Harishchandra

English

King Harishchandra selling his family.

Etymology

From Sanskrit हरिश्चन्द्र (hariścandra, “having golden splendour”).

Proper noun

Harishchandra

A legendary Indian king known for his commitment to truth and, in the Puranas, selling his kingdom, his family and ultimately himself to repay Vishwamitra after insulting him

Translations

legendary king

Bengali: হরিশচন্দ্র (horiśocondro)
Gujarati: હરિશ્ચંદ્ર m (hariścandra)
Hindi: हरिश्चंद्र (hi) m (hariścandra)
Kannada: ಹರಿಶ್ಚಂದ್ರ (kn) (hariścandra)
Malayalam: ഹരിശ്ചന്ദ്രൻ (hariścandraṉ)
Punjabi: ਹਰੀਸ਼ ਚੰਦਰ m (harīś candar)
Sanskrit: हरिश्चन्द्र (sa) m (hariścandra)
Tamil: அரிச்சந்திரன் (ariccantiraṉ), ஹரிச்சந்திரன் (hariccantiraṉ)
Telugu: హరిశ్చంద్రుడు (te) m (hariścandruḍu)

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