As a deity name
Name 398 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
नेय · adj
ले जाने योग्य · निर्देश्य । शासन करने योग्य · पढ़ाने योग्य । शिक्षा देने योग्य — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
to be led or guided or managed or governed
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
neya mfn. (√ nī) to be led or guided or managed or governed
to be led away or to be led to (loc.), MBh.; Kāv. &c.
to be brought into any state or condition (e.g. śāntim, kṣība-tām), Megh.; Kathās.
to be moved (śāra), Pāṇ. v, 2, 9
to be applied or inflicted (daṇḍa), Kām.
Alternative readings
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