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Aniruddha

अनिरुद्ध

From Sanskrit अनिरुद्ध (aniruddha), "unobstructed, unrestrained", built from the negative prefix a- and the verb rudh, "to block, to restrain".

Meaning and origin

Aniruddha is a Sanskrit name best known from the Puranas, where it belongs to a grandson of Krishna caught up in a well-known love story of his own.

How to pronounce Aniruddha

Hindiuh-NIR-ood-dhuh /əˈnɪrud̪d̪ʱə/

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