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Janamejaya

Janamejaya proper noun: son of Parikshit, who performed Sarpayaga in Mahabharata.

Proper noun

Janamejaya

  1. (Hinduism) Son of Parikshit, who performed Sarpayaga in Mahabharata.

Origin of Janamejaya

From Sanskrit जनमेजय (janamejaya, literally “causing men to tremble”).

Questions about Janamejaya

What does Janamejaya mean?
Janamejaya means son of Parikshit, who performed Sarpayaga in Mahabharata.
What part of speech is Janamejaya?
Janamejaya is a proper noun.

Words near Janamejaya in the dictionary

  1. Janaka
  2. Janaki
  3. Janakpur
  4. Janaks
  5. Janambre
  6. Janamejaya
  7. Janampa
  8. Janani
  9. janapa
  10. janapada
  11. janapadas

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