As a deity name
Name 504 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by 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
ni-√ dhyai P. -dhyāyati (pf. -dadhyau, ˚dhyur), to observe, perceive; to meditate, think of, remember (acc.), Desid. -didhyāsate, to wish to meditate on, think of attentively
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "nidhyai" is the dative of "nidhi" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
ni-√ dhyai P. -dhyāyati (pf. -dadhyau, ˚dhyur), to observe, perceive; to meditate, think of, remember (acc.), AitBr.; BhP. : Desid. -didhyāsate, to wish to meditate on, think of attentively, ŚBr.
nidhyai 1 P. 1 To think of, meditate upon, remember; Bk. 14. 65. 2 To meditate deeply upon, look steadfastly or intently at; aṃgulīyakaṃ nidhyāyaṃtī M. 1; Śi. 8. 69; 12. 40; Ki. 10. 46, 14. 58.
ni-˚dhi m. setting down or serving up (food, &c.), RV. i, 183, 4 &c.
the bottom of the Ukhā, ŚBr.
Alternative readings
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