Etymology

Parikshit

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Today it means: The son of Abhimanyu and Uttarā, and grandson of Arjuna, who ruled the Kuru kingdom after the Mahabharata war. Full definition →

Sanskrit परीक्षित्
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromपरीक्षित्
  2. English todayParikshit

Borrowed from Sanskrit परीक्षित् (parīkṣit).

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