Jayashankar

Jayashankar is an Indian given name and surname. It is formed from the Sanskrit words jaya (जय) meaning "victorious" and śaṃkara (शंकर) meaning "beneficent". The latter word is a reference to Shiva (see Shankar).[1] People with this name include:


References
  1. Patrick Hanks; Kate Hardcastle; Flavia Hodges (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 558.
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