Krish·na 1 (kr sh n )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 advisor of Arjuna in the Bhagavad-Gita. [Sanskrit K    a , from ka-, black.]Krish na·ism n. |
| Krish·na 2 (krshn) also Kist·na (kst-) A river of southern India rising in the Western Ghats and flowing about 1,287 km (800 mi) eastward to the Bay of Bengal. |
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(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
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(Non-Christian Religions / Hinduism) Hinduism the most celebrated of the Hindu deities, whose life story is told in the Mahabharata
[via Hindi from Sanskrit, literally: dark, black]
Krishnaism n
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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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