As a deity name
Name 464 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 816 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 980 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of 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. P. ˚yati, to cause any object (acc.) to rain, Ā. ˚yate, to burn with sexual desire, be ruttish, to long or be eager for, advance upon (acc. dat., or loc.), to roar like a bull…
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vṛṣāya" is the dative of "vṛṣa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
vṛṣāya (in Padap. ˚ṣaya) Nom. P. ˚yati, to cause any object (acc.) to rain, RV. x, 98, 1; Ā. ˚yate, to burn with sexual desire, be ruttish, RV.; Car.; to long or be eager for, advance upon (acc. dat., or loc.), RV.; to roar like a bull, BhP.
1. vṛṣa m. (prob. later form of vṛṣan) a man, male, husband, KāśīKh.
the male of any animal (see aśva-v˚)
Alternative readings
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