As a deity name
Name 816 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 509 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
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
to be covered or concealed or hidden or kept secret, concealable, private, secret, mysterious, mystical, &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "guhyāya" is the dative of "guhya" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
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.
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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.
Alternative readings
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