Ayodhya

English


Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अयोध्या (ayodhyā)

Proper noun

Ayodhya

  1. An ancient city of India, in the modern state of Uttar Pradesh, on the bank of the Sarayu river.
  2. (Hinduism, historical) The capital of the ancient Kosala kingdom, and birthplace of the Hindu deity Rāma.

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