Yudhishthira

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proper noun

In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the eldest son of King Pandu and Queen Kunti, who was king of Indraprastha and later of Hastinapura.

OriginSanskrit युधिष्ठिर →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. HinduismIn the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the eldest son of King Pandu and Queen Kunti, who was king of Indraprastha and later of Hastinapura.
  2. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Origin

  1. Sanskritयुधिष्ठिर
  2. EnglishYudhishthira

Borrowed from Sanskrit युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira).

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