Vaijayanta, Vejayant
sk वैजयन्त vaijayanta, vi before ji to conquer, jhañ aff.| pali vejayant
In the puranas, Vaijayanta may refer to 1) the capital city of an asura named Timidhvaja, otherwise called Śambara; 2) The name of the flag of Indra (Mahābhārata Vana Parva, Chapter 42, Stanza 8); 3) A mountain standing in the middle of the sea of Milk mentioned in Mahābhārata, Śānti Parva, Chapter 35, Stanza 9, as a place where Brahmā comes daily for devotion and meditation.
It has come to mean the 1. The palace of Indra. 2. The banner or emblem of Indra. 3. A flag, a banner, an ensign. 4. A small tree, (Sesbana Ægyptiaca.) 3. Another tree, (Premna spinosa, &c.) 5. A kind of garland. 6. A necklace. 7. The necklace of Vishnu.
In Vastushastra (Indian theory of architecture), Vaijayanta (वैजयन्त) refers to a variety of prāsāda (‘superstructure’, or, upper storey of any building), part of the Ekatala (one-storey) group of prāsādas.
Etienne Aymonier (1880) suggested that the name "Bayon" came from pali Vejayant, an etymology accepted by modern linguists such as Pou Saveros.