Dayakar

Dayakar meaning

Dayakar (दयाकर) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.

Showing pity, compassionate; said of Shiva

Also used to mean: merciful, merciful Lord Shiva

Dayakar (दयाकर) is the Sanskrit dayā-kara, from dayā, "sympathy, compassion, pity", and kara, "making, doing". Monier-Williams glosses it as showing pity and notes that it is used of Śiva, so the word is both a description, "one who shows compassion", and a title of the god. Indian name lists give the same meanings, "merciful" and "compassionate", and often add "Lord Shiva". The name is used in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, and it sits in a family with Dayal, Dayanand and Dayanidhi.

In Hindu tradition this is a name of Shiva.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 470 · entry dayākara · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, dayākara, p. 470 · Monier-Williams, dayā, p. 469

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First sound द

Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra, pada 3 · Kumbh rashi

This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is दा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

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Dayakar · Dayakara

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