Subhadra

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सुभद्रा (subhadrā).

Proper noun

Subhadra

  1. (Hinduism) Subhadra, daughter of Vasudeva, and Rohini, sister of Krishna, and Balarama, wife of Arjuna and the mother of Abhimanyu.
    • 1960, Mayadhar Mansinha, History of Oriya Literature‎[1], Sahitya Akademi, page 76:
      The carpenter had disappeared, leaving half-finished not one but three images, as they are still today, identified as Krishna, Balarama and their sister Subhadra.
    • 1994, O. M. Starza, The Jagannatha Temple at Puri: Its Architecture, Art, and Cult‎[2], Brill, →ISBN, page 64:
      An inscription from this temple clearly refers to Purusottama and to the images of Bala, Krsna and Subhadra enshrined within.
    • 2008, Orissa: An Encyclopaedia of Events‎[3], 2 edition, Sankalpa Publications, page 53:
      The deities installed inside the sanctum sanctorum, are the chlorite figures of Balarama, Krushna and Subhadra.
  2. A female given name from Sanskrit mostly used in India.

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References

  • Puranic Encyclopedia: a comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature, Vettam Mani, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1975, p. 746.

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