As a deity name
Name 14 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 184 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 645 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 638 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
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
Nom. Ā. ˚yate, to act like a hero, show heroism, (˚yita impers.)
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (10)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vīrāya" is the dative of "vīra" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
vīrāya Nom. Ā. ˚yate, to act like a hero, show heroism, Uttarar. (˚yita n. impers.)
vīra m. a man, (esp.) a brave or eminent man, hero, chief (sometimes applied to gods, as to Indra, Viṣṇu &c.; pl. men, people, mankind, followers, retainers), RV. &c. &c.
a hero (as opp. to a god), RTL. 272 n.
Alternative readings
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