Shalya

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The brother of Madri (mother of Nakula and Sahadeva), as well as the ruler of the Madra kingdom in the Mahabharata.

Word forms

Shalya

Etymology

From Sanskrit शल्य (śalya, “dart, javelin, lance, spear, iron-headed weapon, arrow”).

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