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Yudhishthira

Yudhishthira proper noun: in the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the eldest son of King Pandu and Queen Kunti, who was king of Indraprastha and later of Hastinapura.

Proper noun

Yudhishthira

  1. (Hinduism) In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the eldest son of King Pandu and Queen Kunti, who was king of Indraprastha and later of Hastinapura.
  2. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Origin of Yudhishthira

Borrowed from Sanskrit युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira).

Questions about Yudhishthira

What does Yudhishthira mean?
Yudhishthira means in the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the eldest son of King Pandu and Queen Kunti, who was king of Indraprastha and later of Hastinapura.
What part of speech is Yudhishthira?
Yudhishthira is a proper noun.

Words near Yudhishthira in the dictionary

  1. Yucuna
  2. Yucunicoco
  3. yud
  4. yudane
  5. Yuddhonmatta
  6. Yudhishthira
  7. Yudin
  8. Yudins
  9. Yudkowsky
  10. yuds
  11. yue

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