युधिष्ठिर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /jʊ.d̪ʱɪʂ.ʈʰɪɾ/

Proper noun

युधिष्ठिर • (yudhiṣṭhir) m (Urdu spelling یُدِھشٹِھر)

Yudhisthira

Declension

Declension of *युधिष्ठिर* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	युधिष्ठिर yudhiṣṭhir	युधिष्ठिर yudhiṣṭhir
oblique	युधिष्ठिर yudhiṣṭhir	युधिष्ठिरों yudhiṣṭhirõ
vocative	युधिष्ठिर yudhiṣṭhir	युधिष्ठिरो yudhiṣṭhiro

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “युधिष्ठिर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4073
“युधिष्ठिर”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘧𑘳𑘠𑘲𑘬𑘿𑘙𑘲𑘨 (yudhīṣṭhīra)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ju.d̪ʱiʂ.ʈʰiɾ/, [ju.d̪ʱiʂ.ʈʰiːɾ]
Hyphenation: यु‧धिष्‧ठिर
Rhymes: -iɾ

Proper noun

युधिष्ठिर • (yudhiṣṭhir) m

Yudhisthira, the eldest Pandava, and later the emperor of Āryāvarta
Coordinate terms: युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhir), भीम (bhīm), अर्जुन (arjun), नकुल (nakul), सहदेव (sahdev)

Declension

Declension of युधिष्ठिर (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	युधिष्ठिर yudhiṣṭhir
direct plural	युधिष्ठिर yudhiṣṭhir
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	युधिष्ठिर yudhiṣṭhir	युधिष्ठिर yudhiṣṭhir
oblique सामान्यरूप	युधिष्ठिरा yudhiṣṭhirā	युधिष्ठिरां- yudhiṣṭhirān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	युधिष्ठिराला yudhiṣṭhirālā	युधिष्ठिरांना yudhiṣṭhirānnā
ergative	युधिष्ठिराने, युधिष्ठिरानं yudhiṣṭhirāne, yudhiṣṭhirāna	युधिष्ठिरांनी yudhiṣṭhirānnī
instrumental	युधिष्ठिराशी yudhiṣṭhirāśī	युधिष्ठिरांशी yudhiṣṭhirānśī
locative सप्तमी	युधिष्ठिरात yudhiṣṭhirāt	युधिष्ठिरांत yudhiṣṭhirāt
vocative संबोधन	युधिष्ठिरा yudhiṣṭhirā	युधिष्ठिरांनो yudhiṣṭhirānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of युधिष्ठिर (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	युधिष्ठिराचा yudhiṣṭhirāċā	युधिष्ठिराचे yudhiṣṭhirāċe	युधिष्ठिराची yudhiṣṭhirācī	युधिष्ठिराच्या yudhiṣṭhirācā	युधिष्ठिराचे, युधिष्ठिराचं yudhiṣṭhirāċe, yudhiṣṭhirāċa	युधिष्ठिराची yudhiṣṭhirācī	युधिष्ठिराच्या yudhiṣṭhirācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	युधिष्ठिरांचा yudhiṣṭhirānċā	युधिष्ठिरांचे yudhiṣṭhirānċe	युधिष्ठिरांची yudhiṣṭhirāñcī	युधिष्ठिरांच्या yudhiṣṭhirāncā	युधिष्ठिरांचे, युधिष्ठिरांचं yudhiṣṭhirānċe, yudhiṣṭhirānċa	युधिष्ठिरांची yudhiṣṭhirāñcī	युधिष्ठिरांच्या yudhiṣṭhirāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “युधिष्ठिर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

যুধিষ্ঠিৰ (Assamese script)
ᬬᬸᬥᬶᬱ᭄ᬞᬶᬭ (Balinese script)
যুধিষ্ঠির (Bengali script)
𑰧𑰲𑰠𑰰𑰬𑰿𑰙𑰰𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀬𑀼𑀥𑀺𑀱𑁆𑀞𑀺𑀭 (Brahmi script)
ယုဓိၑ္ဌိရ (Burmese script)
યુધિષ્ઠિર (Gujarati script)
ਯੁਧਿਸ਼੍ਠਿਰ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌯𑍁𑌧𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌿𑌰 (Grantha script)
ꦪꦸꦣꦶꦰ꧀ꦜꦶꦫ (Javanese script)
𑂨𑂳𑂡𑂱𑂭𑂹𑂘𑂱𑂩 (Kaithi script)
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ (Kannada script)
យុធិឞ្ឋិរ (Khmer script)
ຍຸຘິຩ຺ຐິຣ (Lao script)
യുധിഷ്ഠിര (Malayalam script)
ᠶᡠᢡᡳᢢᡱᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘧𑘳𑘠𑘱𑘬𑘿𑘙𑘱𑘨 (Modi script)
ᠶ᠋ᠤᢑᠾᠢᢔᢍᠢᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧇𑧔𑧀𑧒𑧌𑧠𑦹𑧒𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
𑐫𑐸𑐢𑐶𑐲𑑂𑐛𑐶𑐬 (Newa script)
ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର (Odia script)
ꢫꢸꢤꢶꢰ꣄ꢝꢶꢬ (Saurashtra script)
𑆪𑆶𑆣𑆴𑆰𑇀𑆜𑆴𑆫 (Sharada script)
𑖧𑖲𑖠𑖰𑖬𑖿𑖙𑖰𑖨 (Siddham script)
යුධිෂ‍්ඨිර (Sinhalese script)
𑩻𑩒𑩮𑩑𑪀 𑪙𑩧𑩑𑩼 (Soyombo script)
𑚣𑚰𑚜𑚮𑚶𑚕𑚮𑚤 (Takri script)
யுதி⁴ஷ்டி²ர (Tamil script)
యుధిష్ఠిర (Telugu script)
ยุธิษฺฐิร (Thai script)
ཡུ་དྷི་ཥྛི་ར (Tibetan script)
𑒨𑒳𑒡𑒱𑒭𑓂𑒚𑒱𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
𑨪𑨃𑨜𑨁𑨯𑩇𑨕𑨁𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of युधि (yúdhi, “in battle”) +‎ स्थिर (sthirá, “firm, steady, calm, resolute”), meaning “firm or steady in battle”.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ju.dʱiʂ.ʈʰi.ɾɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ju.d̪ʱiʂ.ʈʰi.ɾɐ/

Proper noun

युधिष्ठिर • (yudhiṣṭhira) stem, m

Yudhisthira (the eldest Pandava and later on king of the Kuru kingdom)
Coordinate terms: युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira), भीम (bhīma), अर्जुन (arjuna), नकुल (nakula), सहदेव (sahadeva)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of युधिष्ठिर
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ)	युधिष्ठिरौ (yudhiṣṭhirau)	युधिष्ठिराः (yudhiṣṭhirāḥ)
accusative	युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram)	युधिष्ठिरौ (yudhiṣṭhirau)	युधिष्ठिरान् (yudhiṣṭhirān)
instrumental	युधिष्ठिरेण (yudhiṣṭhireṇa)	युधिष्ठिराभ्याम् (yudhiṣṭhirābhyām)	युधिष्ठिरैः (yudhiṣṭhiraiḥ)
dative	युधिष्ठिराय (yudhiṣṭhirāya)	युधिष्ठिराभ्याम् (yudhiṣṭhirābhyām)	युधिष्ठिरेभ्यः (yudhiṣṭhirebhyaḥ)
ablative	युधिष्ठिरात् (yudhiṣṭhirāt)	युधिष्ठिराभ्याम् (yudhiṣṭhirābhyām)	युधिष्ठिरेभ्यः (yudhiṣṭhirebhyaḥ)
genitive	युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya)	युधिष्ठिरयोः (yudhiṣṭhirayoḥ)	युधिष्ठिराणाम् (yudhiṣṭhirāṇām)
locative	युधिष्ठिरे (yudhiṣṭhire)	युधिष्ठिरयोः (yudhiṣṭhirayoḥ)	युधिष्ठिरेषु (yudhiṣṭhireṣu)
vocative	युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira)	युधिष्ठिरौ (yudhiṣṭhirau)	युधिष्ठिराः (yudhiṣṭhirāḥ)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “युधिष्ठिर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 855.
Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “युधिष्ठिर”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1315