As a deity name
Name 895 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 538 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
Name 149 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 477 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
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 behave or act like a man, play the man
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "puruṣāya" is the dative of "puruṣa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
puruṣāya Nom. Ā. ˚yate, to behave or act like a man, play the man, Hariv.
puruṣa m. (mc. also pūr˚; prob. fr. √ pṝ and connected with puru, pūru ifc. f(ā). , rarely f(ī). ; cf. Pāṇ. iv, 1, 24) a man, male, human being (pl. people, mankind), RV. &c. &c.
a person, (pumān puruṣaḥ, a male person, ŚāṅkhGṛ.; Mn.; daṇḍaḥp˚, punishment personified, Mn.; esp. grammatical pers.; with prathama, madhyama, uttama = the 3rd, 2nd, 1st pers. Nir.; Pāṇ.), an officer, functionary, attendant, servant, Mn.; MBh. &c. (cf. tat-p˚)
Alternative readings
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