As a deity name
Name 989 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
As a Hindi name
पद्मालया · noun · feminine
लक्ष्मी · लौंग — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "पद्मालया" is पद्मालय + -आ: पद्मालय means "ब्रह्मा", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "पद्मालया" is पद्मालय + -आ: पद्मालय means "ब्रह्मा", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
A name of the goddess LAKṢMĪ. E. padma a lotus, and ālaya an asylum.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "padmālayā" is the feminine form of "padmālaya" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
padmālayā f. N. of Śrī, ib.; Hariv.
padmālayā f. (-yā) A name of the goddess LAKṢMĪ. E. padma a lotus, and ālaya an asylum.
padmālaya m. ‘dwelling in a l˚’, N. of Brahmā, MBh.
padmālaya n. N. of a city, Siṃhās.
Alternative readings
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