As a deity name
Name 764 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘elder brother of Gada’, N. of Kṛṣṇa
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
The spelling you confirmed, गदाग्रज, is itself a dictionary headword — no grammatical transformation stands between what you typed and the meaning above.
Dictionary citations
gadāgraja m. ‘elder brother of Gada’, N. of Kṛṣṇa, MBh. iii, 733; BhP. iv, 23, 12.
gadāgraja m. (-jaḥ) A name of VIṢṆU or KṚṢṆA. E. gada, and agraja an elder brother.
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
Sources contain errors and engines have limits; every claim above carries its citation so you can verify it. This is guidance about names and their sources — not religious or astrological consultation. How we work · Our sources