As a deity name
Name 890 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
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
a muttered prayer, &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "japyāya" is the dative of "japya" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "japya" is derived from "jap" with the yat suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
jap cl. 1. japati (rarely Ā. ŚāṅkhŚr. iii, 6, 4; MBh. iii, xiii; pf. jajāpa; 3. du. jepatur, R. i; inf. japitum, MBh. xii, 7336; ind.p. ˚ptvā, Mn. xi; R. i; ˚pitvā, Mn. xi; Vet.) to utter in a low voice, whisper, mutter (esp. prayers or incantations), AitBr. ii, 38; ŚBr.; Lāṭy.; KātyŚr.; Kauś.; Mn. &c.; to pray to any one (acc.) in a low voice, MBh. xiii, 750; to invoke or call upon in a low voice, BhP. iv, 7, 29; BhavP. i : Intens. jañjapyate, ˚pīti (Pāṇ. vii, 4, 86 ; p. pyamāna) to whisper repeatedly (implying blame, iii, 1, 24), ŚBr. xi, 5, 5, 10.
jap 1 P. (japati, japita or japta) 1 To utter in a low voice, repeat internally, mutter; japannapi tavaivālāpamaṃtrāvaliṃ Gīt. 5; haririti haririti japati sakāmaṃ Gīt. 4; N. 11. 26. 2 To mutter prayers or spells; Ms. 11. 194, 251, 260. 3 To pray to one or invoke in a low voice.
japya mfn. id., ŚBr. x; ŚāṅkhŚr.; Mn. xi, 143; VarBṛS.
japya n. (once m. scil. mantra, BhP. iv, 8, 53) a muttered prayer, Mn.; Yājñ.; MBh. &c.
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Dictionary citations
japya mfn. id., ŚBr. x; ŚāṅkhŚr.; Mn. xi, 143; VarBṛS.
japya n. (once m. scil. mantra, BhP. iv, 8, 53) a muttered prayer, Mn.; Yājñ.; MBh. &c.
jap cl. 1. japati (rarely Ā. ŚāṅkhŚr. iii, 6, 4; MBh. iii, xiii; pf. jajāpa; 3. du. jepatur, R. i; inf. japitum, MBh. xii, 7336; ind.p. ˚ptvā, Mn. xi; R. i; ˚pitvā, Mn. xi; Vet.) to utter in a low voice, whisper, mutter (esp. prayers or incantations), AitBr. ii, 38; ŚBr.; Lāṭy.; KātyŚr.; Kauś.; Mn. &c.; to pray to any one (acc.) in a low voice, MBh. xiii, 750; to invoke or call upon in a low voice, BhP. iv, 7, 29; BhavP. i : Intens. jañjapyate, ˚pīti (Pāṇ. vii, 4, 86 ; p. pyamāna) to whisper repeatedly (implying blame, iii, 1, 24), ŚBr. xi, 5, 5, 10.
jap 1 P. (japati, japita or japta) 1 To utter in a low voice, repeat internally, mutter; japannapi tavaivālāpamaṃtrāvaliṃ Gīt. 5; haririti haririti japati sakāmaṃ Gīt. 4; N. 11. 26. 2 To mutter prayers or spells; Ms. 11. 194, 251, 260. 3 To pray to one or invoke in a low voice.
Alternative readings
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