Indian Names · Boy
Yudhishthira name meaning
“firm in war”
- Letters
- 12
- Syllables
- 4●●●●
- First letter
- Y
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Devanagari scriptयुधिष्ठिर
Yudhishthira is a Sanskrit male name meaning 'firm in war', the eldest Pandava in the Mahabharata.
What does Yudhishthira mean?
About the name Yudhishthira
Yudhishthira is a male name from Sanskrit, combining yudhi 'war' and sthira 'firm, steady'. It is the name of the eldest of the five Pandava brothers in the Mahabharata. Yudhisthira is a variant spelling.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Yu-dhi-shthi-ra |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with Y |
| Devanagari script | युधिष्ठिर |
|---|
Sources
- Behind the Name: Yudhishthira · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: युधिष्ठिर · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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