What does the word krishna mean?

Question

What does the word krishna mean?

Answer 1

Krishna is a name given to a Hindu God, which means...dark one..

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Answer 2

God.

Answer 3

In Sanskrit the name Krishna means Dark or Dark Blue and is used as a name to describe someone with dark skin. Krishna also means 'One Who Attracts'.

Answer 4

"The dark one"

Krishna is a word from Sanskrit. Thats why Krishna is depicted as a dark one in presentation.  

Answer 5

Krishna (kris̸h′nə)

noun

an important Hindu god, an incarnation of Vishnu, second god of the Hindu trinity

Krishna (kris̸h′nə)

river in S India, flowing from the Western Ghats eastward into the Bay of Bengal: c. 800 mi (1,287 km)

Answer 6

Krishna in sanskrit means Dark blue.

Its also a Hindu Gods name Sri Krishna.

Answer 7

Krishna is the name of Hindu God and It means dark ..he has been given this name coz he is dark in complextion, that's why he is also known as Shyam as it also means Black or Dark

Answer 8

The actual meaning of Krishna = Black/Or something equally dark. [Origin - Sanskrit]

When (According to Hindu Mythology) Lord Vishnu incarnated on the earth the second time, his skin was dark bluish in color thus the incarnated avatar was named Krishna.

Others: Krishna is a river in South India

Personalities : The Governer Of Maharastra (ex i guess :D)

Answer 9

tamala-syamala-tvisi

sri-yasoda-stanan-dhaye

krsna-namno rudhir iti

sarva-sastra-vinirnayah

SYNONYMS

tamala-syamala-tvisi -- whose complexion is dark blue, resembling a tamala tree; sri-yasoda-stanam-dhaye -- sucking the breast of mother Yasoda; krsna-namnah -- of the name Krsna; rudhih -- the chief meaning; iti -- thus; sarva-sastra -- of all revealed scriptures; vinirnayah -- the conclusion.

TRANSLATION

"The only purport of the holy name of Krsna is that He is dark blue like a tamala tree and is the son of mother Yasoda. This is the conclusion of all the revealed scriptures.'

http://vedabase.net/cc/antya/7/86/en2

krsir bhu-vacakah sabdo

nas ca nirvrti-vacakah

tayor aikyam param brahma

krsna ity abhidhiyate

SYNONYMS

krsih -- the verbal root krs; bhu -- attractive existence; vacakah -- signifying; sabdah -- word; nah -- the syllable na; ca -- and; nirvrti -- spiritual pleasure; vacakah -- indicating; tayoh -- of both; aikyam -- amalgamation; param -- supreme; brahma -- Absolute Truth; krsnah -- Lord Krsna; iti -- thus; abhidhiyate -- is called.

TRANSLATION

"'The word "krs" is the attractive feature of the Lord's existence, and "na" means spiritual pleasure. When the verb "krs" is added to the affix "na," it becomes "Krsna," which indicates the Absolute Truth.'

PURPORT

This is a verse from the Mahabharata (Udyoga-parva 71.4).

http://vedabase.net/cc/madhya/9/30/en2

Answer 10

Ever seen the old black and white movies on DoorDarshan? They used to call such moves "Dhaval Krushna" which translates into white and black?

The Sanskrit word kṛṣṇa has the literal meaning of "black", "dark" or "dark-blue", and is used as a name to describe someone with dark skin. Krishna is often depicted in murtis (images) as black, and is generally shown in paintings with blue skin.

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