Boy · Sanskrit (Telugu and Kannada usage) · Hindu
Kodandarama
कोदंडरामSay it ko-dund-uh-RAA-muh
- Meaning today
- Rama holding the Kodanda bow
- Original meaning
- "Rāma with the bow; kodaṇḍa 'a bow'" Monier-Williams, p. 313
- Say it
- ko-dund-uh-RAA-muh
- Written
- कोदंडराम
- Other spellings
- Kodandaram, Kodandaraman
- First sound
- को · Mithun rashi
Kodandarama
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Kodandarama meaning
Kodandarama (कोदंडराम) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin (Telugu and Kannada usage). By its first sound, को, it is a Mithun rashi name (Punarvasu nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Rāma with the bow; kodaṇḍa 'a bow'
Also used to mean: Rama holding the Kodanda bow
Kodandarama (कोदंडराम) joins kodaṇḍa, which Monier-Williams gives simply as "a bow", with Rāma. In South Indian tradition Kodanda is the name of Rama's own bow, and Kodandarama is Rama shown standing with it, the form worshipped in many temples of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka, including the Kodandarama temple at Hiremagalur. Telugu families often shorten the name to Kodandaram. The meaning parents see online, Rama holding the Kodanda bow, matches the dictionary.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Ram.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 313 · entry kodaṇḍa · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, kodaṇḍa, p. 313 · Wikipedia, Kodandarama Temple, Hiremagalur
Fits your syllable
First sound को
Punarvasu nakshatra, pada 2 · Mithun rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Kodandarama · Kodandaram · Kodandaraman