Jagajjaitra (जगज्जैत्र, IAST: Jagajjaitra) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Conqueror and victor of the entire world”. From jagat (the moving world, all that exists) and jaitra (victorious, conquering, from ji—to conquer), this name proclaims Viṣṇu as the one who has triumphed over all cosmic forces, evil, and ignorance throughout the entire universe.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Jagat, derived from the root gam (to go, to move), signifies the ever-changing phenomenal world of birth, sustenance, and dissolution. Jaitra comes from ji (to win, to conquer) with the suffix tra denoting the agent of conquest. The sandhi of jagat + jaitra produces jagajjaitra, a name that resonates with martial triumph yet points ultimately to the spiritual victory of dharma over adharma that Viṣṇu enacts in each cosmic age.

Viṣṇu is invoked by this epithet in contexts of protection from enemies and adversity, as devotees seek his victorious energy in their own struggles. The name has a powerful, heroic sound suitable as a given name, though its consonant cluster makes pronunciation worth noting: ja-gaj-jai-tra.

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Scriptural source

Jagajjaitra appears in the Vishnu Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Vishnu.

Astrology — nakshatra, rashi & numerology

By the standard Vedic correspondence between a name’s first syllable and the lunar mansion, Jagajjaitra aligns with the Uttara ashadha nakshatra, under the Makara rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 8.