पुरुजित

Purujit

Purujit · IAST

Conqueror of many — a Pandava-side warrior named in the Gita's roll-call.

BoyKanyā1 scripture references

Etymology · व्युत्पत्ति

पुरुजित् = हलन्त-लोप → पुरुजित

The form पुरुजित् is written with a final halant (the grammatical/citation spelling); as a borne name the final halant is dropped (पुरुजित), and the English form takes no trailing schwa.

Scripture references

  • Bhagavad Gītā · 1.5

    धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान् । पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः ॥

    dhṛṣṭaketuś cekitānaḥ kāśirājaś ca vīryavān | purujit kuntibhojaś ca śaibyaś ca narapuṅgavaḥ ||

    There are also mighty warriors like Dhṛṣṭaketu, Cekitāna and the brave king of Kāśī, along with Purujit, Kuntibhoja and Śaibya, the finest of men.

Source: akshara-pravaaha.com/naamaavali/purujit · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Citations from Bhagavad Gītā

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