Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parikshit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: parik-shit
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The son of Abhimanyu and Uttarā, and grandson of Arjuna, who ruled the Kuru kingdom after the Mahabharata war.

name

A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit परीक्षित् (parīkṣit).

Questions

What does parikshit mean?: The son of Abhimanyu and Uttarā, and grandson of Arjuna, who ruled the Kuru kingdom after the Mahabharata war.
Where does parikshit come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit परीक्षित् (parīkṣit).

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