Janaka, Janak: 38 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana1) Janaka (啶溹え啶�):鈥擲on of Nimi (one of the sons of Ik峁膩ku). He was born from the remains of his father鈥檚 (Nimi) material body, during a sacrifice. Because he was born in an unusual way, the son was called Janaka. Because he was born from the dead body of his father, he was also known as Vaideha. Because he was born from the churning of his father鈥檚 material body, he was known as Mithila. He had a son named Ud膩vasu. (see Bh膩gavata Pur膩峁嘺 9.13.13-14)
2) Janaka (啶溹え啶�):鈥擜nother name for 艢墨radhvaja (son of Hrasvarom膩, who was a son of Svar峁嘺rom膩). (see Bh膩gavata Pur膩峁嘺 9.13.18)
: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaJanaka (啶溹え啶�).鈥�Genealogy. Janaka was descended from Vi峁ａ箛u in the following order:鈥擝rahm膩,鈥擬ar墨ci鈥擪a艣yapa鈥擵ivasv膩n鈥擵aivasvata鈥擨k峁膩ku鈥擭imi鈥擬ithi鈥擴d膩vasu鈥擭andivardhana鈥擲uketu鈥擠evar膩ta鈥擝峁沨adratha鈥擬ah膩v墨ra鈥擲udh峁泃i鈥擠h峁涐梗峁璦ketu鈥擧arya艣va鈥擬aru鈥擯ratvantaka鈥擪墨rtiratha鈥擠evam墨岣峢a鈥擵ibudha鈥擬ah墨dhraka鈥擪墨rtir膩ta鈥擬ah膩roman鈥擲var峁嘺roman鈥擧rasvaroman鈥擲墨radhvaja (Janaka). (See full article at Story of Janaka from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationJanaka (啶溹え啶�) is the name of a great Yogin who attained Vaiku峁囜弓ha, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.2.鈥擜ccordingly, as Sanatkum膩ra said to the three daughters of Svadh膩 (i.e., Men膩, Dhany膩, Kal膩vat墨) after cursing them:鈥斺�淸...] O ye three daughters of forefathers (i.e., Dhany膩), listen with pleasure to my words that will dispel your sorrow and bestow happiness on you. [...] The second daughter Dhany膩 shall be the Yogin墨, the wife of Janaka. Her daughter shall be Mah膩lak峁墨 in the name of 厂墨迟腻. [...] Janaka shall be blessed by 厂墨迟腻 born in Janaka鈥檚 race and he shall be a living liberated soul. A great Yogin, he will attain Vaiku峁囜弓ha. [...] Ye the daughters of forefathers (i.e., Dhany膩) shall shine in heaven. By the vision of Vi峁ａ箛u your evil actions have been quelled鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Janaka (啶溹え啶�).鈥�(king of Mith墨l膩) one of the twelve sages who knew the nature of the dharma ordained by Hari. Son of Nimi, born by churning his dead body and hence known Mithila. He was Vaideha, born of a videha. He founded the city of Mithil膩. His son was Ud膩vasu. Father of 厂墨迟腻.1 In his sacrifice Y膩j帽avalkya won a prize for learning while 艢膩kalya was humbled for pretended superiority. Father-inlaw of 搁腻尘补.2 In the A艣vamedha Yaj帽a of his, S膩kalya was ruined on account of his conceit by taking part in a disputation; Janaka wanted to know the best among the learned assembled and set apart 11,000 crores, much gold, villages and servants to be given as present to him; in the disputation each took part but Y膩j帽avalkya ultimately threw out the challenge. S膩kalya questioned this and put to him a number of questions which were all answered. Y膩j帽avalkya in his turn put him a single question, a wrong reply to it inviting instantaneous death; S膩kalya agreed, and unable to answer his question, was gathered to his ancestors;3 told by the sage Asita what the Earth narrated to him about the ignorance of kings who without subduing themselves, try to subdue others.4
- 1) Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 VI. 3. 20; IX. 13. 13-14; X. 71. 9; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 89. 2; Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 5. 22-4; 13. 103.
- 2) Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 II. 34. 33-68; III. 37. 22; 64. 2;
- 3) V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 60. 32-62; 89. 5; Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 III. 18. 85-90.
- 4) Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 24. 127-136.
1b) King of Videhas, and an ally of Balar膩ma. Welcomed Balar膩ma to his capital.*
- * Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 X. 57. 24-26.
1c) A son of Vi艣膩khay奴pa and father of Nandivardhana.*
- * Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 24. 5-6.
Janaka (啶溹え啶�) refers to the name of a T墨rtha (pilgrim鈥檚 destination) mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. I.61.36). Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning Janaka) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical studyJanaka (啶溹え啶�) propitiated 笔腻谤惫补迟墨 (cf., 厂墨迟腻, wife of 搁腻尘补) by his penance, according to the 痴补峁兣浤乶耻肠补谤颈迟补 section of the 10th century 厂补耻谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺: one of the various Upapur膩峁嘺s depicting 艢aivism.鈥擜ccordingly, [...] 厂墨迟腻 was the wife of 搁腻尘补 who was born as a portion of 笔腻谤惫补迟墨 because king Janaka propitiated 笔腻谤惫补迟墨 by his penance. 艢iva, having been pleased with him gave him a bow. 艢r墨r膩ma broke this bow and Janaka gave 厂墨迟腻 in marriage to 搁腻尘补. [...]
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath膩sarits膩garaJanaka (啶溹え啶�) is the father of 厂墨迟腻, according to in the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 51. Accordingly, 鈥�... he [搁腻尘补] was a partial incarnation of Vi峁ａ箛u for the overthrow of R膩va峁嘺, and he had a wife named 厂墨迟腻, the daughter of Janaka, the lady of his life. As fate would have it, his father handed over the kingdom to Bharata, and sent 搁腻尘补 to the forest with 厂墨迟腻 and Lak峁a峁嘺鈥�.
The story of Janaka was narrated by the Vidy膩dhar墨 K膩帽canaprabh膩 to Narav膩hanadatta while in a Svayambh奴 temple of 艢iva, in order to demonstrate that 鈥減eople who possess firmness endure for a long time mutual separation to which no termination is assigned鈥�, in other words, that 鈥渉eroic souls endure separation for so long a time鈥�.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning Janaka, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Narav膩hanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Gu峁嚹佱笉hya鈥檚 B峁沨atkath膩 consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramJanaka (啶溹え啶�) refers to 鈥済enerating (the six-fold path)鈥� (of the universe), according to the 峁峁璼膩hasrasa峁僪it膩, an expansion of the Kubjik膩matatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjik膩 cult.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he face called the Lower World is on the path below. It is all bliss, secret, omniscient, and facing everywhere. It generates (janaka) the six-fold path (of the universe). It is all things, the place where death arises (as well as) the seed and womb of the universe. It is the abode of the mother, the secret energy. That current is the lord Akula who, in order to emanate the universe, conceives his own imperishable Self to be 艢akti鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusJanaka (啶溹え啶�) refers to 鈥渙ne鈥檚 father鈥�, according to the 15th century 惭腻迟补峁単补濒墨濒腻 composed by N墨laka峁囜弓ha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.鈥擺Cf. chapter 1, 鈥渙n the origin of elephants鈥漖: 鈥淸...] 8. Having performed his service to his father (janaka) [=S膩mag膩yana], the hermit P膩lak膩pya came out from the hermitage to the place where the elephant herd had been. Not finding it there, he searched everywhere, and so came to Camp膩, disturbed at heart with affection (for them), and tended the elephants in their distress by applying medicaments to soothe their wounds, and in other ways. [...]鈥�.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra GitaJanaka (啶溹え啶�) (the king of Mithila) holds a dialogue with Sage A峁ａ弓膩vakra in the A峁ａ弓膩vakrag墨t膩 (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Ved膩nta topics, rendered as a diaologue between A峁ａ弓膩vakra and Janaka.鈥擩anaka is identified as the father of 厂墨迟腻 (consort of 搁腻尘补, the avatar Vi峁ａ箛u) and disciple of the Sage Y膩j帽avalkya in the B峁沨ad膩ra峁噛aka-upani峁d. He is also described as one who has attained perfection in Vedas.
Vedanta (啶掂啶︵ぞ啶ㄠ啶�, ved膩nta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
General definition (in Hinduism)
: Apam Napat: Indian MythologyJanaka was the king of the Videha kingdom. He had no children and therefore wished to perform a great sacrifice to obtain the blessing of the Devas to yield children. While plowing the ground for the sacrificial altar, he found a girl child in a casket. This girl was Sita, who was the daughter of earth. He adopted as his daughter. When she came of age, he declared that he will marry her only to the most valorous of princes, and set a tough task to all the suitors. They had to string an immense bow, which had been given to him by Shiva. Nobody could even lift the bow, let alone string it.
: WikiPedia: HinduismJanaka is the name used to refer to the kings of Videha. The Janaka Dynasty ruled the Videha kingdom from their capital Janakpur in Mithila region of Nepal. A certain King Janaka, who probably reigned during the 7th century BCE, is mentioned in the late Vedic literature as a great philosopher-king. A King Janaka is also mentioned in the Ramayana epic.
Late Vedic literature such as the Shatapatha Brahmana and the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad mention a certain King Janaka (c. 7th century BCE) as a great philosopher-king of Videha, renowned for his patronage of Vedic culture and philosophy, and whose court was an intellectual center for Brahmin sages such as Yajnavalkya. Under his reign, Videha became a dominant political and cultural center of South Asia.
According to the epics, Ramayana and Mahabharata, the Janakas were a race of kings who ruled Videha Kingdom from their capital Janakpur, Nepal, which was an ancient state in the foothill of Himalayas before its unification into Nepal by Prithvi Narayan Shah. The father of Nepali princess Sita was named Seeradwaja Janaka. These epics mention many other Janaka kings who were all great scholars and lead the life of a sage, though they were kings. They engaged in religious conversations with many sages.
etymology: Janaka (Nepali: 啶溹え啶�, Sanskrit: 啶溹え啶�).
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Janaka - King of Mithila, a previous birth of the Bodhisatta. For his story, see the Maha Janaka Jataka. J.i.268; J.vi.59.
2. Janaka - King of Benares. His minister was Senaka, whose story is related in the Sattubhasta Jataka. J.iii.341, 348.
Therav膩da is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraJanaka (啶溹え啶�) (or Maithila) is the son of Vipul膩 and V膩savaketu, an ancient king from Mithil膩, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.4 [搁腻尘补 and Lak峁a峁嘺] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淣ow in the city Mithil膩 there were a king in the Hariva峁兣沘, V膩savaketu by name, and his wife, Vipul膩. Their son, with no less glory, became king, Janaka by name, like a father (janaka) of his subjects, famous on earth鈥�.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Source: Wisdom Library: Teachers, Saints and SagesJanaka (啶溹え啶�) is another name for Janagar: one of the Siddhars (Siddhas) and Rishis mentioned by Rangarasa Desiga Swamigal in his Siddhargal Potri Thoguppu. Each name in the list starts with prefix 鈥�Om鈥� followed by the Siddhar鈥檚 names and ends with refrain 鈥�Thiruvadigal Potri鈥�. For example for Janaka: 喈撪喁� 喈溹喈曕喁� 喈む喈班瘉喈掂疅喈苦畷喈赤瘝 喈瘚喈编瘝喈编 [艒m ja峁塧kar tiruva峁璱ka岣� p艒峁熱篃i].鈥擳hese Siddhas experienced union with the ultimate reality and witnessed a spiritual transformation of their intellectual, mental, vital and ultimately, physical bodies.
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts, volume 3, part 1: SaduktikarnamritaJanaka (啶溹え啶�) is the name of a Poet mentioned in the 13th century Saduktikar峁嚹乵rita by 艢r墨dhara D膩sa (son of Va峁璾 D膩sa) who was a chief over several districts (called a 尘补丑腻尘补峁囜笉补濒颈办补).鈥擳he Sadukti-Karnamrita is a collection of miscellaneous verses by different authors and on various subjects, five verses being devoted to each subject. There are 446 poets identified (for example, Janaka) some of which in the feminine gender (intended for females) while others are of Buddhist monks etc.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryjanaka : (m.) a producer; father. (adj.), producing; generating. || 箩腻苍补办补 (nt.) knowledge; recognition.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryJanaka, (to janati) 1. producing, production Vism. 369; adj. (-掳) producing: pas膩da掳 Mhvs. I, 4 (=掳k膩raka); a species of karma Vism. 601; Cpd. 144 (A. I).鈥�2. n. f. 掳颈办腻 genetrix, mother J. I, 16; Dhs. 1059鈮�(where it represents another j膩苍颈办腻, viz. deception, as shown by syn. m膩y膩 & B. Sk. ja苍颈办腻 Lal. V. 541; Kern, Toev. p. 41). (Page 278)
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryjanaka (啶溹え啶�).鈥攁 (S) Creative or productive; a causer, former, maker. In comp. Ex. h膩syajanaka, pr墨ti- janaka, m峁泃yujanaka, ani峁ａ弓ajanaka, kaly膩峁嘺janaka. 2 Used as s m A father.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishjanaka (啶溹え啶�).鈥�a Creative; a causer. m A father.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJanaka (啶溹え啶�).鈥�a. (苍颈办腻 f.) [啶溹え啷�-啶｀た啶氞 啶｀啶掂啶侧 (jan-峁噄c 峁噕ul)] Generating, producing, causing; 啶曕啶侧啶多啶ㄠ, 啶︵啶冟啶溹え啶� (kle艣ajanaka, du岣hajanaka) &c.
-办补岣� 1 A father, progenitor.
2) Name of a famous king of Videha or Mithil膩, foster-father of 厂墨迟腻. He was remarkable for his great knowledge, good works, and holiness. After the abandonment of 厂墨迟腻 by 搁腻尘补, he became an anchorite-indifferent to pleasure or pain-and spent his time in philosophical discussions. The sage 啶ぞ啶溹啶炧さ啶侧啶曕啶� (测腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补) was his priest and adviser.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary闯腻苍补办补 (啶溹ぞ啶ㄠ).鈥�adj. (Pali Gr. id., Childers; AMg. j膩峁嘺ga; = prec., but probably formed on the pres. j膩nati plus -aka), knowing, wise: j膩nako 箩腻苍补办补vih膩rehi 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 i.34.12 (prose); j膩nak膩岣� p峁沜chak膩 Buddh膩 bhagavanta岣� 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 184.26; 299.15; 惭奴濒补-厂补谤惫腻蝉迟颈惫腻诲补-痴颈苍补测补 i.i.12 (prose), Buddhas, (tho) knowing (the answers), are (in the habit of) asking (questions; other- wise 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 Index); a-j掳, foolish, ignorant: 厂补诲诲丑补谤尘补辫耻峁囜笉补谤墨办补 10.1 (so read with Kashgar recension and WT for a箩帽腻掳, unmetrical(ly)); 37.5; 47.14; 93.12; Lalitavistara 323.12 (all verses). With objective gen., acquainted with: j膩nako du岣hasya 础惫补诲腻苍补-艣补迟补办补 ii.119.11; 120.3, 11.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryJanaka (啶溹え啶�).鈥攎.
(-办补岣�) A father, a progenitor. 2. The name of a king, sovereign of Mithila, and father of Sita. E. jana to be born, and 峁噄c 峁噕ula aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryJanaka (啶溹え啶�).鈥擺jan + aka], I. adj. Causing, 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 4, 1456. Ii. m. 1. A father, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] v. [distich] 19. 2. A producer, Bh膩- 峁Ｄ乸. 44. 3. A proper name, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 1, 1, 26.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryJanaka (啶溹え啶�).鈥擺adjective] generating, producing, causing. [masculine] progenitor, father, [Name] of [several] kings etc.
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闯腻苍补办补 (啶溹ぞ啶ㄠ).鈥擺masculine] a patron. name; [feminine] 墨 patron. of 厂墨迟腻.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Janaka (啶溹え啶�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攑oet. [S奴ktikar峁嚹乵峁泃a by 艢r墨dharad膩sa]
2) Janaka (啶溹え啶�):鈥攐n [dharma] Quoted in Nir峁嘺yasindhu.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Janaka (啶溹え啶�):鈥擺from jan] mfn. ([P膩峁噄ni 7-3, 35; K膩艣ik膩-v峁泃ti]) generative, generating, begetting, producing, causing (chiefly ifc.), [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 iv, 1456; Var膩ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it膩; Bh膩峁Ｄ乸ariccheda; Bh膩vaprak膩艣a]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a progenitor, father, [Hariva峁兣沘 982; 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺 vi, 3, 45; 笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] (in music) a kind of measure
4) [v.s. ...] (oxyt.) Name of a king of Videha or Mithil膩 (son of Mithi and father of Ud膩vasu, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺]), [艢atapatha-br膩hma峁嘺 xi, xiv; 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 iii, xii, xiv; Hariva峁兣沘 9253]
5) [v.s. ...] of another king of Mithil膩 (son of Hrasva-roman and father of 厂墨迟腻), [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺]
6) [v.s. ...] of another king, [R膩jatara峁単i峁嚹� i, 98]
7) [v.s. ...] of a disciple of Bhagavat, [Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 vi, 3, 20]
8) [v.s. ...] of several official men, [R膩jatara峁単i峁嚹� vii f.]
9) [v.s. ...] [plural] the descendants of Janaka, [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 iii, 10637; 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺 i; Uttarar膩ma-carita i, 16; iv, 9; vi, 42; M膩rka峁囜笉eya-pur膩峁嘺]
10) 闯腻苍补办补 (啶溹ぞ啶ㄠ):鈥擺from 箩腻迟峁�] 1. 箩腻苍补办补 m. ([from] janaka) [patronymic] of Kratu-vid, [Aitareya-br膩hma峁嘺 vii, 34]
11) [v.s. ...] of 膧yasth奴峁嘺, [B峁沨ad-膩ra峁噛aka-upani峁d] (also ki)
12) 2. 箩腻苍补办补 m. (鈭�箩帽腻) knower (a Buddha), [顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 xiii, 348; xxi, 13]
13) [plural] the Buddhists, [S奴trak峁泃. i, 1, 18] (Pr膩k峁泃).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJanaka (啶溹え啶�):鈥�(办补岣�) 1. m. A father; name of a king, father of 厂墨迟腻.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Janaka (啶溹え啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 闯补峁嘺测补.
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryJanaka (啶溹え啶�) [Also spelled janak]:鈥�(nm) father; procreator, originator; used as a suffix to mean causing or bringing forth (as [khedajanaka, nir膩艣膩janaka]).
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryJanak in Hindi refers in English to:鈥�(nm) father; procreator, originator; used as a suffix to mean causing or bringing forth (as [khedajanaka, nirashajanaka])..鈥攋anak (啶溹え啶�) is alternatively transliterated as Janaka.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJanaka (嗖溹波嗖�):鈥擺adjective] generating; producing; giving forth.
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Janaka (嗖溹波嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] a man or thing that generates, produces.
2) [noun] a man as he is related to his child or children; the male parent; father.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryJanaka (啶溹え啶�):鈥攏. father; progenitor; adj. 1. giving birth; producing; 2. causing; indicating;
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryJanak is another spelling for 啶溹え啶� [janaka].鈥攏. father; progenitor; adj. 1. giving birth; producing; 2. causing; indicating;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Anna.
Starts with (+13): Janaka Kamma, Janakabhadra, Janakabhavappadhana, Janakacandra, Janakacitta, Janakaggahana, Janakahetu, Janakahvaya, Janakajanetabbasambandhabhava, Janakakammapaccaya, Janakakana, Janakakula, Janakalpa, Janakangaja, Janakanubhavanurupa, Janakara, Janakaraga, Janakaraja, Janakari, Janakasaptaratra.
Full-text (+1328): Janika, Ujjanaka, Yamunajanaka, Janakata, Indujanaka, Vijanaka, Karalajanaka, Kritantajanaka, Janakatmaja, Shiradhvaja, Mithila, Sita, Udavasu, Janakatanaya, Janakasuta, Videha, Janakaraja, Ajanaka, Akincannayatanajanaka, Svamijanaka.
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Ramayana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LXVII < [Book 1 - B膩la-k膩峁囜笉a]
Chapter LXVIII < [Book 1 - B膩la-k膩峁囜笉a]
Chapter L < [Book 1 - B膩la-k膩峁囜笉a]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
II.2. The Birth of Sita < [Chapter 3 - Comparative study of the Rama-story]
II.1. The Family of Janaka < [Chapter 3 - Comparative study of the Rama-story]
II.3. Sita鈥檚 Betrothal with Rama < [Chapter 3 - Comparative study of the Rama-story]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Sanskrit Words In Southeast Asian Languages (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Page 699 < [Sanskrit words in the Southeast Asian Languages]
Page 644 < [Sanskrit words in the Southeast Asian Languages]
Arundhati: A Character Study < [January 1959]
Sita: Power, Penance, Promise - An Introduction < [October 鈥� December, 1988]
Aesthetic Experience < [January 鈥� March, 1978]
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