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 Kist·na [kist, -n, uh].
4. a male given name.

Krishna

¹

/ ˈkrɪʃnə /

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

Krishna

²

/ ˈkrɪʃnə /

noun

1. Hinduism the most celebrated of the Hindu deities, whose life story is told in the Mahabharata

Derived Forms

• ˈKrishnaism, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Krishna¹

From the Sanskrit word kṛṣṇa

Word History and Origins

Origin of Krishna¹

via Hindi from Sanskrit, literally: dark, black

Example Sentences

The Krishna Movement stresses continual silent chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra in order to keep the mind focused on God.

From The Daily Beast

On Sunday, friends of Krishna Upadhyaya and Ghimire Gundev received a series of anxious text messages.

From The Daily Beast

Last week Indian foreign minister S. M. Krishna visited Israel, the first such visit by an Indian foreign minister in a decade.

From The Daily Beast

Brindaban is one of the most popular places of pilgrimage in India, being associated with the cult of Krishna as a shepherd.

From Project Gutenberg

By this hand that did ut, I was Krishna tootlin' on the flute—the god that the rig'mental chaplain talks about.

From Project Gutenberg

They say the children of the sun and Rama have nothing in common with the children of the moon and Krishna.

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Monarchs bowed to Krishna's mandate, left Panchala's festive land, Arjun took the beauteous princess, gently led her by the hand.

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Spite of wrong and frequent outrage, spite of insult often flung, Never in his heart hath Krishna sought to do his kinsman wrong!

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