Yashonídhí (यशोनिधि, IAST: Yaśonidhi) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Treasury of glory and divine fame”. From yaśas (glory, renown, honour) + nidhi (treasure, treasury, abode), this beautiful name declares the Lord to be the inexhaustible storehouse of all glory — the source from which all true fame in the universe derives.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Yaśas in Sanskrit carries a rich spectrum of meaning encompassing splendour, brilliance, fame, and honour — both earthly and divine. When the Lord is called Yaśonidhi, He is identified not merely as one who possesses glory but as the very reservoir (nidhi) from which all genuine glory flows. In Vaishnava theology, the Lord's yaśas is eternal and self-luminous, and the devotee who meditates on this name participates in that inexhaustible radiance. Nidhi also carries the connotation of hidden treasure, suggesting a boundless glory awaiting those who seek it through devotion.

This epithet is a celebrated name of Lord Vishnu and is also found in the traditions of Lord Rama; as a given name for a boy, Yashonídhí or Yashonídhí is melodious and spiritually resonant. Pronounced ya-shoh-ni-dhi with stress on the first syllable of each component.

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Scriptural source

Yashonídhí 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, Yashonídhí aligns with the Jyeshtha nakshatra, under the Vrischika rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 4.