As a deity name
Name 849 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
‘belonging to the way’, suitable, fit, proper, wholesome, salutary (lit. and fig.; esp. said of diet in a medical sense), &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "pathyāya" is the dative of "pathya" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "pathya" is derived from "path" with the yat suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
path (cf. √ panth) cl. 1. P. pathati, to go, move; to fly, Suparṇ.; Dhātup. xx, 17 : Caus. pāthayati, to throw, send (xxxii, 20, v.l. for pṛth and prath).
path I. 1 P. (pathati) To go, move. II. 10 U. (pāthayati-te) To throw, cast.
pathya mfn. ‘belonging to the way’, suitable, fit, proper, wholesome, salutary (lit. and fig.; esp. said of diet in a medical sense), Yājñ.; MBh.; Suśr. &c.
containing elements or leading forms, regular, normal, Lāṭy.; Nid.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
pathya mfn. ‘belonging to the way’, suitable, fit, proper, wholesome, salutary (lit. and fig.; esp. said of diet in a medical sense), Yājñ.; MBh.; Suśr. &c.
containing elements or leading forms, regular, normal, Lāṭy.; Nid.
path (cf. √ panth) cl. 1. P. pathati, to go, move; to fly, Suparṇ.; Dhātup. xx, 17 : Caus. pāthayati, to throw, send (xxxii, 20, v.l. for pṛth and prath).
path I. 1 P. (pathati) To go, move. II. 10 U. (pāthayati-te) To throw, cast.
Alternative readings
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