As a deity name
Name 894 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
Śiva, (triy- v.l. tri-yajña), Kaśyapa
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "tryakṣāya" is the dative of "tryakṣa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
try—akṣa mf(ī, or [Hcat. i, 5, 1202] ā)n. three-eyed, MBh. ii f.; Hariv.; Kathās. cxviii
try—akṣa m. Śiva, MBh.; Hariv. 15415 (triy- v.l. tri-yajña), BhP.; Kathās.; Kaśyapa, Gal.
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
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