As a deity name
Name 464 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 222 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
Name 335 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
Name 700 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
As a Hindi name
गुह्य · noun · masculine
छल । कपट । दंभ · कछुआ । कच्छप · गुदा, भग, लिंग आदि गोपनीय अंग — Śabdasāgara
गुह्य · masculine
genital, genitalia, sex organ
गुह्य
concealable; arcane, secret, occult; private
Platts (p. 941) also records: To be covered or concealed, requiring concealment; concealable
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi गुह्य — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गुह्य (guhya).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
guhya mfn. (Pāṇ. iii, 1, 109, Kāś. g. daṇḍādi) to be covered or concealed or hidden or kept secret, concealable, private, secret, mysterious, mystical, RV.; AV. &c.
guhya m. hypocrisy, L.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
to be covered or concealed or hidden or kept secret, concealable, private, secret, mysterious, mystical, &c.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "guhya" is derived from "guh" with the yat suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. guh cl. 1. P. Ā. gūhati, ˚te (cf. Pāṇ. vi, 4, 89; impf. agūhat, RV. ii, 24, 3; perf. jugūha, Ragh. xiv; fut. gūhiṣyati, Bhaṭṭ. xvi, 41; aor. agūhīt, xv; Subj. 2. sg. ghukṣas [vi] or Ved. guhas [RV. viii, 6, 17]; pr. p. P. gūhat, iv, 51, 9; Ā. gūhamāna, MBh. &c.; Pass. guhyamāna, RV. iv, 58, 4; VS. ii, 17; aor. guhamāna, RV. iv, 1, 11; Ved. ind.p. gūḍhvī, vii, 80, 2) to cover, conceal, hide, keep secret, RV. &c.: Desid. jughukṣati (Pāṇ. vii, 2, 12; 3. du. jugukṣatas, Pada-pāṭha jughukṣ˚) to wish to conceal or hide away, RV. viii, 31, 7.
2. guh (only acc. guham and instr. 1. guhā) f. a hiding-place, RV. i, 67, 6.
guhya mfn. (Pāṇ. iii, 1, 109, Kāś. g. daṇḍādi) to be covered or concealed or hidden or kept secret, concealable, private, secret, mysterious, mystical, RV.; AV. &c.
guhya m. hypocrisy, L.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
guhya mfn. (Pāṇ. iii, 1, 109, Kāś. g. daṇḍādi) to be covered or concealed or hidden or kept secret, concealable, private, secret, mysterious, mystical, RV.; AV. &c.
guhya m. hypocrisy, L.
a tortoise, L.
N. of Viṣṇu (RTL. p. 106), W.
guhya n. a secret, mystery, MBh. (ifc. f(ā). , xiii, 5876), Mn. xii, 117; Bhag. &c.
1. guh cl. 1. P. Ā. gūhati, ˚te (cf. Pāṇ. vi, 4, 89; impf. agūhat, RV. ii, 24, 3; perf. jugūha, Ragh. xiv; fut. gūhiṣyati, Bhaṭṭ. xvi, 41; aor. agūhīt, xv; Subj. 2. sg. ghukṣas [vi] or Ved. guhas [RV. viii, 6, 17]; pr. p. P. gūhat, iv, 51, 9; Ā. gūhamāna, MBh. &c.; Pass. guhyamāna, RV. iv, 58, 4; VS. ii, 17; aor. guhamāna, RV. iv, 1, 11; Ved. ind.p. gūḍhvī, vii, 80, 2) to cover, conceal, hide, keep secret, RV. &c.: Desid. jughukṣati (Pāṇ. vii, 2, 12; 3. du. jugukṣatas, Pada-pāṭha jughukṣ˚) to wish to conceal or hide away, RV. viii, 31, 7.
2. guh (only acc. guham and instr. 1. guhā) f. a hiding-place, RV. i, 67, 6.
Alternative readings
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