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Priyadarshini
प्रियदर्शिनीSay it pri-yuh-DAR-shi-nee
- Meaning today
- Beautiful, pleasing to look at
- Original meaning
- "one who looks on all with kindness; pleasing to see" Monier-Williams, p. 710
- Say it
- pri-yuh-DAR-shi-nee
- Written
- प्रियदर्शिनी
- Other spellings
- Priyadharshini, Priyadarsini
Priyadarshini
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Priyadarshini meaning
Priyadarshini (प्रियदर्शिनी) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
One who looks on all with kindness; pleasing to see
Also used to mean: beautiful, pleasing to look at
Priyadarshini (प्रियदर्शिनी) is the feminine of priyadarśin, made from priya, "dear, kind", and darśin, "seeing". Monier-Williams gives priyadarśin as one who regards everything with kindness, the title used by the emperor Aśoka in his inscriptions, and the closely related priyadarśana as pleasant or lovely to look at. Name lists usually give "beautiful" or "pleasing to look at", and both readings are in the dictionary. Indira Gandhi, India's third prime minister, also bore the name Priyadarshini. Priyadharshini is the usual South Indian spelling.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 710 · entry priyadarśin, priyadarśana · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, priyadarśin, priyadarśana, p. 710 · Wikipedia, Indira Gandhi
Famous namesakes
- Indira Gandhi, who also bore the name Priyadarshini
Spellings
Priyadarshini · Priyadharshini · Priyadarsini