Jaya

Jaya may refer to:

• Jaya, the core portion of the Mahabharata
• Jaya-Vijaya, the door-keepers of Vaikuntha, the realm of the god Vishnu in Hindu mythology
• Sanskrit masculine word meaning victorious. The feminine version is Jayi.

As a given name

• Jaya Bachchan (born 1948), Indian actress
• Jayalalitha (born 1951),
• Jayamalini (born 1958), Indian actress
• Jaya Prada (born 1962), Indian actress
• Jaya Seal, Indian actress
• Jayasudha (born 1958), Indian actress
• Jayakatwang (died 1293), Javanese king killed during the Mongol invasion of Java
• Jaya (singer) (born 1971), Filipina pop singer with Afro-Caribbean ancestry
• Jaya Guhanathan, Indian actress

In popular culture

• Jaya (film), an Indian Tamil film released in 2002

Sanskrit-derived place names

Malaysia

• Petaling Jaya
• Putrajaya
• Seberang Jaya

Indonesia

• Jayapura
• Puncak Jaya, the country’s highest mountain
• Jakarta, comes from the name: Jayakarta which means "victorious city".
• Bintaro Jaya, a real-estate in the outskirts of Jakarta

Fictional places

• an island in Oda Eiichiro's manga and anime series One Piece

Characters

• Jaya, a character in Avatar: The Legend of Korra that lived during Avatar Wan's time
• Jaya Ballard, a character from the Magic: The Gathering card game
• Jaya, a character from the book The Iron Ring

In science

• Aspidoparia jaya, a fish from the genus Aspidoparia that is native to India and Bangladesh
• Jaya (antlion genus)

Music

Albums

• Jaya (album), a 1989 album by Jaya
• Jaya (Philippine Release), a 1996 album by Jaya

See also

• Derived names:
  • Jayasimha (disambiguation)
  • Jayalalitha
  • Jayaram (born 1965)
• Satyameva Jayate
• Irian Jaya
• Jaya TV, a Tamil language satellite television channel
• Jakarta Regional Metropolitan Police (Polda Metro Jaya), the police force of Jakarta
• Jaya Group, Indonesian company founded by Ciputra