As a deity name
Name 550 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
Nearest attested word 'नाथाय' does not appear as a word in our Hindi sources. The nearest word is थाय, meaning जहाँ अमानत में वस्तुएँ रखी जाती हैं । अमानतनाला = अमानत रखते समय प्रमाणस्वरूप लिखा जानेवाला पत्र । अमानत में खयानत करना या होना = अमानत में रखी हुई रकम को खा जाना. — Śabdasāgara nearest word: थाय — a suggestion, not a meaning
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
yati w.r. for nāthayati; See √ nāth, Caus.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "nāthāya" is the dative of "nātha" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "nātha" is derived from "nāth" with the aṇ/añ suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
nāth cl. 1. Ā. (Dhātup. ii, 6) nāthate, TS.; Kāṭh. &c. (˚ti, MBh.; Kathās.; pf. nanātha; aor. anāthīt; fut. nāthiṣyati, or nāthitā Gr.; inf. nāthitum, Kathās.; ind.p. -nāthya, Prab.) to seek aid, approach with prayers or requests (loc.), TS.; Kāṭh.; to ask, solicit, beg for (gen. of thing, MBh. iii, 126, 30; cf. Pāṇ. ii, 3, 55; dat. of th˚, Vop.; with 2 acc. Naiṣ. iii, 25); to have power, be master, Dhātup. : Caus. nāthayati, to cause a person to ask for anything i.e. to grant a request (acc.), BhP. (B.), ii, 9, 25.
to harass, destroy, Dhātup.
nātha n. refuge, help, AV.; TBr.
nātha m. a protector, patron, possessor, owner, lord (often ifc., esp. in names of gods and men, e.g. goviṅda-, jagan- &c.; but also mf(ā)n. possessed of occupied by, furnished with, cf. sa-)
Related forms
Dictionary citations
nāthāya yati w.r. for nāthayati; See √ nāth, Caus.
nātha n. refuge, help, AV.; TBr.
nātha m. a protector, patron, possessor, owner, lord (often ifc., esp. in names of gods and men, e.g. goviṅda-, jagan- &c.; but also mf(ā)n. possessed of occupied by, furnished with, cf. sa-)
nāth cl. 1. Ā. (Dhātup. ii, 6) nāthate, TS.; Kāṭh. &c. (˚ti, MBh.; Kathās.; pf. nanātha; aor. anāthīt; fut. nāthiṣyati, or nāthitā Gr.; inf. nāthitum, Kathās.; ind.p. -nāthya, Prab.) to seek aid, approach with prayers or requests (loc.), TS.; Kāṭh.; to ask, solicit, beg for (gen. of thing, MBh. iii, 126, 30; cf. Pāṇ. ii, 3, 55; dat. of th˚, Vop.; with 2 acc. Naiṣ. iii, 25); to have power, be master, Dhātup. : Caus. nāthayati, to cause a person to ask for anything i.e. to grant a request (acc.), BhP. (B.), ii, 9, 25.
to harass, destroy, Dhātup.
Alternative readings
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