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Bakasura name meaning
“crane demon”
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 4●●●●
- First letter
- B
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Tamil scriptபகாசூரன்
- Devanagari scriptबकासुर
- Telugu scriptబకాసురుడు
Bakasura is the name of a demon in the Mahabharata, from Sanskrit baka 'crane' and asura 'demon'.
What does Bakasura mean?
About the name Bakasura
Bakasura is the name of a demon (rakshasa) in the Mahabharata epic, slain by Bhima. The name combines Sanskrit baka 'crane, heron' and asura 'demon, evil spirit'. It is written बकासुर in Devanagari and பகாசூரன் in Tamil script.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Ba-ka-su-ra |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with B |
| Tamil script | பகாசூரன் |
|---|---|
| Devanagari script | बकासुर |
| Telugu script | బకాసురుడు |
Sources
- Wisdom Library: Baka · wisdomlib.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: असुर · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wikipedia: Bakasura · en.wikipedia.org · context
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