As a deity name
Name 300 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
As a Hindi name
Nearest attested word 'सुबलाय' does not appear as a word in our Hindi sources. The nearest word is बलाय, meaning A species of tree, Capparis trifoliata. — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago nearest word: बलाय — a suggestion, not a meaning
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘very powerful’, N. of Śiva
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "subalāya" is the dative of "subala" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
su—bala m. ‘very powerful’, N. of Śiva, MBh.
of a mythical bird (son of Vainateya), ib.
Alternative readings
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