Krishna

American  

[krish-nuh] / ˈkrɪʃ nə /

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. Formerly Kistna.  a river in southern India, flowing east from the Western Ghats to the Bay of Bengal. 800 miles (1,290 km) long.

4. a male given name.

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Krishna ¹ British  

/ ˈkrɪʃnə /

noun

1. Also called: Kistna.  a river in S India, rising in the Western Ghats and flowing generally southeast to the Bay of Bengal. Length: 1300 km (800 miles)

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Krishna ² British  

/ ˈkrɪʃnə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Krishnaism
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Krishna

From the Sanskrit word kṛṣṇa

Example Sentences

Also fueling the rally was a resurfaced video clip, which shows President Donald Trump praising IBM CEO Arvind Krishna at an event last December.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

In the video clip of the December meeting, Trump praised Krishna for taking IBM to a “new stratosphere” and the stock to a “very nice price.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

The study was led by Deepak Koirala, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UMBC, along with recent Ph.D. graduate Naba Krishna Das.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

When Krishna Rao first spoke publicly, it was as a Harvard senior discussing his summer plans with the Crimson.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

There is the story of baby Krishna, wrongly accused by his friends of eating a bit of dirt.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel