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ArchivesIs 'Rayaan' meaning/referring to Lord Vishnu in Sanskrit?
Dear Sanskrit Experts,
We are searching for a nice name for my newly born boy baby, We prefer any name of Lord Vishnu, but not the ones very old names. I have come across 'Rayansh' means 'part of Vishnu' as the word 'ansh' refers to part. Also some names websites Rayan/Rayaan means Lord Vishnu(I guess it comes from NaRAYAN), We are also thinking of the name 'Sreyan' refers to Superior or Lord Vishnu, This word picked from Bhagavad Gita. Could any of you please kindly suggest meaning of this word, Also I appreciate if you kindly recommend other modern names refers to Lord Vishnu.
I appreciate your help.
Thank you
Jay
We are searching for a nice name for my newly born boy baby, We prefer any name of Lord Vishnu, but not the ones very old names. I have come across 'Rayansh' means 'part of Vishnu' as the word 'ansh' refers to part. Also some names websites Rayan/Rayaan means Lord Vishnu(I guess it comes from NaRAYAN), We are also thinking of the name 'Sreyan' refers to Superior or Lord Vishnu, This word picked from Bhagavad Gita. Could any of you please kindly suggest meaning of this word, Also I appreciate if you kindly recommend other modern names refers to Lord Vishnu.
I appreciate your help.
Thank you
Jay
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First of all, the name is nArAYaNa, with A being long (like in English car) and a being a schwa (like the first sound in English about). But, in that nA- is not a prefix, it comes from nR/nara, and means son of man. I can't find raYAna or raYANa in Sanskrit. rAYAna appears as a name of the husband of rAdhA (kRSNa's main love interest) in late literature, but I do not know it as a name of viSNu.
I have not seen the word raYaAMsha in Sanskrit. I do not know why raYa (which basically means speed) would mean viSNu.
Where in the bhagavadgItA did you find Sreyan meaning viSNu?
I have not seen the word raYaAMsha in Sanskrit. I do not know why raYa (which basically means speed) would mean viSNu.
Where in the bhagavadgItA did you find Sreyan meaning viSNu?
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