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Krishna

[ krish-nuh ]

noun

  1. Hinduism. an avatar of Vishnu and one of the most popular of Indian deities, who appears in the Bhagavad-Gita as the teacher of Arjuna.
  2. Informal. Hare Krishna.
  3. a river in southern India, flowing east from the Western Ghats to the Bay of Bengal. 800 miles (1,290 km) long. Formerly °­¾±²õ³Ù·²Ô²¹ [kist, -n, uh].
  4. a male given name.


Krishna

1

/ ˈ°ì°ùɪʃ²ÔÉ™ /

noun

  1. a river in S India, rising in the Western Ghats and flowing generally southeast to the Bay of Bengal. Length: 1300 km (800 miles) Also calledKistna
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Krishna

2

/ ˈ°ì°ùɪʃ²ÔÉ™ /

noun

  1. Hinduism the most celebrated of the Hindu deities, whose life story is told in the Mahabharata
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ°­°ù¾±²õ³ó²Ô²¹¾±²õ³¾, noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of Krishna1

From the Sanskrit word °ìṛṣṇa
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of Krishna1

via Hindi from Sanskrit, literally: dark, black
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The festival honours the divine love of Hindu deities Radha and Krishna, and boisterous celebrations are held in the northern Indian cities of Mathura and Vrindavan, believed to be their birthplace.

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Dr Krishna said the first thing they did was identify how interconnected the parasitic and host twins were.

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Other works like Shala Miller’s “Heavenly Father†photo series, portraying a visitation dream from her deceased father, and Coltrane’s framed depictions of “Krishna†and “Rama,†fill the gallery.

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"Unfortunately, 30 of those devotees have died," senior police officer Vaibhav Krishna told a news conference on Wednesday evening.

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Chinmoy Krishna Das, a spokesperson of a Bangladesh-based Hindu organisation, was arrested on sedition charges this week, spurring clashes that led to one death.

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