As a deity name
Name 484 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by 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
a nurse
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "dhanyāyai" is the dative of "dhanyā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "dhanyāyai" is the dative of "dhanya" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
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.
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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