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Xerxes meaning in Sanskrit

क्षयर्ष प्रथम kṣayarṣa prathama

UK/ˈzɜːk.siːz//ˈzɝksiːz/

Xerxes in Sanskrit: क्षयर्ष प्रथम (kṣayarṣa prathama), क्षयर्ष द्वितीय (kṣayarṣa dvitīya), क्षयार्ष (kṣayārṣa). In English, Xerxes means xerxes I, a Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty who reigned 485-465 BC.

Sanskrit words for Xerxes

Xerxes I of Persia
क्षयर्ष प्रथम kṣayarṣa prathama
Xerxes II of Persia
क्षयर्ष द्वितीय kṣayarṣa dvitīya
given name
क्षयार्ष kṣayārṣa

English meaning of Xerxes

  1. proper noun Xerxes I, a Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty who reigned 485-465 BC.
  2. proper noun Xerxes II, a Persian king who ruled for 45 days in 424 BC before being assassinated.
  3. proper noun A male given name from Old Persian mainly applied to historical and fictional characters.

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Questions about Xerxes in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of Xerxes in Sanskrit?
Xerxes in Sanskrit is क्षयर्ष प्रथम (kṣayarṣa prathama), क्षयर्ष द्वितीय (kṣayarṣa dvitīya), क्षयार्ष (kṣayārṣa).
Xerxes इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Xerxes: क्षयर्ष प्रथम (kṣayarṣa prathama), क्षयर्ष द्वितीय (kṣayarṣa dvitīya), क्षयार्ष (kṣayārṣa).
What does Xerxes mean in English?
Xerxes means xerxes I, a Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty who reigned 485-465 BC.

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