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यशोदाyaśodā

यशोदा (yaśodā) is a Sanskrit word meaning conferring fame or renown, quicksilver, foster-mother of Krishna, the name of the daughter of a class of deceased ancestors, the wife of Mahavira and daughter of Samaravira, bestowing fame or honour. Its 14 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Other women named Yaśodā, Yaśodā, Kṛṣṇa's foster-mother, Adjective: fame-bestowing.

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Meanings by context

Other women named Yaśodā

4 definitions
the name of the daughter of a class of deceased ancestors

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the wife of Mahavira and daughter of Samaravira

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. The mind-born daughter of the Upahuta Pitris. 2. The wife of Vishvamahat and mother of Khatvanga.

— The Purana Index

A daughter of the Havishmanta pitrs, wife of Amshuman, mother of Dilipa, and grandmother of Bhagiratha.

— The Purana Index

Yaśodā, Kṛṣṇa's foster-mother

4 definitions
the foster-mother of Krishna who nursed him immediately after his birth

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The foster-mother of Krishna and wife of Nanda.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the wife of the cowherd Nanda

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

The wife of Nanda who raised Krishna as her own child

— The Purana Index

Adjective: fame-bestowing

3 definitions
conferring fame or renown

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

bestowing fame or honour

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

causing renown or splendor

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Other meanings (quicksilver, bricks)

2 definitions
quicksilver

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

particular bricks

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Yaśodā (feminine form and cross-reference)

1 definition
foster-mother of Krishna

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 4 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.