As a deity name
Name 841 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
विज्ञाय · vi-jṅāya · part.
Having known or perceived, having understood, having ascertained, having recognized — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1181
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
recognizable (see bala-v˚).
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (9)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vijñāya" is the dative of "vijña" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
vi-˚jñāya mfn. recognizable (see bala-v˚).
vi-jña mfn. knowing, intelligent, wise, clever
vi-jña m. a wise man, sage, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
Alternative readings
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