As a deity name
Name 331 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
As a Hindi name
जानना
to know, comprehend, understand; to be familiar with
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit जानाति — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀡𑀤𑀺 (jāṇadi), from Sanskrit जानाति (jānā́ti), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti, from *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Cognate with Marathi जाणणे (jāṇṇe), Old English cnāwan (whence Engli…” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
patr. of Sitā
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "jānakyai" is the dative of "jānakī" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "jānakyai" is the dative of "jānaki" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
jānakī f. patr. of Sitā, MBh. iii, 15872; R. iii, 51, 6; Ragh. xii, 61; xv, 74
a metre of 4 × 24 syllables.
jānaki m. patr. of Kratu-jit, TS. ii, 3, 8, 1
of Āyasthūṇa, ŚBr. xiv (once ˚ki)
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