युधिष्ठिरyudhiṣṭhira

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) is a Sanskrit word meaning firm in battle, of a son of Krishna, of two kings of Kashmir, of a potter, of a preceptor, the descendants of Yudhisthira. Its 16 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them Yudhishthira, the Pāṇḍava Prince, Other Individuals Named Yudhishthira, Descendants of Yudhishthira.

Etymology
E. युधि in war or battle, and ष्ठिर for स्थिर firm; it is also sometimes read युद्धस्थिर ।
Definitions
16
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Meanings by context

Yudhishthira, the Pāṇḍava Prince

10 definitions
firm in battle

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Name of the eldest son of Pandu and Kunti. 2. Name of two princes of Cashmere and of a potter.

Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The eldest of the five Pandava princes and leader in the great war.

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The eldest of the five Pandava princes.

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The eldest of the five Pandava princes and leader of the Pandavas in the great war against the Kurus.

Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The eldest of the five Pandavas

Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Name of the eldest son of Pandu

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Yudhishthira

Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

The eldest son of Pandu and Kunti, begotten by Dharma, also named Ajatasatru and Dharmaraja.

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

1. The eldest son of Kunti and Pandu, born of Dharma. 2. The central righteous king of the Mahabharata who performed the Rajasuya and Ashvamedha sacrifices, ruled Hastinapura after the great war, and ultimately ascended to heaven in human form.

The Purana Index

Other Individuals Named Yudhishthira

4 definitions
of a son of Krishna

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of two kings of Kashmir

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a potter

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a preceptor

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Descendants of Yudhishthira

1 definition
the descendants of Yudhisthira

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Referential Entries for Yudhishthira

1 definition
See under 2. yudh

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

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Definitions on this page come from 11 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.