Adrika

In the epics

Adrika appears in the Mahābhārata: Apsara cursed by Brahma to live as a fish in the Yamuna.

Source: Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0). Many characters share a name across the epics — this is one notable figure who bore it, not a claim about the name's only meaning.

Traditional associations

In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule.

• Rashi: Mesh
• Nakshatra: Krittika
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Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Celestial; of the mountains”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Girish — Lord of mountains, Lord Shiva
• Shailesh — Lord of mountains; Shiva
• Parvatibai — Lady of the mountains, Parvati devotee
• Aarshiya — Divine, heavenly, celestial
• Parijat — Night-flowering jasmine; celestial tree
• Yami — Night, twin of Yama, celestial

More girls' names of Sanskrit-Bengali origin

• Amrita — Immortal nectar; divine essence of life
• Aishani — Goddess Durga, belonging to the northeast direction
• Ahana — Inner light; one who cannot be destroyed
• Arpita — Dedicated, offered; one who is devoted
• Sweta — White, pure; fair-complexioned
• Dipti — Brightness, radiance, flame of light

Other names under Mesh rashi

• Aarav — Peaceful sound, wisdom
• Aradhya — Worthy of worship
• Arjun — Bright, shining, silver
• Aryan — Noble, of high birth
• Aadya — First, Goddess Durga
• Aarohi — Musical note, ascending

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Mesh names.

Where this comes from

Adrika has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.