Yayati

Y4A1Y4A1T1I1

proper noun

The fifth king of the Lunar dynasty, son of Nahusha, the husband of Devayani and Sharmishtha, and the progenitor of the lineages of the Yadavas and the Pandavas.

OriginSanskrit ययाति →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. HinduismThe fifth king of the Lunar dynasty, son of Nahusha, the husband of Devayani and Sharmishtha, and the progenitor of the lineages of the Yadavas and the Pandavas.
  2. astronomyPerseus constellation.

Origin

  1. Sanskritययाति
  2. EnglishYayati

Borrowed from Sanskrit ययाति (yayāti).

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Translations

Hindi ययाति, ययाति
  • ययाति (yayāti)the ancestor of Pandavas and Yadavas in Mahabharata
  • ययाति (yayāti)Perseus constellation
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