As a deity name
Name 942 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 198 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 243 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
the act of sticking or clinging to (loc.), ( with loc., ‘to become attached to any one’, )
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "layāya" is the dative of "laya" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
laya , layana &c. See p. 903, col. 2.
laya m. the act of sticking or clinging to (loc.), Śiś. (layaṃ √ gā with loc., ‘to become attached to any one’, Kuval.)
Alternative readings
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Caveats
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