Krishna meaning in Sanskrit
कृष्ण kṛṣṇá
UK/ˈkɹɪʃnə/
Krishna in Sanskrit: कृष्ण (kṛṣṇá). In English, Krishna means a deity worshiped across many traditions of Hinduism.
Sanskrit words for Krishna
- avatar
- कृष्ण kṛṣṇá
- river
- कृष्ण kṛṣṇá
English meaning of Krishna
- proper noun A deity worshiped across many traditions of Hinduism.
- proper noun A river in southern India.
- proper noun A district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
- proper noun A male given name from Sanskrit.
Krishna in other languages
- Krishna in Hindi
- Krishna in Tamil
- Krishna in Marathi
- Krishna in Urdu
- Krishna in Bengali
- Krishna in Telugu
- Krishna in Malayalam
- Krishna in Kannada
- Krishna in Punjabi
- Krishna in Gujarati
- Krishna in Odia
- Krishna in Assamese
- Krishna in Nepali
- Krishna in Arabic
- Krishna in Indonesian
- Krishna in Persian
- Krishna in Thai
- Krishna in Myanmar
Questions about Krishna in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of Krishna in Sanskrit?
- Krishna in Sanskrit is कृष्ण (kṛṣṇá).
- Krishna इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Krishna: कृष्ण (kṛṣṇá).
- What does Krishna mean in English?
- Krishna means a deity worshiped across many traditions of Hinduism.
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