Parijata

Classical Sanskrit origin

पारिजात (pārijāta): the coral tree, Erythrina Indica (losing its leaves in June and then covered with large crimson flowers).

Source: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), a public-domain scholarly reference — not every popular name today traces to a classical dictionary entry, so this section only appears where a verified match exists.

In the epics

Parijata appears in the Mahābhārata as a sage: Rishi who accompanied Narada to the Pandavas' sabha.

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: Kanya
• Nakshatra: Uttara Phalguni
• More names starting with P

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Divine fragrant flower, celestial tree”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Oliver — Possibly from Old Norse Óleifr ('ancestral' + 'relic'); popularly linked by folk etymology to the Latin word for olive tree
• Parijat — Night-flowering jasmine; celestial tree
• Tarush — Tree, victory, conqueror
• Mahua — Mahua flower and tree; sweet-flowering tree
• Sirisha — Flower of rain tree, delicate
• Piyali — A flowering tree; one who is like a blossoming tree

More girls' names of Sanskrit-Odia origin

• Subhadra — Sister of Lord Jagannath and Balabhadra, auspicious
• Subhashree — Good fortune, beautiful blessing
• Madhusmita — Sweet smile, honeyed smile
• Bimala — Pure, spotless, Goddess Bimala of Puri temple
• Akanksha — Desire, aspiration
• Priyadarshini — Looking lovely, pleasant to behold

Other names under Kanya rashi

• Dhruv — Pole star, constant
• Parth — Arjuna, one who never misses the target
• Prisha — Beloved, darling
• Priyanka — Favourite, dear one, lovable
• Pihu — Sweet sound, chirping of birds
• Pooja — Prayer, worship, adoration

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

Where this comes from

Parijata's etymology is verified against Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899). 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.