Kapilendra
Kapilendra (कपीलेन्द्र) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “King of Kapila; the foremost in Sankhya”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Kapilendra (कपीलेन्द्र) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “King of Kapila; the foremost in Sankhya”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Kapilendra (कपीलेन्द्र, IAST: kapilendra) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “King of Kapila; the foremost in Sankhya”. Compound of Kapila (founder of Sankhya philosophy) + indra (king).
Meaning, etymology & significance
Kapilendra (कपीलेन्द्र) is built from Kapila — the foundational rishi of the Sankhya school of philosophy, said in the Bhagavata Purana to be a partial incarnation of Vishnu — and indra (king). The literal sense is "king of Kapila's lineage" or "foremost in Sankhya."
In Hindu tradition Sankhya is one of the six classical schools (darśanas) of orthodox philosophy. Kapila's Sankhya-sūtra teaches the duality of Purusha (consciousness) and Prakriti (matter). To name a child Kapilendra is therefore to invoke this entire Sankhya-philosophical tradition.
The 15th-century king Kapilendradeva of the Gajapati dynasty in Odisha also bears this name.
Pronunciation: ka-pi-LEN-dra. Pair with classical surnames.
Astrology — nakshatra & rashi
By the standard Vedic correspondence between the first syllable of a name and the lunar mansion (nakshatra), Kapilendra aligns with the Mrigashira nakshatra, under the Mithuna rashi (Moon sign).
Similar names
Hindu names with a similar feel or meaning include: Kapil, Kapilesh, Devansh. Each is a distinct choice with its own etymology — explore them on their own pages for fuller context.