river in S India, flowing from the Western Ghats eastward into the Bay of Bengal: c. 800 mi (1,287 km)
See Krishna in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(krĭshˈnə)
noun 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.
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Krishˈna·ism noun
(krĭshˈnə) also Kist·na(kĭstˈ-)
A river of southern India rising in the Western Ghats and flowing about 1,287 km (800 mi) eastward to the Bay of Bengal.