As a deity name
Name 400 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 873 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 849 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
Name 254 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
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
‘younger brother of Indra’, N. of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa (born subsequently to Indra, especially as son of Aditi, either as Āditya or in the dwarf Avatāra), &c.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "upendra" is the vocative of "upendrā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
upendra m. ‘younger brother of Indra’, N. of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa (born subsequently to Indra, especially as son of Aditi, either as Āditya or in the dwarf Avatāra), MBh.; Hariv.; R.; VP. &c.
N. of a Nāga, L.
upendra m. (-ndraḥ) A name of VIṢṆU or KṚṢṆA. E. upa after, indra INDRA: born subsequently to INDRA.
upendrā f. N. of a river, MBh.; VP.
Alternative readings
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Caveats
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