As a deity name
Name 466 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 329 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / 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
dwelling in hiding-places or in caverns
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
guhā—śaya mfn. dwelling in hiding-places or in caverns, Ragh. iv, 72; Suśr.
being in the heart, Āp.; MuṇḍUp.; ŚvetUp.; MBh. xiv; BhP. (‘N. of Viṣṇu’, L.)
guhā—śaya m. a tiger, L.
guhāśaya m. (-yaḥ) 1 A tiger. 2 Any animal or man living in caverns. 3 A name of VIṢṆU. E. guhā a cave, and āśaya abode.
Alternative readings
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