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Yayati

Yayati proper noun: the fifth king of the Lunar dynasty, son of Nahusha, the husband of Devayani and Sharmishtha, and the progenitor of the lineages of the Yadavas and the Pandavas.

yayati: the fifth king of the Lunar dynasty, son of Nahusha, the husband of Devayani and Sharmishtha, and...
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Proper noun

Yayati

  1. (Hinduism) The fifth king of the Lunar dynasty, son of Nahusha, the husband of Devayani and Sharmishtha, and the progenitor of the lineages of the Yadavas and the Pandavas.
  2. Perseus constellation.

Yayati meaning in Hindi

Yayati in Hindi

the ancestor of Pandavas and Yadavas in Mahabharata
ययाति yayāti
Perseus constellation
ययाति yayāti

Origin of Yayati

Borrowed from Sanskrit ययाति (yayāti).

Questions about Yayati

What does Yayati mean?
Yayati means the fifth king of the Lunar dynasty, son of Nahusha, the husband of Devayani and Sharmishtha, and the progenitor of the lineages of the Yadavas and the Pandavas.
What is Yayati in Hindi?
Yayati in Hindi is ययाति (yayāti). See Yayati meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Yayati?
Yayati is a proper noun.

Words near Yayati in the dictionary

  1. yaya
  2. yaya papaya
  3. yayan
  4. Yayantique
  5. yayas
  6. Yayati
  7. yayness
  8. yayo
  9. Yayoi
  10. yayoisaponin
  11. yays

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