As a deity name
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
Nearest attested word 'गुह्या' does not appear as a word in our Hindi sources. The nearest word is गुह्य, meaning concealable. nearest word: गुह्य — a suggestion, not a meaning
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
to be covered or concealed or hidden or kept secret, concealable, private, secret, mysterious, mystical, &c. — feminine form of guhya
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M1 · same meaning "guhyā" is the feminine form of "guhya" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
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.
Related forms
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.
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.
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