Jishnu, Jiṣṇu: 20 definitions

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Jishnu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Jiṣṇu can be transliterated into English as Jisnu or Jishnu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Jiṣṇu (जिष्णु).—A name of Arjuna. (See under Arjuna).

2) Jiṣṇu (जिष्णु).—A synonym of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. As Śrī Kṛṣṇa had won all the battles he fought, he got the name Jiṣṇu. (Mahābhārata Udyoga Parva, Chapter 70, Stanza 13).

3) Jiṣṇu (जिष्णु).—A warrior who fought on the side of the Pāṇḍavas against the Kauravas. This warrior who was a native of Cedi, was killed by Karṇa (Mahābhārata Karṇa Parva, Chapter 56, Stanza 48).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Jiṣṇu (जिष्णु).—A name of Arjuna.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa I. 16. 1 ff.; Vāyu-purāṇa 25. 39; 30. 99; 62, 49; 97. 3.
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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Kavya (poetry)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)

Jiṣṇu (जिष्णु) refers to “victory”, according to Kālidāsa’s Raghuvaṃśa verse 17.13.—Accordingly: “The Brahmins headed by the chaplain began to consecrate him who was destined to victory (jiṣṇu) first with Atharvavedic mantras that lead to victory”.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)

Jiṣṇu (जिष्णु) refers to “victorious (devotion)”, according to Sāhib Kaul’s Śārikāstrotra.—Accordingly, “[...] My devotion to you nourishes me every day, as the rise of the full moon always nourishes the ocean. On account of the true affluence of victorious (jiṣṇu) devotion to you I even ignore the excellent Lakṣmī. The whole world consists of you, Goddess of Gods! Your body is consciousness, you are alone and perfectly established. Nowhere is there ignorance. Thus, where do we see the son of a barren woman run and raise his bow? [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Gitashastra (science of music)

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (gita)

Jiṣṇu (जिष्णु) refers to one of the Forty-nine kinds of Tānas (in Indian music), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—Tāna refers to “that which spreads” (being dependent on mūrcchanā), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, only forty nine kinds of tānas are accepted under three grāmas viz., madhyama, ṣaḍja and gāndhāra. The ṣaḍjagrāma contains twenty tānas [e.g., jiṣṇu].

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Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, gītaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism

One of the ten names assigned to Arjuna, the Hindu hero of the Mahabharata. Meaning of the name: "conqueror of enemies"

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

jiṣṇu (जिष्णु).—a S Ever triumphant; disposed to conquest or victory.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

jiṣṇu (जिष्णु).—a Ever triumphant.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jiṣṇu (जिष्णु).—a. [ji-gṛtsnu]

1) Victorious, triumphant, R.4. 85;1.18.

2) Winning, gaining.

3) (At the end of comp.) Conquering, excelling; अलिनीजिष्णुः कचानां चयः (alinījiṣṇuḥ kacānāṃ cayaḥ) Bhartṛhari 1.5; Śiśupālavadha 13.21.

-ṣṇuḥ 1 The sun.

2) Name of Indra; असौ जिष्णु- रभवत् तत्र स म्लेच्छोऽभून्महीधरः (asau jiṣṇu- rabhavat tatra sa mleccho'bhūnmahīdharaḥ) Śiva. B.21.52.

3) Name of Viṣṇu.

4) Name of Arjuna; जातस्पृहः पुण्यजनः स जिष्णौ (jātaspṛhaḥ puṇyajanaḥ sa jiṣṇau) Kirātārjunīya 3. 31; ...... द्युतिजिष्णु जिष्णुरभृतोष्णवारणम् (dyutijiṣṇu jiṣṇurabhṛtoṣṇavāraṇam) Śiśupālavadha 13.21.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jiṣṇu (जिष्णु).—mfn. (-ṣṇuḥ-ṣṇuḥ-ṣṇu) 1. Victorious, triumphant. 2. Winning. 3. Excelling m.

(-ṣṇuḥ) 1. A name of Vishnu or Krishna. 2. An epithet of Indra. 3. A name of Arjuna. 4. The sun. E. ji to conquer, ṇsnu aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jiṣṇu (जिष्णु).—i. e. ji + snu, I. adj. 1. Overpowering, Mahābhārata 6, 5352. 2. Victorious, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 136. 3. Excelling, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 1, 5. Ii. m. 1. A name of Viṣṇu, Mahābhārata 5, 2571. 2. Of Arjuna, Mahābhārata 3, 425.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jiṣṇu (जिष्णु).—[adjective] victorious, triumphant, superior, winning, conquering (—°); [masculine] [Epithet] of Viṣṇu or Arjuna; [Name] of [several] men.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Jiṣṇu (जिष्णु) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—father of Brahmagupta. Cambr. 43.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Jiṣṇu (जिष्णु):—mfn. (√ji, [Pāṇini 3-2, 139]) victorious, triumphant, winning, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā] etc.

2) (with [accusative]) vanquishing, conquering, excelling, [Bhartṛhari i, 5; Vopadeva v, 26]

3) (ifc.) winning, conquering, [Mahābhārata vi, xiii]

4) m. the sun, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) Viṣṇu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) Indra, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) Arjuna (son of Pāṇḍu), [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa i]

8) Name of a man, [Rājataraṅgiṇī vi, 155]

9) of a son of Manu Bhautya, [Harivaṃśa 495]

10) ‘of Brahma-gupta’s father’ See -ja

11) of a Vasu, [Horace H. Wilson]

12) cf. parā-.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jiṣṇu (जिष्णु):—(ṣṇuḥ) 2. m. A name of Vishnu; Indra or Arjuna. a. Victorious.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Jiṣṇu (जिष्णु) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Jiṇhu.

[Sanskrit to German]

Jishnu in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Jiṣṇu (ಜಿಷ್ಣು):—

1) [noun] a man who has won, conquered; a victor.

2) [noun] a man who has subdued or has mastery over, his passions, as a Jaina spiritual teacher.

3) [noun] Indra, the lord of heaven.

4) [noun] Kṛṣṇa.

5) [noun] Śiva.

6) [noun] Arjuna, the hero of Mahābhārata, the Epic of India.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Jiṣṇu (ஜிஷ்ணு) noun < jiṣṇu. Viṣṇu. See விஷ்ணு [vishnu], 1. (S. I. I. ii, 530.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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