MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Damayanti mean?
Damayanti is the princess of Vidarbha who marries Nala in the Mahabharata. Her Sanskrit name carries the sense of subduing. Their separation and reunion form a major love story within the epic.
Pronunciation
IAST: damayantī
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
दमयन्ती
Letter-by-letter: damayantī
Conventional spelling
Telugu
దమయంతి
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
दमयंती
Letter-by-letter: damayaṃtī
3,330 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Damayanti in Indian usage
1,095 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 120 |
| 1960s | 163 |
| 1970s | 212 |
| 1980s | 325 |
| 1990s | 160 |
| Other decades | 115 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 921 |
| Other states | 174 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- Monier-Williams, damayantī, p. 469,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.