As a deity name
Name 14 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 10 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 883 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
Name 41 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
to be wished for, desirable, excellent, best among (gen.), &c. &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vareṇyāya" is the dative of "vareṇya" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "vareṇya" is derived from "vareṇ" with the yat suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
vareṇ (fr. vareṇyaya), Uṇ. iii, 98, Sch.
vareṇ , vareṇya, vareya &c. See col. 1.
vareṇya mfn. to be wished for, desirable, excellent, best among (gen.), RV. &c. &c.
vareṇya m. a partic. class of deceased ancestors, MārkP.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
vareṇya mfn. to be wished for, desirable, excellent, best among (gen.), RV. &c. &c.
vareṇya m. a partic. class of deceased ancestors, MārkP.
vareṇ (fr. vareṇyaya), Uṇ. iii, 98, Sch.
vareṇ , vareṇya, vareya &c. See col. 1.
Alternative readings
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