As a deity name
Name 329 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
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. P. Ā. ˚yati, ˚te (g. bhṛśādi and lohitādi), to go slowly, linger, loiter, to be weak or faint
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "mandāya" is the dative of "manda" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
mandāya Nom. P. Ā. ˚yati, ˚te (g. bhṛśādi and lohitādi), to go slowly, linger, loiter, Kālid.; to be weak or faint, ib.
manda mf(ā)n. slow, tardy, moving slowly or softly, loitering, idle, lazy, sluggish in (loc. or comp.), apathetic, phlegmatic, indifferent to (dat.), MBh.; Kāv. &c.
weak, slight, slack (as a bow), dull, faint (as light), low (as a voice), gentle (as rain or wind), feeble (as the digestive faculty), ib.
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
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