As a deity name
Name 646 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 736 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
As a Hindi name
वाताय · noun · masculine
पर्ण । पत्ता — Śabdasāgara
वाँ
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
A leaf. E. vāta wind, aya to go, aff. ac.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (8)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vātāya" is the dative of "vāta" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "vāta" is derived from "vāt" with the aṇ/añ suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. vāt ind. g. cādi.
2. vāt cl. 10. P. vātayati, to fan (cf. vātaya, p. 935, col. 2); to fan; to serve, make happy; to go, Dhātup. xxxv, 30.
1. vāta mfn. (for 2. See p. 939, col. 3) blown &c.
vāta m. wind or the wind-god (pl. also ‘the Maruts’, cf. vāyu), RV. &c. &c.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
vātāya n. (-yaṃ) A leaf. E. vāta wind, aya to go, aff. ac.
1. vāta mfn. (for 2. See p. 939, col. 3) blown &c.
vāta m. wind or the wind-god (pl. also ‘the Maruts’, cf. vāyu), RV. &c. &c.
1. vāt ind. g. cādi.
2. vāt cl. 10. P. vātayati, to fan (cf. vātaya, p. 935, col. 2); to fan; to serve, make happy; to go, Dhātup. xxxv, 30.
Alternative readings
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