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Yogendra
योगेन्द्रSay it yo-GEN-druh
- Meaning
- A master or adept in yoga Monier-Williams, p. 857
- Say it
- yo-GEN-druh
- Written
- योगेन्द्र
- Other spellings
- Yogender
- First sound
- यो · Dhanu rashi
Yogendra
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Yogendra meaning
Yogendra (योगेन्द्र) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, यो, it is a Dhanu rashi name (Mula nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
A master or adept in yoga
Yogendra (योगेन्द्र) is Sanskrit yogendra, from yoga and indra. Indra is the king of the gods, and at the end of a compound his name means "chief" or "best of", so yogendra is the chief or master of yoga. The vowels a and i merge into e, just as in Veerendra and Mahendra. Monier-Williams gives the meaning "a master or adept in yoga", citing Wilson's dictionary, and the neighbouring compounds yogeśa and yogeśvara carry the same sense. Indian name lists give the name as king of yoga or master of yoga, which matches the dictionary. It is a boy's name used across India, and Yogesh is a close relative.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 857 · entry yogendra · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, yogendra, p. 857
Fits your syllable
First sound यो
Mula nakshatra, pada 2 · Dhanu rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Yogendra · Yogender