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Yayati
ययातिSay it yuh-YAA-ti
- Meaning today
- A monarch, King Yayati
- Original meaning
- "a celebrated king of the lunar race, son of Nahusha" Monier-Williams, p. 847
- Say it
- yuh-YAA-ti
- Written
- ययाति
Yayati
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Yayati meaning
Yayati (ययाति) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
A celebrated king of the lunar race, son of Nahusha
Also used to mean: a monarch, King Yayati
Yayati (ययाति) is the name of a famous king of ancient India. Monier-Williams describes him as a celebrated monarch of the lunar race, the son and successor of Nahuṣa, and records that his two wives founded its two great lines: Devayānī, daughter of the sage Śukra, bore Yadu, ancestor of the Yādavas and of Krishna, and Śarmiṣṭhā bore Pūru, ancestor of the Kauravas and Pandavas. In the Mahābhārata he borrows Pūru's youth, only to learn that desire is never satisfied. V. S. Khandekar retold the story in his Marathi novel Yayati. Name lists give it as "a monarch"; the gloss "satisfied" has no dictionary support.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 847 · entry yayāti · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, yayāti, p. 847 · Wikipedia, Yayati · Wikipedia, Yayati (novel)
Famous namesakes
- Yayati, king of the lunar dynasty in the Mahabharata
Fits your syllable
First sound य
Jyeshtha nakshatra, pada 2 · Vrishchik rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is या, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.