Harishchandra

English

King Harishchandra selling his family.

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Harishchandra

1. 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 (ml) (hariścandraṉ)
• Punjabi: ਹਰੀਸ਼ ਚੰਦਰ m (harīś candar)
• Sanskrit: हरिश्चन्द्र (sa) m (hariścandra)
• Tamil: அரிச்சந்திரன் (ta) (ariccantiraṉ), ஹரிச்சந்திரன் (hariccantiraṉ)
• Telugu: హరిశ్చంద్రుడు (te) m (hariścandruḍu)