As a deity name
Name 699 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
composed by Kātyāyana.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kātyāyanāya" is the dative of "kātyāyana" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
kātyāyana m. ‘descendant of Kati’ (see 2. kati), N. of the author of several treatises on ritual, grammar, &c., Hariv. 1461 and 1768; R. ii, 67, 2; VPrāt.; Yājñ. i, 4 (he is also author of the Vārttikas or critical annotations on the aphorisms of Pāṇini, of the Yajur-veda Prātiśākhya, and of the Śrauta-sūtras, and is identified with Vara-ruci, the author of the Prākṛta-prakāśa)
kātyāyana mf(ī)n. composed by Kātyāyana.
Alternative readings
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Caveats
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