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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 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
“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

/ ˈkrɪʃnə /

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

  • ˈKrishnaism, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Krishna1

From the Sanskrit word kṛṣṇa
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Krishna1

via Hindi from Sanskrit, literally: dark, black
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Example Sentences

Speaking to Fortune’s Aaron Pressman, Krishna focused on IBM’s “hybrid cloud” strategy, which the company says represents a $1 trillion market.

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The pandemic has also changed how offices work, and Krishna provided some insight into IBM’s mindset.

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Krishna, who succeeded Ginni Rometty as IBM’s CEO in February of 2020, has long focused on cloud computing services, culminating in the acquisition of Red Hat, which he spearheaded before being named CEO.

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The old IT services unit, which still brings in almost $20 billion of revenue a year, isn’t a good fit, as Krishna explained in the following interview with Fortune.

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“These equations make them look like kindergarten work,” Krishna said.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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