As a deity name
Name 276 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 687 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 12 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
Name 163 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
वेद्य · adj
जो जानने या समझने के योग्य हो · जो कहन के योग्य हो · जो स्तुति करने योग्य हो — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
notorious, famous, celebrated
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vedya" is the vocative of "vedyā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "vedya" is derived from "vedy" with the yat suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
vedy in comp. for 3. vedi.
vedy See √ veṭy, p. 1014, col. 1.
1. vedya mfn. notorious, famous, celebrated, RV.; AV.
to be learnt or known or understood, that which is learnt, ŚvetUp.; MBh. &c.
Related forms
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
1. vedya mfn. notorious, famous, celebrated, RV.; AV.
to be learnt or known or understood, that which is learnt, ŚvetUp.; MBh. &c.
to be recognized or regarded as, MBh.; Hariv.; BhP.
relating to the Veda, MBh. (cf. g. gav-ādi).
2. vedya mfn. to be (or being) acquired, TS.; VS.
vedyā f. knowledge, RV.
(accord. to some also, ‘art, dexterity &c.’).
vedy in comp. for 3. vedi.
vedy See √ veṭy, p. 1014, col. 1.
Alternative readings
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