Samastendrāritejohṛt (समस्तेन्द्रारितेजोहृत्, IAST: Samastendrāritejohṛt) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Destroyer of the splendour of all enemies of Indra”. From samasta (all, entire), Indra-ari (enemies of Indra, the asuras), tejas (radiant power, splendour), and hṛt (one who takes away, removes), this name glorifies Viṣṇu as the one who strips all demonic forces of their power.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Indra's enemies (indrāri) refers to the asuras and daityas who perpetually wage war against the devas; tejas signifies their accumulated cosmic radiance and military prowess rather than mere physical strength. Hṛt from the root hṛ (to take, remove, steal away) indicates that Viṣṇu does not merely defeat but completely withdraws the source of demonic brilliance. This epithet places Viṣṇu in His cosmic role as the protector of the divine order, aligning with passages in the Bhāgavata Purāṇa where He assumes avatāras specifically to dismantle the accumulated power of the asura lords.

This lengthy compound is a theological epithet of the Sahasranāma rather than a name suited to personal use; its meaning is best contemplated in the context of Viṣṇu's protective sovereignty over cosmic dharma. Pronounced sah-mahs-TEHN-draah-ri-teh-jo-hṛt.

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Scriptural source

Samastendrāritejohṛt appears in the Vishnu Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Vishnu.

Astrology — nakshatra, rashi & numerology

By the standard Vedic correspondence between a name’s first syllable and the lunar mansion, Samastendrāritejohṛt aligns with the Shatabhisha nakshatra, under the Kumbha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 7.