As a deity name
Name 432 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
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
Nom. Ā. ˚yate, to resemble the flower of Nelumbium Speciosum
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "padmāya" is the dative of "padma" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
padmāya Nom. Ā. ˚yate, to resemble the flower of Nelumbium Speciosum, Kāvyād.
padma m. n. (2. or 3. pad?) a lotus (esp. the flower of the lotus-plant Nelumbium Speciosum which closes towards evening; often confounded with the water-lily or Nymphaea Alba), MBh.; Kāv. &c. (ifc. f(ā). )
the form or figure of a lotus, R.; MārkP. (a N. given by the Tāntrikas to the 6 divisions of the upper part of the body called Cakras q.v.)
Alternative readings
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Caveats
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