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Vishwajeet

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Pronunciation
  
Sanskrit: विश्वजीत

Language(s)
  
Sanskrit, Bengali

Gender
  
Masculine

Word/name
  
Indo-Aryan

Meaning
  
"conqueror of the universe" "knowledgeable"

Alternative spelling
  
Vishwajit, Visvajit, Bishwajit, Biswajit, etc.

Vishwajeet (Sanskrit: विश्वजीत; Bengali: বিশ্বজিৎ) is an Indian masculine name of Indo-Aryan origin. In the Sanskrit language, vishwa means 'universe' and jeet means 'victory'. Thereby, Vishwajeet can be loosely translated as 'conqueror of the universe'. It is also the name of an ancient yajna (sacrifice) mentioned in the Vedas, performed by brahmins upon the victory of a monarch in war.

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Bengalis

  • Biswajit Chatterjee, prominent Bengali actor
  • Biswajit Bhattacharya, manager of East Bengal F.C.
  • Kumar Bishwajit (Dey), Bengali singer and composer
  • Bishwajit Bhattacharjee, researcher and professor at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
  • Biswajit Biswas, footballer at United S.C.
  • Pandit Biswajit Roy Chowdhury, Hindustani classical musician
  • Biswajit Chattopadhyay, Bengali actor
  • Biswajit Saha, footballer
  • Bishwajit Bhattacharyya, former Solicitor General of India
  • Biswajit Paul, cricketer
  • Vishwajeet Chakraborty, Bengali actor, see List of Bengali films of 2013

    • Others

  • Vishwajeet Pradhan, Bollywood actor
  • Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane, MLA from Goa
  • Vishvajit Malla, King of the Malla dynasty
  • Biswajit Daimary, politician, member of the Rajya Sabha
  • Vishwajeet, mythological ancestor of the Chola dynasty mentioned in the Thiruvalangadu copperplate

    • References

    Vishwajeet Wikipedia
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