Krishna
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Krish·na 1
(krĭsh′nə)n. Hinduism
The eighth and principal avatar of Vishnu, often depicted as a handsome young man playing a flute. He appears as a charioteer and adviser of Arjuna in the Bhagavad-Gita.
[Sanskrit Kṛṣṇaḥ, from kṛṣṇa-, black.]
Krish′na·ism n.
Krish·na 2
(krĭsh′nə) also Kist·na (kĭst′-) A river of southern India rising in the Western Ghats and flowing about 1,290 km (800 mi) eastward to the Bay of Bengal.
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Krishna
(ˈkrɪʃnə)n
(Placename) 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 called: Kistna
Krishna
(ˈkrɪʃnə)n
(Hinduism) Hinduism the most celebrated of the Hindu deities, whose life story is told in the Mahabharata
[via Hindi from Sanskrit, literally: dark, black]
ˈKrishnaism n
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Krish•na
(ˈkrɪʃ nə)n.
1. an avatar of Vishnu and one of the most popular of Hindu deities.
2. Formerly, Kistna. a river in S India, flowing E from the Western Ghats to the Bay of Bengal. 800 mi. (1290 km) long.
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| Noun | 1. |  Krishna - 8th and most important avatar of Vishnu; incarnated as a handsome young man playing a flute |
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