Krishnajayanti, Kṛṣṇajayantī, Krishna-jayanti, Krishnajayamti: 2 definitions

Introduction:

Krishnajayanti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Kṛṣṇajayantī can be transliterated into English as Krsnajayanti or Krishnajayanti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

[«previous next»] — Krishnajayanti in Hinduism glossary
Source: archive.org: South Indian Festivities (hinduism)

Kṛṣṇajayantī (कृष्णजयन्ती, “Krishna’s birthday”).—The birth-day of this marvellous child is celebrated as a festive and sacred day on the eighth day of the dark fortnight in the month of Sravana called in Tamil Avani which corresponds to the English month August-September. The birth-day goes by dilferent names with different people. Some call it “Krishna Jayanti Day”. A few call it “Janma Ashtami Day”, while a good many have given the day the names “Gokula Ashtami and Sri Jayanti”.

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Krishnajayanti in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kṛṣṇajayaṃti (ಕೃಷ್ಣಜಯಂತಿ):—

1) [noun] the eighth day in the second fortnight of the fifth lunar month, on which day Křṣṇa was born.

2) [noun] the festival observed on that day.

context information

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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