Vijaya

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proper noun

One of the two demigod gatekeepers (Dvarapala) of the abode of Vishnu, known as Vaikuntha.

OriginSanskrit विजय →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. One of the two demigod gatekeepers (Dvarapala) of the abode of Vishnu, known as Vaikuntha.
  2. Name of the Arjuna in Mahabharata.
  3. A male given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.
proper noun
  1. Name of Hindu goddess Parvati.
  2. A female given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.
proper noun
  1. The twenty-seventh year of the 60 year cycle of the Tamil calendar.

Origin

  1. Sanskritविजय
  2. EnglishVijaya

From Sanskrit विजय (vijaya).

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