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Sharmishtha

Sharmishtha proper noun: the daughter of the danava King Vrishparva and the wife of King Yayati.

Proper noun

Sharmishtha

  1. (Hinduism) The daughter of the danava King Vrishparva and the wife of King Yayati.
  2. Cassiopeia constellation.
  3. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Sharmishtha meaning in Hindi

Sharmishtha in Hindi

Cassiopeia constellation
शर्मिष्ठा śarmiṣṭhā
an ancestor of Pandavas and Yadavas in Mahabharata
शर्मिष्ठा śarmiṣṭhā

Origin of Sharmishtha

Borrowed from Sanskrit शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā).

Questions about Sharmishtha

What does Sharmishtha mean?
Sharmishtha means the daughter of the danava King Vrishparva and the wife of King Yayati.
What is Sharmishtha in Hindi?
Sharmishtha in Hindi is शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā). See Sharmishtha meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Sharmishtha?
Sharmishtha is a proper noun.

Words near Sharmishtha in the dictionary

  1. Sharm el-Sheikh
  2. Sharma
  3. Sharman
  4. Sharmans
  5. Sharmas
  6. Sharmishtha
  7. sharn
  8. Sharnal Street
  9. Sharnbrook
  10. sharny
  11. Sharoian

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