As a deity name
Name 582 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
As a Hindi name
वंशाय · adj
वंशोद्भव । कुल में उत्पन्न । जैसे,—चंद्रवंशीय — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a reed-pipe, flute, fife
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vaṃśāya" is the dative of "vaṃśa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
vaṃśa m. (derivation doubtful) the bamboo cane or any cane (accord. to, L. also ‘sugarcane’ and ‘Shorea Robusta’), RV. &c. &c.
the upper timbers or beams of a house, the rafters or laths fastened to the beams (of a roof; cf. prācīna-v˚), AV. &c. &c.
Alternative readings
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