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Jagannath
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Proper Noun
- 1 The name of Lord Krishna and Vishnu.
"As I have by my own good fortune and exertions accumulated a large treasure, viz. forty lacs of marhs of gold taken from the countries of the conquered bhuniyas, and jewels to the value of seven lacs eighty-eight thousand marhs, it is now my intention to devote a portion to the service of Jagannáth, by building a new temple one hundred cubits high, and bestowing a quantity of ornaments and utensils."
- 2 A male given name from Sanskrit used commonly in India.
Etymology
From Sanskrit जगन्नाथ (jagannātha). Doublet of juggernaut.
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