Ugraghna (उग्रघ्न, IAST: Ugraghna) is an Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Slayer of the fierce and terrible demon”. From ugra (fierce, terrible, wrathful — often an epithet of Rāvaṇa or his allies) + ghna (slayer, from the root han), this name proclaims Vishnu as the destroyer of fearsome and wrathful demonic forces.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Ugra in Sanskrit carries connotations of terrible power, fierce wrath, and devastating intensity — it is an epithet associated with aspects of Shiva as well as with fearsome demonic warriors. Here, as an object of ghna (slayer), it refers specifically to the destruction of such a fierce being by the Lord Vishnu-Rama. The compound is concise and potent, expressing in two syllables the essential drama of divine justice confronting cosmic evil. In the context of the Rāmāyaṇa, 'the fierce one' (ugra) may refer to a specific warrior or serve as a general description of the demonic host.

This epithet is attributed to Lord Vishnu and is found in devotional traditions honouring the Rāma-avatāra; as a personal given name, Ugraghna is uncommon but phonetically accessible. Pronounced ug-ra-gh-na.

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Scriptural source

Ugraghna 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, Ugraghna aligns with the Krittika nakshatra, under the Vrishabha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 8.