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Gajendra
गजेन्द्रSay it guj-AYN-druh
- Meaning today
- King of elephants, lord of elephants
- Original meaning
- "king of elephants; a noble elephant" Monier-Williams, p. 342
- Say it
- guj-AYN-druh
- Written
- गजेन्द्र
- Other spellings
- Gajender, Gajendar
Gajendra
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Gajendra meaning
Gajendra (गजेन्द्र) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
King of elephants; a noble elephant
Also used to mean: lord of elephants
Gajendra (गजेन्द्र) joins Sanskrit gaja, "elephant", and indra, "chief" or "lord". Monier-Williams treats it as the same as gajarāja, "king of elephants" or a noble elephant, citing the Mahabharata and the Nala story. The name is best known from Gajendra Moksha in the eighth book of the Bhagavata Purana, where an elephant king seized by a crocodile prays to Vishnu, who comes to free him. Name lists give Gajendra as "king of elephants", which matches. Gajender and Gajendar are spellings used in Haryana and Delhi.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 342 · entry gajendra · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, gajendra, p. 342 · Monier-Williams, gajarāja, p. 342 · Wikipedia, Gajendra Moksha
Famous namesakes
- Gajendra, the elephant king freed by Vishnu in the Bhagavata Purana
Fits your syllable
First sound ग
Dhanishta nakshatra, pada 1 · Makar rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is गा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Gajendra · Gajender · Gajendar