As a deity name
Name 710 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
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
Nom. Ā. kaṇvāyate, to do mischief (cf. kaṇva )
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kaṇvāya" is the dative of "kaṇva" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
kaṇvāya Nom. Ā. kaṇvāyate, to do mischief (cf. kaṇva n.), Pāṇ. iii, 1, 17.
kaṇva m. (√ kaṇ, Uṇ. i, 151), N. of a renowned Ṛṣi (author of several hymns of the Ṛg-veda; he is called a son of Ghora and is said to belong to the family of Aṅgiras), RV.; AV.; VS.; KātyŚr. &c.
kaṇva m. pl. the family or descendants of Kaṇva, ib. (besides the celebrated Ṛṣi there occur a Káṇva Nārṣadá, AV. iv, 19, 2 KáṇvaŚrāyasa, TS. v, 4, 7, 5; Káṇva Kāśyapa, MBh.; Śak. &c.; the founder of a Vedic school; several princes and founders of dynasties; several authors)
Alternative readings
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