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'''Rajendra''' is popular [[Hindu]] [[given name]]. It is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] ''{{IAST|rājendra}}'' 'lord of kings', 'supreme sovereign',<ref>{{MWSD}}</ref> which is a [[Sanskrit compound|compound]] of the words ''{{IAST|rāja}}'' 'king' and ''{{IAST|indra}}'' 'supreme'.<ref>''[[Indra]]'' is also the name of a Vedic deity.</ref>
'''Rajendra''' is popular [[Hindu]] [[given name]]. It is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] ''{{IAST|rājendra}}'' 'lord of kings', 'supreme sovereign',<ref>{{MWSD}}</ref> which is a [[Sanskrit compound|compound]] of the words ''{{IAST|rāja}}'' 'king' and ''{{IAST|indra}}'' 'supreme'.<ref>''[[Indra]]'' is also the name of a Vedic deity.</ref>


==People with this given name==
Notable people with the name include:
* [[Rajendra Chola I]], Chola emperor
* [[Rajendra Chola I]], [[Rajendra Chola II]] and [[Rajendra Chola III]], Chola emperors in the 11th and 13th centuries
* [[Rajendra Chola II]], Chola emperor
* [[Rajendra Kharel]] (active from 1999), Nepalese politician
* [[Rajendra Kharel]] (active from 1999), Nepalese politician
* [[Rajendra Krishan]], Bollywood lyricist and writer
* [[Rajendra Krishan]], Bollywood lyricist and writer
* [[Rajendra Kumar]] (1927–1999), Bollywood actor
* [[Rajendra Kumar KC]] (active from 2013), Nepalese politician
* [[Rajendra Kumar KC]] (active from 2013), Nepalese politician
* [[Rajendra Mahato]] (born 1958), Nepali politician
* [[Rajendra Mahato]] (born 1958), Nepali politician
* [[Rajendra Patel]], Gujarati language poet, short story writer and critic
* [[Rajendra Prasad]], the first President of India
* [[Rajendra Prasad]], the first President of India
* [[Rajendra Prasad (actor)]], Telugu language actor
* [[Rajendra Prasad (actor)]], Telugu language actor
* [[Rajendra Rajya Lakshmi Devi]], wife of King [[Pratap Singh Shah]]

* [[Rajendra Bikram Shah]], king of Nepal
* [[Rajendra Singh]] (born 1959), Indian water conservationist and environmentalist
==See also==
==See also==
*[[King of kings]]
*[[King of Kings]]

== Notes and references==
== Notes and references==
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[[Category:Indian masculine given names]]
[[Category:Indian masculine given names]]
[[Category:Masculine given names]]
[[Category:Hindu given names]]
[[Category:Hindu given names]]

Latest revision as of 16:59, 6 September 2024

Rajendra is popular Hindu given name. It is derived from the Sanskrit rājendra 'lord of kings', 'supreme sovereign',[1] which is a compound of the words rāja 'king' and indra 'supreme'.[2]

Notable people with the name include:

See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ Monier-Williams, Monier (1899). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press. OCLC 685239912.
  2. ^ Indra is also the name of a Vedic deity.