युधिष्ठिर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /jʊ.d̪ʱɪʂ.ʈʰɪɾ/

Proper noun

युधिष्ठिर • (yudhiṣṭhir) m (Urdu spelling یُدِھشٹِھر)

1. Yudhisthira

Declension

Declension of युधिष्ठिर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	युधिष्ठिर yudhiṣṭhir	युधिष्ठिर yudhiṣṭhir
oblique	युधिष्ठिर yudhiṣṭhir	युधिष्ठिरों yudhiṣṭhirõ
vocative	युधिष्ठिर yudhiṣṭhir	युधिष्ठिरो yudhiṣṭhiro

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “युधिष्ठिर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4073
• “युधिष्ठिर”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• যুধিষ্ঠিৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬬᬸᬥᬶᬱ᭄ᬞᬶᬭ (Balinese script)
• যুধিষ্ঠির (Bengali script)
• 𑰧𑰲𑰠𑰰𑰬𑰿𑰙𑰰𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀬𑀼𑀥𑀺𑀱𑁆𑀞𑀺𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ယုဓိၑ္ဌိရ (Burmese script)
• યુધિષ્ઠિર (Gujarati script)
• ਯੁਧਿਸ਼੍ਠਿਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌯𑍁𑌧𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌿𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦪꦸꦣꦶꦰ꧀ꦜꦶꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂨𑂳𑂡𑂱𑂭𑂹𑂘𑂱𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ (Kannada script)
• យុធិឞ្ឋិរ (Khmer script)
• ຍຸຘິຩ຺ຐິຣ (Lao script)
• യുധിഷ്ഠിര (Malayalam script)
• ᠶᡠᢡᡳᢢᡱᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘧𑘳𑘠𑘱𑘬𑘿𑘙𑘱𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠶ᠋ᠤᢑᠾᠢᢔᢍᠢᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧇𑧔𑧀𑧒𑧌𑧠𑦹𑧒𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐫𑐸𑐢𑐶𑐲𑑂𑐛𑐶𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର (Odia script)
• ꢫꢸꢤꢶꢰ꣄ꢝꢶꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆪𑆶𑆣𑆴𑆰𑇀𑆜𑆴𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖧𑖲𑖠𑖰𑖬𑖿𑖙𑖰𑖨 (Siddham script)
• යුධිෂ‍්ඨිර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩻𑩒𑩮𑩑𑪀 𑪙𑩧𑩑𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚣𑚰𑚜𑚮𑚶𑚕𑚮𑚤 (Takri script)
• யுதி⁴ஷ்டி²ர (Tamil script)
• యుధిష్ఠిర (Telugu script)
• ยุธิษฺฐิร (Thai script)
• ཡུ་དྷི་ཥྛི་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒨𑒳𑒡𑒱𑒭𑓂𑒚𑒱𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨪𑨃𑨜𑨁𑨯𑩇𑨕𑨁𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of युधि (yúdhi, “in battle”) +‎ स्थिर (sthirá, “firm, steady, calm, resolute”), meaning “firm or steady in battle”.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ju.dʱiʂ.ʈʰi.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ju.d̪ʱiʂ.ʈʰi.ɾɐ/

Proper noun

युधिष्ठिर • (yudhiṣṭhira) stem, m

1. Yudhisthira (the eldest Pandava and later on king of the Kuru kingdom)

   Coordinate terms: युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira), भीम (bhīma), अर्जुन (arjuna), नकुल (nakula), सहदेव (sahadeva)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of युधिष्ठिर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ)	युधिष्ठिरौ (yudhiṣṭhirau)	युधिष्ठिराः (yudhiṣṭhirāḥ)
vocative	युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira)	युधिष्ठिरौ (yudhiṣṭhirau)	युधिष्ठिराः (yudhiṣṭhirāḥ)
accusative	युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram)	युधिष्ठिरौ (yudhiṣṭhirau)	युधिष्ठिरान् (yudhiṣṭhirān)
instrumental	युधिष्ठिरेण (yudhiṣṭhireṇa)	युधिष्ठिराभ्याम् (yudhiṣṭhirābhyām)	युधिष्ठिरैः (yudhiṣṭhiraiḥ)
dative	युधिष्ठिराय (yudhiṣṭhirāya)	युधिष्ठिराभ्याम् (yudhiṣṭhirābhyām)	युधिष्ठिरेभ्यः (yudhiṣṭhirebhyaḥ)
ablative	युधिष्ठिरात् (yudhiṣṭhirāt)	युधिष्ठिराभ्याम् (yudhiṣṭhirābhyām)	युधिष्ठिरेभ्यः (yudhiṣṭhirebhyaḥ)
genitive	युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya)	युधिष्ठिरयोः (yudhiṣṭhirayoḥ)	युधिष्ठिराणाम् (yudhiṣṭhirāṇām)
locative	युधिष्ठिरे (yudhiṣṭhire)	युधिष्ठिरयोः (yudhiṣṭhirayoḥ)	युधिष्ठिरेषु (yudhiṣṭhireṣu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “युधिष्ठिर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 855.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “युधिष्ठिर”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1315