हृषीकेशाय hṛṣīkeśāya
5 syllables SLP1 hfzIkeSAya

As a deity name

Name 807 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees

Name 757 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati

Name 924 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati

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

lord of the senses (said of Manas)

Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (2)

Why this matches what you typed

M1 · same meaning "hṛṣīkeśāya" is the dative of "hṛṣīkeśa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.

Dictionary citations

Monier-Williams (1899) · हृषीकेश (linked stem)

hṛṣī-keśa See below under hṛṣīka.

Monier-Williams (1899) · हृषीकेश (linked stem)

hṛṣīkeśa m. (perhaps = hṛṣī-keśa, cf. hṛṣī-vat above) id. (-tva n.), MBh.; Hariv. &c.

Alternative readings

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Caveats

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