Pradyumna

In the epics

Pradyumna appears in the Mahābhārata as a warrior: Mentioned by Satyaki as the only one capable of withstanding Drona in battle (besides Satyaki himself).

Source: Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0). Many characters share a name across the epics — this is one notable figure who bore it, not a claim about the name's only meaning.

Traditional associations

In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule. Traditional rashi (by first letter, as commonly listed in this corpus) — not a personalized astrological reading, and not the same as the traditional first-syllable (akshara) method some families use.

• Rashi: Kark
• Nakshatra: Ashlesha
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Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Of valour, full of glory”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Shaurya — Meanings families give: Bravery, valor; Bravery, valor and courage in the face of danger; Bravery, valour
• Vikram — Meanings families give: Valor, brave stride and bold courageous steps; Brave, valorous, one step; Valor, prowess, brave step; Valor, bravery; one of great courage; Brave step, valour, courage
• Yash — Meanings families give: Glory, fame; Fame, glory, success, celebrity; Fame, glory, success; Success, glory, fame
• Gaurav — Meanings families give: Pride, honor and dignity that inspires respect; Pride, honor, prestige, glory; Pride, honour, respect
• Shlok — fame renown, glory, praise, hymn of praise
• Shaan — Meanings families give: Pride, glory and magnificent dignified honor; Pride, style, grace; Pride, dignity, glory

More boys' names of Sanskrit-Telugu origin

• Krishna — (with or without ) the dark half of the lunar month from full to new moon
• Shiva — Auspicious, the destroyer
• Rama — pleasing, delighting, rejoicing
• Srikanth — ‘beautiful-throated’, a partic. bird
• Anirudh — Grandson of Krishna, unstoppable
• Goutham — Lord Buddha, remover of darkness

Other names under Kark rashi

• Priya — Meanings families give: Beloved, dear; Beloved, dear one, darling; Beloved, dear one; Dear, beloved; one who is cherished; Beloved, dear one, cherished
• Divyansh — Divine part, a sacred portion of the supreme divine
• Disha — Meanings families give: Direction, path, guiding light; Direction, guidance, aim; Direction, path
• Ganesh — Meanings families give: Lord of all beings, elephant-headed god of wisdom; Lord of ganas, elephant god; Lord of all beings, elephant-headed god; Lord of hosts, elephant-headed deity
• Khushi — Happiness, joy
• Devansh — Part of God, divine fraction and heavenly portion

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Kark names.

Where this comes from

Pradyumna has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.