Etymology

Ikshvaku

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Today it means: The first king of Ayodhya, one of the sons of Vaivasvata Manu, and ancestor of Rāma. Full definition →

Sanskrit इक्ष्वाकु
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromइक्ष्वाकु
  2. English todayIkshvaku

Borrowed from Sanskrit इक्ष्वाकु (ikṣvāku).

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