Entry № 6634 · Sanskrit origin

Sudarshana Sudarshana — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ soo-DAHR-shah-nah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Vishnus-discus / auspicious-sight (Sanskrit + foundational)"
Syllables
Rank · US 2025
№ None
First recorded
Modern

A name that means "vishnus-discus / auspicious-sight (sanskrit + foundational)".

Sudarshana is from the Sanskrit Sudarśanā. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Sudarshana is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Sudarśanā auspicious-sight Vishnus-discus Devi + Sanskrit su good + darśana sight + foundational central Sudarśana-Chakra foundational-central-Vishnus-discus 108-serrated-edge weapon-of Vishnu-Krishna-Rāma foundational-central-Ayudha of-Vishnu + foundational central Sudarśana-Chakra foundational-central-most-powerful-Vishnu-Ayudha with 108-radiating-blades + foundational central Vishnus-4-Ayudhas foundational-central-Śaṅkha-Pāñcajanya-conch + Chakra-Sudarśana-discus + Gadā-Kaumodakī-mace + Padma-lotus foundational-central-Vishnu-4-arm-symbols + foundational central Sudarśana-Chakra foundational-central-forged-by Viśvakarmā divine-architect from-Suryas-16th-part energy Chakra-crafted-with-16-Kalās + foundational central Sudarśana-Chakra used-by Vishnu against Śiśupāla 100-abuses in Rājasūya-Yajña Mahabharata Sabha Parva 40-44 Krishna-Yudhiṣṭhira-Yajña Śiśupāla-Vadha foundational-central + foundational central Sudarśana-Chakra used-by Krishna against Śālva-Airavata + Bhauma-Asura + Kālayavana in Bhāgavata Purana Canto 10 Chapters 66-77 + foundational central Sudarśana-Ashtakam by Vedanta Deshika 1268-1369 CE 8-verses foundational-central-Sudarśana-hymn pratibhaṭa-śreṇi-bhīṣaṇa vāra-guṇa-stavana bhāṣaṇa + foundational central Sudarśana-Mahāmantra + Sudarśana-Homa + foundational central Sudarśana-Jayantī Mārgaśīrṣa-Śukla-Dvādaśī foundational-central-Vishnu-discus-day + foundational central Māghas Śiśupālavadha 20-cantos Sanskrit-Kāvya foundational-central-Sudarśana-narrative + foundational central Bhagavad Gita 11:16 aneka-bāhūdara-vaktra-netraṃ paśyāmi tvāṃ sarvato nanta-rūpam + 11:29 yathā pradīptaṃ jvalanaṃ pataṅgā viśanti nāśāya samṛddha-vegāḥ + 10:34 mṛtyuḥ sarva-haraś cāham + foundational pan-Vaishnava heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

The name in its native script.

Sudarshana
Transliteration
Sudarśanā
Pronunciation
/ suˈdɑːr.ʃə.nə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Sudarshana stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ None in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Sudarshana · last year
0 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

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Sudarshana reduces to one.

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