As a deity name
Name 427 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 484 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
Name 265 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
As a Hindi name
धन्या · adj
स्त्री॰ [सं॰] प्रशंसायोग्य । पुण्यशील । भाग्यशालिनी — Śabdasāgara
धन्या · noun · feminine
उपमाता · वनदेवी · मनु की एक कन्या जिसका विवाह ध्रुव के साथ हुआ था — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "धन्या" is धन्य + -आ: धन्य means "blessed, fortunate", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table
Cited formation "धन्या" is धन्य + -आ: धन्य means "blessed, fortunate", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a nurse
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "dhanyā" is the feminine form of "dhanya" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
M3 · meaning shifts "dhanya" is derived from "dhan" with the yat suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. dhan cl. 1. P. dhanati, to sound, L. (cf. √ dhaṇ and dhvan).
2. dhan cl. 3. P. dadhanti. (Pāṇ. vi, 1, 192) to cause to run or move quickly (p. dadhanat, dadhanvas; Pot. dadhanyur, RV.); to bear fruit, Dhātup. xxv, 23 : Caus. dhanayati, ˚te, to cause to move or run ; to move or run, RV. (cf. dhanv and dhaniṣṭha).
dhanya mfn. bringing or bestowing wealth, opulent, rich (ifc. full of), RV. &c. &c.
fortunate, happy, auspicious, Mn.; MBh. &c.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
dhanyā (ā), f. a nurse, L.
Emblic Myrobalan, L.
N. of Dhruva's wife, VP.
(also n.) coriander, L.
dhanya mfn. bringing or bestowing wealth, opulent, rich (ifc. full of), RV. &c. &c.
fortunate, happy, auspicious, Mn.; MBh. &c.
1. dhan cl. 1. P. dhanati, to sound, L. (cf. √ dhaṇ and dhvan).
2. dhan cl. 3. P. dadhanti. (Pāṇ. vi, 1, 192) to cause to run or move quickly (p. dadhanat, dadhanvas; Pot. dadhanyur, RV.); to bear fruit, Dhātup. xxv, 23 : Caus. dhanayati, ˚te, to cause to move or run ; to move or run, RV. (cf. dhanv and dhaniṣṭha).
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