As a deity name
Name 745 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
मानना
to accept, agree; to acknowledge; to suppose, imagine; to respect, accept one's authority
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit मन्यते — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Hindi verb set मानना (mānnā) मनाना (manānā) मनवाना (manvānā) Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *mn̥yétor Proto-Indo-Iranian *mányatay Proto-Indo-Aryan *mányatay Sanskrit मन्यते (manyate) Prakrit 𑀫𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀇 (maṇṇaï) Hindi मानना I…” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
showing honour or respect
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "mānayānāya" is the dative of "mānayāna" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
mānayāna mfn. (for mānayamāna cf. Vām. v, 2, 83) showing honour or respect, MBh.; BhP.
Alternative readings
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