As a deity name
Name 229 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
the river commonly called go-dāvarī, (cf. anu-godam).
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "godāyai" is the dative of "godā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "godāyai" is the dative of "goda" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
go—dā f. the river commonly called go-dāvarī, Kathārṇ. (cf. anu-godam).
go—dā mfn. presenting with cattle or kine, RV.
1. go—da mfn. (Pāṇ. iii, 2, 3, Kāś.) giving cattle or cows, Mn. iv, 231
go—da m. du. N. of a village, Pāṇ. i, 2, 52, Kāś.
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