As a deity name
Name 467 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
व्यापी · adj
[वि॰ स्त्री॰ व्यापिनी] · चारों ओर फैलनेवाला । छा जानेवाला · व्याप्त करने या होनेवाला — Śabdasāgara
व्यापी · noun · masculine
आवृत करने या व्याप्त होनेवाला पदार्थ · विष्णु का एक नाम — Śabdasāgara
व्यापी · vyāpī · adj.
(f. -inī) = vyāpak, q.v — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1206
Cited formation "व्यापी" is व्याप + -ई: व्याप means "contrac. of vyāpār, q.v", and the suffix -ई forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(14) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "व्यापी" is व्यापना + -ई: व्यापना means "& int. = byāpnā, q.v", and the suffix -ई forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(14) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "व्यापी" is व्याप + -ई: व्याप means "contrac. of vyāpār, q.v", and the suffix -ई forms 'belonging to', 'having', 'coming from' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
reaching through, pervading, covering, diffusive, comprehensive, spreading everywhere, spread over (ifc.), extending or reaching or continuing to or filling up or containing (ifc.)…
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vyāpī" is the nominative of "vyāpin" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
vy-āpin mfn. reaching through, pervading, covering, diffusive, comprehensive, spreading everywhere, spread over (ifc.), extending or reaching or continuing to or filling up or containing (ifc.), Nir.; ŚvetUp.; MBh. &c.
invariably inherent or concomitant (in logic), Bhāṣāp.
Alternative readings
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