Jayendra

Jayendra meaning

Jayendra (जयेंद्र) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.

Lord of victory (jaya + indra, 'chief'); name of a king of Kashmir

Also used to mean: victorious Indra

Jayendra (जयेंद्र) joins Sanskrit jaya, "victory", with indra, the king of the gods, whose name at the end of a compound also means the best or chief of a group, as in narendra, "chief of men". Read that way it is "lord of victory", the usual gloss on name lists; others render it "victorious Indra". Monier-Williams records Jayendra as the name of a king in the Rājataraṅgiṇī, the chronicle of Kashmir, and of a man in the Mahābhārata. Jayendra Saraswathi, the 69th Shankaracharya of Kanchi, is a well-known modern bearer.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 413 · entry jayendra · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, jayendra, p. 413 · Monier-Williams, indra, p. 166 · Wikipedia, Jayendra Saraswathi

Famous namesakes

• Jayendra Saraswathi, 69th Shankaracharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham

Fits your syllable

First sound ज

Uttara Ashadha nakshatra, pada 3 · Makar rashi

This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is जा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

Spellings

Jayendra · Jaiendra

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