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जनमेजय

जनमेजय

Sanskrit

Proper noun

जनमेजय (janamejaya) m

  1. (literary) ‘causing men to tremble’
  2. (Hinduism) Name of a celebrated king to whom वैशम्पायन recited the Mahabharata. (great-grandson to Arjuna, as being son and, successor to परिक्षित् who was the son of अर्जुन's son Abhimanyu).