MBh.; Hit. i, 2, 7; gen. Vop.])
Pity (daughter of Dakṣa and mother of A-bhaya, BhP. iv, 1, 49 f.), Hariv. 14035; cf. a-daya; nir-, and sadaya.
Alternative readings
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