योद्धा
yoddha
The Sanskrit word for "warrior" is योद्धा (yoddha).
The term refers to a person actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare.
Meaning: person actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare (noun)
Which one should you use?
Yodhā is a formal term representing a fighter or combatant.
How do you pronounce it?
yoddha
Did you know?
- The concept of the 'warrior' in Sanskrit literature often blends with the 'ascetic', where a योद्धा is expected to master their internal desires as strictly as they master their sword.
- The most famous discussion of a योद्धा occurs in the Bhagavad Gita, where the warrior Arjuna suffers a moral crisis and refuses to fight his own kin.
- Sanskrit distinguishes between different types of warriors, such as a धनुर्धर ('one who holds a bow'), because the weapon defined the warrior's social and tactical status.
Examples in context
- सः एकः वीरः योद्धा अस्ति।saḥ ekaḥ vīraḥ yoddhā asti.He is a brave warrior.
- योद्धा युद्धक्षेत्रे तिष्ठति।yoddhā yuddhakṣetre tiṣṭhati.The warrior stands on the battlefield.
- अस्माकम् एकः महान् योद्धा अस्ति।asmākam ekaḥ mahān yoddhā asti.We have a great warrior.
Example conversation
Two students are discussing a historical story.
- इशान Ishanकिं त्वम् एतस्य योद्धुः कथां जानासि?kiṃ tvam etasya yoddhuḥ kathāṃ jānāsi?Do you know the story of this warrior?
- अनन्या Ananyaन, इशान। का कथा अस्ति?na, iśāna. kā kathā asti?No, Ishan. What is the story?
- इशान Ishanएषः योद्धा अतीव वीरः आसीत्।eṣaḥ yoddhā atīva vīraḥ āsīt.This warrior was very brave.
- अनन्या Ananyaअहं तस्य विषयं पठिष्यामि।ahaṃ tasya viṣayaṃ paṭhiṣyāmi.I will read about him.
