MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Yudhishthira mean?
Yudhishthira is the eldest Pandava in the Mahabharata. His Sanskrit name combines battle with firmness. The epic repeatedly connects him with questions of dharma and kingship.
Pronunciation
IAST: yudhiṣṭhira
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
युधिष्ठिर
Letter-by-letter: yudhiṣṭhira
Conventional spelling
Odia
ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Yudhishthira in Indian usage
1,075 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 230 records (21.4%).
- Recorded as male: 845 records (78.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 112 |
| 1950s | 203 |
| 1960s | 218 |
| 1970s | 239 |
| 1980s | 156 |
| Other decades | 147 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Other states | 1,075 |
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, yudhiṣṭhira, p. 855,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.