As a deity name
Name 343 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
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
N. of the residence of Varuṇa
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "mukhyāyai" is the dative of "mukhyā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "mukhyāyai" is the dative of "mukhya" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
mukhyā (ā),f. N. of the residence of Varuṇa, VP.
mukhya mf(ā)n. being in or coming from or belonging to the mouth or face, AV. &c. &c.
being at the head or at the beginning, first, principal, chief, eminent (ifc. = the first or best or chief among, rarely = mukha or ādi, q.v.), TS. &c. &c.
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