As a deity name
Name 481 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 779 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
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 resemble or act like a wolf
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (8)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vṛkāya" is the dative of "vṛka" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "vṛka" is derived from "vṛ" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. vṛ cl. 5. 9. 1. P. Ā. (Dhātup. xxvii, 8; xxxi, 16, 20; xxxiv, 8) vṛṇoti, vṛṇute; vṛṇāti, vṛṇīte; varati, varate (mostly cl. 5. and with the prep. apa or vi; of cl. 9. only avṛṇīdhvam, AV. vi, 7, 3; cl. 1. only in RV. [cf. also √ ūrṇu]; pf. vavāra, vavre, RV. &c. &c. [2. sg. vavartha, RV.; vavaritha, vavṛma &c. Gr.; p. vavrivas gen. vavavruṣas, RV.]; aor. avar or āvar, avṛta, RV. [1. sg. vam, 2. du. vartam, 3. pl. avran, p. Ā. vrāṇa, q.v. Impv. vṛdhi, ib.]; avārīt, Br.; avarīṣṭa or avariṣṭa Gr.; Subj. varṣathas, RV.; Pot. vriyāt, vūryāt, variṣīṣṭa Gr.; fut. varītā or varitā, varīṣyati or variṣyati, ib. ; inf. vartum, MBh., varitum, Bhaṭṭ., varītum, Sāh.; ind.p. vṛtvā, RV.; AV.; Br.; vṛtvī, RV.; vṛtvāya, Br.; -vṛtya, AV.), to cover, screen, veil, conceal, hide, surround, obstruct, RV. &c. &c.; to close (a door), AitBr.; to ward off, check, keep back, prevent, hinder, restrain, RV.; AV.; Bhaṭṭ. : Pass. vriyate (aor. avāri), to be covered or surrounded or obstructed or hindered, RV.; MBh. : Caus. vārayati, ˚te (aor. avīvarat, avīvarata, AV.; avāvarīt, RV.; Pass. vāryate, MBh. &c.), to cover, conceal, hide, keep back, hold captive, RV. &c. &c.; to stop, check, restrain, suppress, hinder, prevent from (abl. or inf.; rarely two acc.), MBh.; Kāv. &c.; to exclude, Siddh.; to prohibit, forbid, MBh.; to withhold, R.; Kathās. &c.: Desid. of Caus. vivārayiṣate, Br. : Desid. vivarīṣati or vivariṣati, vuvūrṣati, ˚te Gr.: Intens. vevrīyate, vovūryate, varvarti, ib.
vṛ [cf. Goth. warjan; Germ. wehren, Wehr; Eng. weir.]
vṛka m. (prob. ‘the tearer’ connected with √ vraśc, cf. vṛkṇa), a wolf, RV. &c. &c. (L. also ‘a dog; a jackal; a crow; an owl; a thief; a Kṣatriya’)
a plough, RV. i, 117, 21; viii, 22, 6
Related forms
Dictionary citations
vṛkāya Nom. Ā. ˚yate, to resemble or act like a wolf, Car.
vṛka m. (prob. ‘the tearer’ connected with √ vraśc, cf. vṛkṇa), a wolf, RV. &c. &c. (L. also ‘a dog; a jackal; a crow; an owl; a thief; a Kṣatriya’)
a plough, RV. i, 117, 21; viii, 22, 6
1. vṛ cl. 5. 9. 1. P. Ā. (Dhātup. xxvii, 8; xxxi, 16, 20; xxxiv, 8) vṛṇoti, vṛṇute; vṛṇāti, vṛṇīte; varati, varate (mostly cl. 5. and with the prep. apa or vi; of cl. 9. only avṛṇīdhvam, AV. vi, 7, 3; cl. 1. only in RV. [cf. also √ ūrṇu]; pf. vavāra, vavre, RV. &c. &c. [2. sg. vavartha, RV.; vavaritha, vavṛma &c. Gr.; p. vavrivas gen. vavavruṣas, RV.]; aor. avar or āvar, avṛta, RV. [1. sg. vam, 2. du. vartam, 3. pl. avran, p. Ā. vrāṇa, q.v. Impv. vṛdhi, ib.]; avārīt, Br.; avarīṣṭa or avariṣṭa Gr.; Subj. varṣathas, RV.; Pot. vriyāt, vūryāt, variṣīṣṭa Gr.; fut. varītā or varitā, varīṣyati or variṣyati, ib. ; inf. vartum, MBh., varitum, Bhaṭṭ., varītum, Sāh.; ind.p. vṛtvā, RV.; AV.; Br.; vṛtvī, RV.; vṛtvāya, Br.; -vṛtya, AV.), to cover, screen, veil, conceal, hide, surround, obstruct, RV. &c. &c.; to close (a door), AitBr.; to ward off, check, keep back, prevent, hinder, restrain, RV.; AV.; Bhaṭṭ. : Pass. vriyate (aor. avāri), to be covered or surrounded or obstructed or hindered, RV.; MBh. : Caus. vārayati, ˚te (aor. avīvarat, avīvarata, AV.; avāvarīt, RV.; Pass. vāryate, MBh. &c.), to cover, conceal, hide, keep back, hold captive, RV. &c. &c.; to stop, check, restrain, suppress, hinder, prevent from (abl. or inf.; rarely two acc.), MBh.; Kāv. &c.; to exclude, Siddh.; to prohibit, forbid, MBh.; to withhold, R.; Kathās. &c.: Desid. of Caus. vivārayiṣate, Br. : Desid. vivarīṣati or vivariṣati, vuvūrṣati, ˚te Gr.: Intens. vevrīyate, vovūryate, varvarti, ib.
vṛ [cf. Goth. warjan; Germ. wehren, Wehr; Eng. weir.]
Alternative readings
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