Janmashtami

English

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit जन्माष्टमी (janmāṣṭamī).

Proper noun

Janmashtami

1. Short for Krishna Janmashtami.
   • 2014, Rekha Sharma, Carol A. Savery, “Bollywood Marriages: Portrayals of Matrimony in Hindi Popular Cinema”, in Norma Jones, Maja Bajac-Carter, Bob Batchelor, editors, Heroines of Film and Television: Portrayals in Popular Culture, Rowman & Littlefield, pages 151-152:

     An secondary couple in HSSH⁴² mirrors another archetypal relationship: Radha and Krishna […] In HSSH⁴⁴ Vinod (Saif Ali Khan) and Sapna (Karishma Kapoor) reminisce over home movies, gazing romantically as they see younger versions of themselves singing, dancing and fighting during a Janmashtami celebration⁴⁵ in which they dressed up as Krishna and Radha.