As a deity name
Name 935 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 264 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
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
knowing, becoming acquainted with, knowledge, (esp.) the higher knowledge (derived from meditation on the one Universal Spirit), &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (9)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "jñānāya" is the dative of "jñāna" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
jñāna n. knowing, becoming acquainted with, knowledge, (esp.) the higher knowledge (derived from meditation on the one Universal Spirit), ŚāṅkhŚr. xiii; Gobh.; Mn. &c.
‘knowledge about anything, cognizance’, see -tas & a- (jñānād a-jñānād vā, knowingly or ignorantly, xi, 233)
Alternative readings
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