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Hiranyakashipu

Hiranyakashipu proper noun: hiranyakashipu, son of Kashyapa and Diti, father of Prahlada, slain by the Narasimha avatar of Vishnu.

Proper noun

Hiranyakashipu

  1. (Hinduism) Hiranyakashipu, son of Kashyapa and Diti, father of Prahlada, slain by the Narasimha avatar of Vishnu.

Origin of Hiranyakashipu

Borrowed from Sanskrit हिरण्यकशिपु (hiraṇyakaśipu).

Questions about Hiranyakashipu

What does Hiranyakashipu mean?
Hiranyakashipu means hiranyakashipu, son of Kashyapa and Diti, father of Prahlada, slain by the Narasimha avatar of Vishnu.
What part of speech is Hiranyakashipu?
Hiranyakashipu is a proper noun.

Words near Hiranyakashipu in the dictionary

  1. Hirano body
  2. Hiranos
  3. Hiranuma
  4. Hiranumas
  5. Hiranyagarbha
  6. Hiranyakashipu
  7. Hirata
  8. Hiratas
  9. Hiratsuka
  10. Hiratsukas
  11. Hiraveri

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