Prajadhyaksha, Prajādhyakṣa, Praja-adhyaksha: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Prajādhyakṣa can be transliterated into English as Prajadhyaksa or Prajadhyaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPrajādhyakṣa (प्रजाध्यक्ष):—(pra + adhyakṣa) m. Oberaufseher über die Geschöpfe, Leiter der Geschöpfe; Beiw. der Sonne [Mahābhārata 3, 152.] Kardama's [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 21, 24.] Dakṣa’s u. s. w. [4, 29, 42.] — Vgl. prajāpati .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPrajādhyakṣa (प्रजाध्यक्ष):—m. Oberaufseher über die Geschöpfe , Leiter der G. Beiw. der Sonne,Kardama’s , Dakṣa’s u.s.w.
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