Ayodhya

English

proper noun

Definitions

(city/administrative headquarters in Faizabad), on the bank of the Sarayu river.
(Hinduism) (legendary city/ancient capital in Kosala), and birthplace of the Hindu deity Rāma.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अयोध्या (unconquerable citadel).

Origin

Sanskrit

अयोध्या

Gloss

unconquerable citadel

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