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Dharmaraja

Dharmaraja proper noun: an epithet of Lord Yama, the god of justice and death.

dharmaraja: an epithet of Lord Yama, the god of justice and death
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Proper noun

Dharmaraja

  1. (Hinduism) an epithet of Lord Yama, the god of justice and death
  2. (Hinduism) an epithet of Yudhishthira, the eldest Pandava
  3. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Origin of Dharmaraja

Borrowed from Sanskrit धर्मराज (dharmarāja).

Questions about Dharmaraja

What does Dharmaraja mean?
Dharmaraja means an epithet of Lord Yama, the god of justice and death.
What part of speech is Dharmaraja?
Dharmaraja is a proper noun.

Words near Dharmaraja in the dictionary

  1. dharmakaya
  2. dharmakayas
  3. dharmapala
  4. dharmapalas
  5. Dharmapuri
  6. Dharmaraja
  7. dharmas
  8. dharmasastra
  9. dharmasastras
  10. dharmashastra
  11. dharmashastras

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