Duryodhana

Gender Masculine
Usage Hinduism
Scripts दुर्योधन(Sanskrit)
Pronounced Pron. /d̪uɾ.ˈjoː.d̪ʱɐ.n̪ɐ/(Sanskrit)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "difficult to defeat" from the Sanskrit prefix दुस् (dus) meaning "difficult, bad" and योधन (yodhana) meaning "fighting". This is the name of the leader of the Kauravas in the Hindu epic the Mahabharata, which tells of the war between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Duryodhana, a powerful warrior, was eventually defeated by the Pandava brother Bhima.

Related Names

Rootsdus + yodhana

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Entry updated December 1, 2024