As a deity name
Name 148 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
जेता · adj
जीतनेवाला । विजय करनेवाला । विजयी — Śabdasāgara
जेता · noun · masculine
विष्णु — Śabdasāgara
जेता · jetā · adj.
As much as, as many as ( = jitnā) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 413
Cited formation "जेता" is जेत + -आ: जेत means "[वि॰ स्त्री॰ जितनी] जिस मात्रा का । जिस परिमाण का । जैसे,—जितना मैं दौड़ता हूँ उतना तुम नहीं दौड़ सकते", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "जेता" is जेतना + -आ: जेतना means "[वि॰ स्त्री॰ जितनी] जिस मात्रा का । जिस परिमाण का । जैसे,—जितना मैं दौड़ता हूँ उतना तुम नहीं दौड़ सकते", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "जेता" is जेत + -आ: जेत means "[वि॰ स्त्री॰ जितनी] जिस मात्रा का । जिस परिमाण का । जैसे,—जितना मैं दौड़ता हूँ उतना तुम नहीं दौड़ सकते", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
victorious, triumphant, gaining, (m.) conqueror, &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested members (member itA unglossed)Multiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "jetā" is the nominative of "jetṛ" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
jetṛ mfn. victorious, triumphant, gaining, (m.) conqueror, RV.; AV. &c.
jetṛ m. N. of a son of Madhucchandas (author of RV. i, 11), RAnukr.
Alternative readings
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