As a deity name
Name 59 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
piercing, destroying (said of Viṣṇu), MS.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
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Dictionary citations
pra-tardana See under pra-√ tṛd.
pra-˚tardana mfn. piercing, destroying (said of Viṣṇu), Viṣṇ. MS.
pra-˚tardana m. N. of a king of KāŚi (son of Divo-dāsa and author of RV. ix, 96), Br.; MBh. &c.
of a Rākṣasa, R.
of a class of divinities under Manu Auttama, MārkP.
Alternative readings
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