Vasishtha

In the epics

Vasishtha appears in the Rāmāyaṇa as a sage: Supreme among those who knew the Vedas; royal preceptor who made Rama and Sita observe their fasting vows.

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.

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Most excellent, wealthiest”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Shrestha — Best, most excellent
• Pritam — Beloved, the one most loved
• Param — Supreme, the highest and most exalted of all
• Mohini — Most beautiful, enchantress, Mohiniyattam dance
• Husna — Beauty, the most beautiful one
• Shreyasi — The best, most excellent woman

More boys' names of Sanskrit origin

• Aarav — Peaceful sound, wisdom
• Arjun — Bright, shining, silver
• Reyansh — Ray of light, part of God Vishnu
• Vihaan — Dawn, beginning of new era
• Aryan — Noble, of high birth
• Krish — Short form of Krishna, dark, attractive

Where this comes from

Vasishtha 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.