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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry युधिष्ठिर

  1. युधिष्ठिरyudhiṣṭhira'Firm in battle', N. of the eldest Pāṇḍava prince, also called 'Dharma', 'Dharmarāja', 'Ajātaśatru' &c. [He…

    'Firm in battle', Name of the eldest Pāṇḍava prince, also called 'Dharma', 'Dharmarāja', 'Ajātaśatru' etc. [He was begotten on Kuntī by the god Yama. He is known more for his truthfulness and righteousness than for any military achievements or feats of arms. He was formally crowned emperor of Hastināpura at the conclusion of the great Bhāratī war after eighteen days' severe fighting, and reigned righteously for many years. For further particulars about his life, see दुर्योधन.]

    In the Gita1·16

    अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ।

    anantavijayaṁ rājā kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ — The King Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, blew Anantavijaya, Nakula and Sahadeva blew Sughosha and Manipushpaka. 1·16
    • युधिष्ठिरःyudhiṣṭhiraḥnominative singular of the masculine noun yudhiṣṭhira (the eldest of the Pandavas).

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Headwords under य

Part 3 of 3 युञ्ज् – यौष्माकAll parts
  1. य – यस्मात्
  2. यहु – युज्य
  3. युञ्ज् – यौष्माक