As a deity name
Name 682 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
pl. the family of Y˚
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "yājñavalkyāya" is the dative of "yājñavalkya" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
yājña—valkya m. (yā, fr. yajñavalka) N. of an ancient sage (frequently quoted as an authority in the ŚBr.; the first reputed teacher of the Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā or White Yajur-veda, revealed to him by the Sun; he is also the supposed author of a celebrated code of laws, which is only second in importance to that of Manu, and with its well-known commentary, the Mitākṣarā, is the leading authority of the Mithilā school; cf. IW. 291), ŚBr. &c. &c.
pl. the family of Y˚, Hariv.
Alternative readings
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Caveats
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