As a deity name
Name 219 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 502 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 517 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
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 treat kindly, (v.l. priyam ivācarate, cf. prīyāya); to make friends with (instr.)
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "priyāya" is the dative of "priya" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
priyāya Nom. Ā. ˚yate, to treat kindly, AV.; MBh. (v.l. priyam ivācarate, Nīlak.; cf. prīyāya); to make friends with (instr.), RV.
priya priyāla. See under √ 1. prī below.
priya mf(ā)n. beloved, dear to (gen. loc. dat. or comp.), liked, favourite, wanted, own, RV. &c. &c. (with abl. ‘dearer than’, R.; Kathās.; Pañcat.; priyaṃ-√ kṛ Ā. kurute, either ‘to gain the affection of, win as a friend’, RV.; or ‘to feel affection for, love more and more’, MBh.)
Alternative readings
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