As a deity name
Name 605 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 874 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya 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
restraining, checking, subduing, controlling, governing
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "niyāmakāya" is the dative of "niyāmaka" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "niyāmaka" is derived from "niyāma" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
ni-˚yāma m. = niyama, Pāṇ. iii, 3, 63
a sailor, boatman (cf. next and nir-yāma).
ni-˚yāmaka mf(ikā)n. restraining, checking, subduing, controlling, governing, MBh.; Kām.; Sarvad.
restrictive, limiting, defining (-tā f. -tva n.), BhP.; Sarvad.
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Dictionary citations
ni-˚yāmaka mf(ikā)n. restraining, checking, subduing, controlling, governing, MBh.; Kām.; Sarvad.
restrictive, limiting, defining (-tā f. -tva n.), BhP.; Sarvad.
ni-˚yāma m. = niyama, Pāṇ. iii, 3, 63
a sailor, boatman (cf. next and nir-yāma).
Alternative readings
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