सुब्रह्मण्याय subrahmaṇyāya
5 syllables SLP1 subrahmaRyAya

As a deity name

Name 448 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees

Name 772 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages

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

very kind or dear to Brāhmans (said of Viṣṇu)

Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (5)

Why this matches what you typed

M1 · same meaning "subrahmaṇyāya" is the dative of "subrahmaṇya" — the same word in a different grammatical case.

Dictionary citations

Monier-Williams (1899) · सुब्रह्मण्य (linked stem)

su—brahmaṇya mfn. very kind or dear to Brāhmans (said of Viṣṇu), Pañcar.

Monier-Williams (1899) · सुब्रह्मण्य (linked stem)

su—brahmaṇya m. N. of one of the three assistants of the Udgātṛ priest, Br.; ŚrS.; MBh.

Alternative readings

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Caveats

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