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Gyanendra
ज्ञानेन्द्रSay it gyaa-NAYN-druh
- Meaning today
- Lord of knowledge, king of wisdom
- Original meaning
- "chief in knowledge (from jñāna, knowledge, and indra, chief)" Monier-Williams, p. 426
- Say it
- gyaa-NAYN-druh
- Written
- ज्ञानेन्द्र
- Other spellings
- Gyanender, Gnanendra, Jnanendra
Gyanendra
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Gyanendra meaning
Gyanendra (ज्ञानेन्द्र) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Chief in knowledge (from jñāna, knowledge, and indra, chief)
Also used to mean: lord of knowledge, king of wisdom
Gyanendra (ज्ञानेन्द्र) joins Sanskrit jñāna, "knowledge", and indra. Indra is the Vedic god of the sky and rain, but Monier-Williams notes that at the end of a compound indra simply means the best or the chief of its kind, as in Gajendra, "chief of elephants". So Gyanendra is "chief in knowledge", which name lists give as "lord of knowledge" or "king of wisdom". The compound is not in the classical dictionaries. The name is well known in Nepal through Gyanendra Shah, the last king of Nepal, who reigned from 2001 until the monarchy ended in 2008.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 426 · entry jñāna; indra · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, jñāna, p. 426 · Monier-Williams, indra, p. 166 · Wikipedia, Gyanendra of Nepal
Famous namesakes
- Gyanendra Shah, last king of Nepal (2001–2008)
Spellings
Gyanendra · Gyanender · Gnanendra · Jnanendra