As a deity name
Name 144 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
greater in number
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "jyāyase" is the locative of "jyāyasa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "jyāyase" is the dative of "jyāyas" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "jyāyasa" is derived from "jyāyas" with the aṇ/añ suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
jyāyas mfn. (Pāṇ. v, 3, 61 f.; vi, 4, 160) superior, more excellent, greater, larger, stronger, RV. &c. (ifc. [e.g. vacana-, ‘superior in speech’, Kāś.] Pāṇ. vi, 2, 25)
elder, RV. &c.
jyāyasa mfn. greater in number, ŚBr. xiv, 4, 1.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
jyāyasa mfn. greater in number, ŚBr. xiv, 4, 1.
jyāyas mfn. (Pāṇ. v, 3, 61 f.; vi, 4, 160) superior, more excellent, greater, larger, stronger, RV. &c. (ifc. [e.g. vacana-, ‘superior in speech’, Kāś.] Pāṇ. vi, 2, 25)
elder, RV. &c.
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
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