As a deity name
Name 427 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
As a Hindi name
सुनना
to listen, hear; to take abuse passively, to bear, suffer silently
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit शृणोति — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Hindi verb set सुनना (sunnā) सुनाना (sunānā) सुनवाना (sunvānā) Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néwti Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥náwti Sanskrit शृणोति (śṛṇoti) Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑀇 (suṇaï) Hindi सुनना Inherited from Prakrit सुणइ (…” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
having a good nave or centre
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "sunābhāya" is the dative of "sunābha" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
su—nābha mfn. having a good nave or centre, MBh.
(also ˚bhaka) having a good handle, R.
Alternative readings
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