Vishwajeet (

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: विश्वजीत;

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: বিশ্বজিৎ) is an Indian masculine name of Indo-Aryan origin. In the

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 Yajna ( sa, यज्ञ, yajña, translit-std=IAST, sacrifice, devotion, worship, offering) refers in Hinduism to any ritual done in front of a sacred fire, often with mantras.SG Nigal (1986), Axiological Approach to the Vedas, Northern Book ...

'' (sacrifice) mentioned in the

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, performed by

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s upon the victory of a monarch in war.

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actor *

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, MLA from

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* Vishvajit Malla, King of the

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* Biswajit Daimary, politician, member of the

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* Vishwajeet, mythological ancestor of the

Chola dynasty The Chola dynasty was a Tamil thalassocratic empire of southern India and one of the longest-ruling dynasties in the history of the world. The earliest datable references to the Chola are from inscriptions dated to the 3rd century BCE ...

mentioned in the ''Thiruvalangadu'' copperplate

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Notable people

Bengalis

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