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Vadiraja
वादिराजSay it vaa-di-RAA-juh
- Meaning
- King among debaters; name of various authors Monier-Williams, p. 940
- Say it
- vaa-di-RAA-juh
- Written
- वादिराज
- Other spellings
- Vadiraj
- First sound
- वा · Vrishabh rashi
Vadiraja
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Vadiraja meaning
Vadiraja (वादिराज) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin (Kannada usage). By its first sound, वा, it is a Vrishabh rashi name (Rohini nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
King among debaters; name of various authors
Vadiraja (वादिराज) joins vādin, which Monier-Williams gives as a speaker, a disputant, or the teacher of a doctrine, with rāja, "king". It means "king among debaters", a title for a master of philosophical argument, and the dictionary records it as the name of several authors. In Karnataka the name honours Vadiraja Tirtha, the 16th-century Madhva saint of the Sode Matha, who set up the rotating paryaya worship at Udupi and wrote songs that fed the Haridasa movement. It is used mainly in Madhva families.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 940 · entry vādirāja · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, vādirāja and vādin, p. 940 · Wikipedia, Vadiraja Tirtha
Famous namesakes
- Vadiraja Tirtha, Madhva philosopher and poet
Fits your syllable
First sound वा
Rohini nakshatra, pada 2 · Vrishabh rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Vadiraja · Vadiraj