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The meaning of Abhijit is "victorious", "conqueror", or "who wins" in the Sanskrit language. Abhijit is the Sanskrit name for Vega, the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra. Notable people with the name include: Abhijit Banerjee, Indian-American economist, Nobel Laureate in Economics 2019
Rahul is a popular male name in India and has a variety of meanings. The earliest meaning found in the Upanishads is "conqueror of all miseries." [1] [citation needed] Later use of the word is attributed to the Buddha, who named his son Rahula as he felt that family ties could be an obstacle in the path to renunciation and nirvana.
John the Conqueror, also known as High John de Conqueror, John, Jack, and many other folk variants, is a deity from the African-American spiritual system called hoodoo. He is associated with the roots of Ipomoea purga , the John the Conqueror root or John the Conqueroo , to which magical powers are ascribed in African-American folklore ...
In Vajrayana Buddhism, the Five Tathāgatas (pañcatathāgata) or Five Wisdom Tathāgatas (Chinese: 五智如来; pinyin: Wǔzhì Rúlái), the Five Great Buddhas, and the Five Jinas (Sanskrit for "conqueror" or "victor"), are emanations and representations of the five qualities of the Adi-Buddha or "first Buddha" Vairocana or Vajradhara, which ...
Mukesh is an epithet for the Hindu god Shiva, and literally means "conqueror of the Muka demon". It is commonly used as a male given name in India. People with the name Mukesh include: Mukesh (singer) (1923–1976), Indian playback singer from 1940s-1970s Hindi cinema; Mukesh (actor) (born 1956), Indian film actor and producer
Motto of the Portuguese Empire and monarchy.When Jesus on the cross allegedly appeared to Afonso Henriques, the first king of Portugal, before the battle of Ouriques, he gave him the Portuguese symbol, the "Quinas", and said "In hoc signo vinces".
Thereby, Vishwajeet can be loosely translated as 'conqueror of the universe'. [1] It is also the name of an ancient yajna (sacrifice) mentioned in the Vedas , performed by brahmins (the highest of the four Hindu castes) upon the victory of a monarch in war.
Victor is both a given name and a surname. It is Latin in origin meaning winner or conqueror, and the word “victor” still means this in Modern English.. Although not directly associated with a Biblical name, Victor is one of the earliest Christian names, borne (as Vittorio) by several saints and popes, symbolizing Jesus' victory over both sin and death.