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Krishna
[ krish-nuh ]
noun
- 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.
- Informal. Hare Krishna.
- 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].
- a male given name.
Krishna
1/ ˈ°ì°ùɪʃ²ÔÉ™ /
noun
- 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
Krishna
2/ ˈ°ì°ùɪʃ²ÔÉ™ /
noun
- Hinduism the most celebrated of the Hindu deities, whose life story is told in the Mahabharata
Derived Forms
- ˈ°°ù¾±²õ³ó²Ô²¹¾±²õ³¾, noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of Krishna1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of Krishna1
Example Sentences
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.
Dr Krishna said the first thing they did was identify how interconnected the parasitic and host twins were.
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.
"Unfortunately, 30 of those devotees have died," senior police officer Vaibhav Krishna told a news conference on Wednesday evening.
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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