As a deity name
Name 798 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
Nearest attested word 'जयन्त' does not appear as a word in our Hindi sources. The nearest word is जयन, meaning जय । जीत. — Śabdasāgara nearest word: जयन — a suggestion, not a meaning
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the moon
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
jayanta mf(ī)n. victorious, Śiś. vi, 69
jayanta m. the moon, L.
N. of a Dhruvaka
Śiva, L.; SkandaP.; Gal.
N. of a son of Indra, Hariv.; Śak.; Ragh.; VarBṛS.; BhP. vi, 18, 6; VāyuP. ii, 7, 24
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