# Ikshvaku

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. The first king of Ayodhya, one of the sons of Vaivasvata Manu, ancestor of Rāma.
2. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit इक्ष्वाकु (ikṣvāku).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ikshvaku