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Mrigendra
मृगेन्द्रSay it mri-GAYN-druh
- Meaning
- 'king of beasts': a lion; also the sign Leo Monier-Williams, p. 829
- Say it
- mri-GAYN-druh
- Written
- मृगेन्द्र
- Other spellings
- Mrugendra
Mrigendra
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Mrigendra meaning
Mrigendra (मृगेन्द्र) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
'king of beasts': a lion; also the sign Leo
Mrigendra (मृगेन्द्र) is the Sanskrit mṛgendra, "king of beasts", meaning the lion. It joins mṛga, a forest animal or deer, with indra, which at the end of a compound means "chief, best of". Monier-Williams adds the senses "tiger" and the zodiac sign Leo, and notes it as the name of a king, an author and a Śaiva Tantra, the Mṛgendra Āgama. Name lists give "lion" or "king of beasts", exactly the dictionary meaning. Its close relative Mrigesh has the same sense.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 829 · entry mṛgendra · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, mṛgendra, p. 829 · Monier-Williams, mṛga, p. 828
Spellings
Mrigendra · Mrugendra