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DAMODARA

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Indian, Hindu Mythology

Other Scripts: दामोदर (Sanskrit)

Means "rope around the belly", derived from Sanskrit दाम (dama) "rope" and उदर (udara) "belly". This is another name of the Hindu god Krishna, given to him because his foster-mother tied him to a large urn.
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