As a deity name
Name 253 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
As a Hindi name
में · feminine
bleat, baa, bleating (cry of a sheep)
मई · feminine
May
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
“Onomatopoeic.” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
N. of Śiva
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "meḍhrajāya" is the dative of "meḍhraja" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
meḍhra—ja m. N. of Śiva, MBh.
Alternative readings
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