Gandhari
Sanskrit · Not verified · 3 syllables
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About the name Gandhari
Gandhari derives from Sanskrit "Gandhara," an ancient region in northwestern South Asia (modern-day Pakistan/Afghanistan), meaning "of or from Gandhara." The name is primarily used in Hindu and Indian cultures, most famously borne by Gandhari, the blind queen-mother in the Mahabharata epic who mothered the hundred Kaurava princes.
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Etymology
Gandhari derives from Sanskrit "Gandhara," an ancient region in northwestern South Asia (modern-day Pakistan/Afghanistan), meaning "of or from Gandhara." The name is primarily used in Hindu and Indian cultures, most famously borne by Gandhari, the blind queen-mother in the Mahabharata epic who mothered the hundred Kaurava princes.
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