Janamejaya

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proper noun

Son of Parikshit, who performed Sarpayaga in Mahabharata.

OriginSanskrit जनमेजय →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. HinduismSon of Parikshit, who performed Sarpayaga in Mahabharata.

Origin

  1. Sanskritजनमेजय
  2. EnglishJanamejaya

From Sanskrit जनमेजय (janamejaya, literally “causing men to tremble”).

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APA

Janamejaya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Janamejaya

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“Janamejaya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Janamejaya. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Janamejaya,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Janamejaya.

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