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Prajapati, ʰ貹پ, ʰ貹ī, Praja-pati: 34 definitions

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In Hinduism

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: humindian: 108 names of Lord Krishna

One of the 108 names of Krishna; Meaning: "Lord Of All Creatures"

: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)

ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति) refers to “a living entity empowered to create living beings () throughout the universe. The chief ʰ貹پ is �. (cf. Glossary page from Śī-󲹲-ī).

: Pure Bhakti: Brhad Bhagavatamrtam

ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति) refers to:—A progenitor of the universe. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Prajapati in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति).—Creators of the world. With a view to making creation easy at first created twentyone ʰ貹پs (creators). They are , Rudra, Manu, Dakṣa, Bhṛgu, Dharma, Tapa, Yama Marīci, Aṅgiras, Atri, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Vasiṣṭha, Parameṣṭhī, Sūrya, Candra, Kardama, Krodha and Vikrīta. (Chapter 384, Śānti Parva).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति).—A title of honour earned by Manu and the mind-born and other sons of ;1 describes the creator;2 anointment of the Dikpālas by;3 Dakṣa a ʰ貹پ;4 Nine in number, worshipped for the sake of progeny.5

  • 1) Matsya-purāṇa 1. 33.
  • 2) Ib. 4. 8.
  • 3) Ib. 8. 9.
  • 4) Bhāgavata-purāṇa II. 6. 7; IV. 5. 17; VII. 12. 26; V. 23. 5; X. 54. 49.
  • 5) Ib. I. 3. 27; II. 3. 2; VII. 8. 38.

1b) The lord of Vairājaka Kalpa; wife Gāyatrī; son Snigdhasvara.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 21. 41-2.

1c) The Veda-Vyāsa of the second Dvāpara.*

  • * Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 3. 11.

1d) The son of Prāṃśu and father of Khanitra.*

  • * Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 1. 23.

1e) Prajeśvaras; they are Kardama, Kaśyapa, Śeṣa, Vikrānta, Suśrāva, Bahuputra, Kumāra, Vivasvān, Śuciśravas, Pracetas, Ariṣṭanemi and Bahula.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 65. 53-54.
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति) is a name mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. I.60.16) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning ʰ貹پ) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.

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Vastushastra (architecture)

: Shodhganga: Temples of Salem region Up to 1336 AD

ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति).—Another form of , identified as ʰ貹پ, is carved attached to the shaft of the bhadraka pillar. He is four-handed and is in ñᲹܻ. Two upper hands have ṣa and 첹ṇḍ. He is represented as having a long drooping mustache and beard. He wears a conical jeweled 쾱īṭa. He is carved as one among the retinue of Śiva in this temple. The sculpture is in Vijayanagara style.

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्�, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Prajapati in Jyotisha glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति) refers to the fifth of the sixty-years cycle of Jupiter, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 8), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “When Jupiter (ṛh貹پ) reappears at the beginning of the constellation of Dhaniṣṭhā in the month of Māgha, the first year of the cycle of 60 years of Jupiter known as Prabhava commences. [...] The next year is known as Vibhava the third as Śukla, the fourth as Pramoda, and the fifth as ʰ貹پ: in each of these years mankind will be happier than in the next preceding year. In the same four years there will be good growth of the Śālī crop, of sugarcane, of barley and other crops in the land; mankind will be freed from all fears and they will live at peace, in happiness and without the vices of the Kaliyuga�.

: The effect of Samvatsaras: Satvargas

ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति) or Prajothpatti refers to the fifth ṃvٲ (“jovian year)� in Vedic astrology.—The native having his birth in the �samvatsara� of �prajapati� is proud of being the husband of a wife who is endowed with good qualities, always kind hearted, practises the religion of his family, has excellent nature, does reverence to a god, Brahmin and his teachers, and is courteous.

According with Jataka Parijata, the person born in the year prajapati (1991-1992 AD) will be virtuous, bounteous, rich in sons and of a tranquil disposition.

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Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy� or “Vedic astrology� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Prajapati in Shaivism glossary
: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva

ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति) is the name of a deity who received the Vīrāgama from Tejas through the ԲԻ relation, according to the پṃh theory of Āgama origin and relationship (sambandha). The ī-岵, being part of the eighteen Rudrabhedāgamas, refers to one of the twenty-eight Siddhāntāgamas: a classification of the Śaiva division of Śaivāgamas. The Śaivāgamas represent the wisdom that has come down from lord Śiva, received by Pārvatī and accepted by Viṣṇu.

ʰ貹پ obtained the Vīrāgama from Tejas who in turn obtained it from ś through parasambandha. ʰ貹پ in turn, transmitted it to through divya-sambandha to the Devas who, through 徱徱ⲹ-Ի, transmitted it to the Ṛṣis who finally, through adivya-sambandha, revealed the Vīrāgama to human beings (Manuṣya). (also see Anantaśambhu’s commentary on the Siddhāntasārāvali of Trilocanaśivācārya)

ʰ貹پ also obtained the Kāraṇāgama from Śarva who in turn (through the ԲԻ relation) obtained it from Kāraṇa who in turn obtained it from ś through parasambandha.

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Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Yoga (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Prajapati in Yoga glossary
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)

ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति) refers to the “lord of creatures�, according to the Amṛtasiddhi, a 12th-century text belonging to the Haṭhayoga textual tradition.—Accordingly, “The sphere of the sun is at the base of the Central Channel, complete with twelve digits, shining with its rays. The lord of creatures (ʰ貹پ), of intense appearance, travels upwards on the right. Staying in the pathways in the spaces in the channels it pervades the entire body. The sun consumes the lunar secretion, wanders in the sphere of the wind and burns up all the bodily constituents in all bodies�.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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Gitashastra (science of music)

: Shodhganga: Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (gita)

ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति) refers to the celestial being associated with the Śܳپ of the Ṣaḍja-Svara of the Octave in Indian Music (often described in literature as consisting of twenty-two śܳپ).—Kohala brings out different theories on the number of śܳپ. He says that some believe in twenty-two, śܳپ, some in sixty-six and others believe in infinity. Bharata and many subsequent authors including Śārṅgadeva etc. spoke of twenty-two śܳپ. The Ṣaḍja note is associated with ʰ貹پ representing the celestial being from whom the underlying śܳپ originated.

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Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, īٲśٰ) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Prajapati in Hinduism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism

ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति) is a Sanskrit name for a deity, referring to “the lord of beings�. In the Śٲ貹ٳ󲹲󳾲ṇa he is identified with the sun, also the year. By Uṣas (representing dawn) he begat a son whom he gave the name Rudra.

: Apam Napat: Indian Mythology

Prajapatis are the Manasaputras (wish-born-sons) of Brahma, who created them to assist with his task of creation. The following persons are said to be Prajapatis although the term itself is later applied only to Daksha:- Daksha, Kashyapa, Angirasa, Bhrigu.

: WikiPedia: Hinduism

In Hinduism, Prajapati (प्रजापति, pati) “lord of creatures� is a group Hindu deity presiding over procreation, and protection of life. Vedic commentators also identify him with the creator referred to in the Nasadiya Sukta.

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.8.16 cites Vishvakarman as the leader of the patis, the sons of Lord who generate progeny. The eleven lords of created beings first created by , which are the Prajapatis:

  1. Vishvakarman
  2. Marichi
  3. Atri
  4. Angiras
  5. Pulastya,
  6. Pulaha,
  7. Kratu,
  8. Vasishtha
  9. Prachetas or Daksha
  10. Bhrigu

The Mahabharata mentions, in the words of celestial sage Narada, 14 Prajapatis (lit:caretakers of the Praja) excluding Vishvakarman namely:

  1. Daksha,
  2. Prachetas,
  3. Pulaha,
  4. Marichi,
  5. Kasyapa,
  6. Bhrigu,
  7. Atri,
  8. Vasistha,
  9. Gautama,
  10. Angiras,
  11. Pulastya,
  12. Kratu,
  13. Prahlada and
  14. Kardama

They are the caretakers of the fourteen worlds - seven lokas and seven talas.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

ʰ貹ī (प्रजापती) refers to one of the female Śrāvakas mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including ʰ貹ī).

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.

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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Prajapati in Mahayana glossary
: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)

ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति) is the name of a Yakṣa appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of Kapilavastu, according to chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—In the Candragarbhasūtra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective kingdoms of Jambudvīpa [e.g., the Yakṣa ʰ貹پ in Kapilavastu], resembling the time of the past Buddhas.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Prajapati in Jainism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति) is the father of Tripṛṣṭha: the first Vāsudeva (“violent heroes�) according to both Śvetāmbara and Digambara sources. Since they enjoy half the power of a Cakravartin (universal monarch) they are also known as Ardhacakrins. Jain legends describe nine such Vāsudevas usually appearing together with their “gentler� twins known as the Baladevas. The legends of these twin-heroes usually involve their antagonistic counterpart known as the Prativāsudevas (anti-heroes).

The stories of king ʰ貹پ, queen Mṛgāvatī and their son, Tripṛṣṭha are related in texts such as the Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacarita (“the lives of the sixty-three illustrious persons�), a twelfth-century Śvetāmbara work by Hemacandra.

: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति) is the father of Tripṛṣṭha: one of the nine black Vāsudevas, according to chapter 1.6 [īś-ٰ] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly: “[...] There will be nine black Vāsudevas, enjoyers of three parts of the earth, with half so much power as the Cakrins. [...] Of these, Tripṛṣṭha Keśava, the son of ʰ貹پ and Mṛgāvatī in the city Potana, eighty bows tall, living for eighty-four lacs of years while the best of Jinas, Śreyāṃsa, is wandering over the earth, will go to the lowest hell�.

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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, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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India history and geography

: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts, volume 3, part 1: Saduktikarnamrita

ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति) is the name of a Poet mentioned in the 13th century Saduktikarṇāmrita by Śrīdhara Dāsa (son of Vaṭu Dāsa) who was a chief over several districts (called a 峾ṇḍ첹).—The 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, ʰ貹پ) some of which in the feminine gender (intended for females) while others are of Buddhist monks etc.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Prajapati in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pati (प्रजापति).—m (S) A name of Brahma, and an epithet common to the ten divine personages first created by him. 2 A king. 3 A covert term for membrum virile. Ex. tōṇḍa gāyīcē� pra0 ḍh峦.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

pati (प्रजापति).�m A name of Brahma'. A king.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Prajapati in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति).�

1) the god presiding over creation; प्रजने � प्रजापतिम् (prajane ca patim) Manusmṛti 12.121.

2) an epithet of ; अस्याः सर्गविधौ प्रजापतिरभूच्चन्द्रो नु कान्तिप्रद� (asyā� sargavidhau patirabhūccandro nu kāntiprada�) V.1.9.

3) an epithet of the ten lords of created beings first created by (see Manusmṛti 1.34).

4) an epithet of Viśvakarman, the architect of gods.

5) the sun.

6) a king.

7) a son-in-law.

8) an epithet of Viṣṇu.

9) a father, progenitor.

1) the penis.

11) a sacrifice; °हृदयम् (ṛdⲹ) A kind of सामगान (峾Բ).

12) Name of a संवत्स� (ṃvٲ).

Derivable forms: pati� (प्रजापति�).

ʰ貹پ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms and pati (पत�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति).�m. (1) name of one of the 16 devaputra who guard the bodhimaṇḍa: Lalitavistara 277.12; (2) name of a brahman, father of the Buddha Viraja: ṅk屹-ūٰ 364.13; (3) name of a yakṣa: Ѳ-ūī 236.26. (For pati, f., see °tī.)

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ʰ貹ī (प्रजापती) or Pravatī.�f. (= Pali papatī; believed to be hyper-Sanskrit for vatī, which occurs once in پ屹Բ), consort, wife: (of a king, as Kuśa), °pati, voc., Ѳ屹ٳ ii.484.7, 10; iii.17.8 (so with one ms., v.l. °ti�, Senart em.; his note is wrong); 19.21; °ti�, acc. (Senart em. °tī�) iii.9.2; °tyā� پ屹Բ 2.2 (of a gṛhapati); 98.21; Բ-śٲ첹 i.14.7 etc.; 277.9; °tī, nom., Բ-śٲ첹 i.138.2; vatī�, acc., پ屹Բ 620.10; °pati-putra-duhit�-([compound]) ṣṭ󲹲-ñ 241.9.

ʰ貹ī can also be spelled as ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति).—m.

(-پ�) 1. A name of Brahma. 2. The epithet common to the ten divine personages, who were first created by Brahma; they are also termed Brahmadikas, and their names are Marichi, Atri, Angiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Prachetas, Vasiht'Ha, Bhrigu, and Narada: some authorites make the Prajapatis only seven in number, others reduce them to three, such as Daksha, Narada, and Bhrigu, and others make them twenty-one. 3. A king, a sovereign. 4. A father. 5. A son-in-law, a daughter’s husband. 6. The sun. 7. Fire. 8. A name of Viswa- Karma, the architect of gods. E. people or the world, and pati master.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति).—m. 1. lord of the creatures, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 9. 2. a name of the supreme deity, Brahman, [ʲñٲԳٰ] i. [distich] 188. 3. a king. 4. a father.

ʰ貹پ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms and pati (पत�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति).—[masculine] lord of creatures or of procreation, the Creator, [Epithet] of [several] gods & Ṛṣis, also [Name] of a separate god & [several] men.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—father of Yājñikadeva (Kātyāyanaśrautasūtrabhāṣya).

2) ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति):—poet. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति):—[=-pati] [from > pra-jan] (-) m. ‘lord of creatures�, Name of Savit�, Soma, Agni, Indra etc., [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda]

2) [v.s. ...] (-) a divinity presiding over procreation, protector of life, [ib.; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Manu-smṛti; Suśruta; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] (-) lord of creatures, creator, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc. (Name of a supreme god above or among the Vedic deities [Ṛg-veda (only x, 21, 10); Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa] but in later times also applied to Viṣṇu, Śiva, Time personified, the sun, fire, etc., and to various progenitors, [especially] to the 10 lords of created beings first created by , viz. Marīci, Atri, Aṅgiras, Pulastya, Pulaka, Kratu, Vasiṣṭha, Pracetas or Dakṣa, Bhṛgu, Nārada [Manu-smṛti i, 34]; cf. [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 206 n. 1], of whom some authorities count only the first 7, others the last 3)

4) [v.s. ...] (-) a father, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] (-) a king, prince, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] (-) a son-in-law, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) [v.s. ...] (-) the planet Mars, a [particular] star, δ Aurigae, [Sūryasiddhānta]

8) [v.s. ...] (-) (in [astrology]) = 2. q.v.

9) [v.s. ...] (-) a species of insect, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

10) [v.s. ...] (-) Name of sub voce men and authors, [Catalogue(s)]

11) ʰ貹ī (प्रजापती):—[=-patī] [from -pati > > pra-jan] (-) f. a matron, lady, [پ屹Բ]

12) [v.s. ...] Name of Gautama Buddha ’s aunt and nurse (with the [patronymic] Gautamī, the first woman who assented to his doctrines), [Lalita-vistara]

13) ʰ貹ī (प्राजापती):—[from prāpata] f. Name of [Atharva-veda v, 2, 7; Kauśika-sūtra]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति):—[-pati] (پ�) 2. m. A name of and of the sages he first created; a king; a father; a son-in-law; the sun; fire.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Prajapati in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ʰ貹پ (ಪ್ರಜಾಪತಿ):�

1) [noun] the Supreme Being, as the Creator of the Universe (referred to as Viṣṇu, Brahma, and several other deities or the ten sages whom Brahma begot first and who are supposed to have been the first generators of the human race).

2) [noun] a father; a male parent.

3) [noun] one’s daughter’s husband.

4) [noun] name of a religious sacrifice.

5) [noun] the fifth year in the Hindu cycle of sixty years.

6) [noun] the sexual organ of male human being.

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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Prajapati in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

ʰ貹پ (प्रजापति):—n. progenitor; creator;

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