Name #268 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
ಮಹೇನ್ದ್ರಃ Mahendra — meaning in Kannada
Mahendra (mahendraḥ) is name #268 of the 1000 names of Vishnu. Below is its meaning in Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ), the shloka it comes from in Kannada, and the English meaning — from the full name page.
ಮಹೇಂದ್ರ — ದೇವದೇವ
In English: The great lord — god of gods
From shloka 29 · chapter Varāha
ಸುಭುಜೋ ದುರ್ಧರೋ ವಾಗ್ಮೀ ಮಹೇನ್ದ್ರೋ ವಸುದೋ ವಸುಃ
ನೈಕರೂಪೋ ಬೃಹದ್ರೂಪಃ ಶಿಪಿವಿಷ್ಟಃ ಪ್ರಕಾಶನಃ
Also in this shloka: subhujaḥ · durdharaḥ · vāgmī · vasudaḥ · vasuḥ · naikarūpaḥ · bṛhadrūpaḥ · śipiviṣṭaḥ · prakāśanaḥ
Mahendra in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Tamil · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Kannada — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.