As a deity name
Name 3 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 128 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / 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 represent or act the part of Hanumat
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vāyuputrāya" is the dative of "vāyuputra" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
vāyu—putrāya (only ˚yita n. impers.), to represent or act the part of Hanumat, Rājat.
vāyu—putra m. ‘son of the w˚’, N. of Hanumat, RāmatUp.; R.
of Bhīma, L.
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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