As a deity name
Name 791 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 767 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
Recorded as a personal name: a poet
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (8)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "jīvanāya" is the dative of "jīvana" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
jīva—nāya m. N. of a poet, ŚārṅgP. lvi, cxxxv.
jīvana mf(ī)n. vivifying, giving life, enlivening, ŚBr. ii, 3, 1, 10; MBh. (said of wind, the sun, &c.; of Śiva xiii, 1236), BhP. x; Kathās.
jīvana m. a living being, W.
Alternative readings
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Caveats
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