Devamidha

D2E1V4A1M3I1D2H4A1

proper noun

A king of Mithila, son of Kīrtiratha and ancestor of Janaka.

OriginSanskrit देवमीढ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. HinduismA king of Mithila, son of Kīrtiratha and ancestor of Janaka.
  2. HinduismA king of the Yadava dynasty, grandfather of Lord Krishna and father of Vasudeva and Nanda.

Origin

  1. Sanskritदेवमीढ
  2. EnglishDevamidha

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवमीढ (devamīḍha).

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