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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]

People with this given name

Rajendra Chola I, a Chola emperor
Rajendra Chola II, a Chola emperor
Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India
Rajendra Prasad (actor), a Telugu language actor
Rajendra Krishan, a Bollywood lyricist and writer

Notes and references

^ Monier-Williams, Monier (1899). A Sanskrit-English dictionary : etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press,. ISBN 978-0-19-864308-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
^ Indra is also the name of the Vedic deity Indra.

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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,. ISBN 978-0-19-864308-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

[2] Indra is also the name of the Vedic deity Indra.

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	'''Rajendra''' is popular [[Hindu]] [[given name]]. It is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] ''{{IAST\|rājendra}}'' 'lord of kings', 'supreme sovereign',<ref>{{Cite book~~\| edition = New ed., greatly enl. and improved /~~\| publisher = Clarendon Press,\| isbn = 978-0-19-864308-1\| last = Monier-Williams\| first = Monier\| title = A Sanskrit-English dictionary : etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages\| location = Oxford :\| date = 1899}}</ref> which is a [[Sanskrit compound\|compound]] of the words ''{{IAST\|rāja}}'' 'king' and ''{{IAST\|indra}}'' 'supreme'.<ref>''{{IAST\|Indra}}'' is also the name of the Vedic deity [[Indra]].</ref>		'''Rajendra''' is popular [[Hindu]] [[given name]]. It is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] ''{{IAST\|rājendra}}'' 'lord of kings', 'supreme sovereign',<ref>{{Cite book\| publisher = Clarendon Press,\| isbn = 978-0-19-864308-1\| last = Monier-Williams\| first = Monier\| title = A Sanskrit-English dictionary : etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages\| location = Oxford\| date = 1899\|url=http://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/scans/MWScan/2014/web/index.php}}</ref> which is a [[Sanskrit compound\|compound]] of the words ''{{IAST\|rāja}}'' 'king' and ''{{IAST\|indra}}'' 'supreme'.<ref>''{{IAST\|Indra}}'' is also the name of the Vedic deity [[Indra]].</ref>

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