Prajapati, Prajāpati, Prajāpatī, Praja-pati: 31 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPrajāpati (प्रजापति):—
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Prajāpatī (प्रजापती):—f., vollständig mahā mit dem patron. gautamī, Nomen proprium einer Tante und Amme Śākyamuni’s, die unter allen Frauen zuerst die Lehre Buddha's annahm, [Rgva tch’er rol pa ed. Calc. 283, 1. 282, 17.] [Burnouf 278. 384.] [Hiouen-Thsang I, 294. 320.] [Lebensbeschreibung Śākyamuni’s 236 (6).] mahāprajāvatī [Rgva tch’er rol pa ed. Calc. 115, 4. 135, 14. 139, 8. 280, 16. 283, 1, v. l.]
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Prajāpati (प्रजापति):—
3) erscheint in [Ṛgveda] [Anukramaṇikā] unter drei Formen: als Parameṣṭhin zu [10, 129], als Vācya [3, 38. 54—56. 9, 84] und als Vaiśvāmitra [3, 38. 54—56.] —
9) der Planet Mars [Weber’s Indische Studien 10, 318.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPrajāpati (प्रजापति):——
1) m. — a) Herr der Geschöpfe. — b) ein der Zeugung vorstehender Genius , ein Beschützer des Lebendigen. — c) Herr der Geschöpfe , Schöpfer als Bez. eines obersten Gottes über den benannten Göttern der vedischen Periode. — d) in der nachvedischen Zeit erhalten verschiedene als demiurgischen Wesen gedachte heilige Männer dieses Prädicat. — e) die personificirte Zeit. — f) Vater. — g) *Herr des Volkes , Fürst , König. — h) *Schwiegersohn. — i) Bez. des 5ten (39ten) Jahres im 60jährigen Jupitercyclus. — k) der Planet Mars. — l) ein best. Stern |δ aurigae. — m) *ein best. Insect. — n) Nomen proprium verschiedener Männer. —
2) f. prajāpatī Nomen proprium der Tante und Amme Śākyamuni's.
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Starts with (+6): Prajapati kalikaguru, Prajapatibhakshita, Prajapaticarita, Prajapaticita, Prajapaticiti, Prajapatidasa, Prajapatidatta, Prajapatigiri, Prajapatigrihita, Prajapatihridaya, Prajapatijataka, Prajapatika, Prajapatikshetra, Prajapatiloka, Prajapatimata, Prajapatimatra, Prajapatimukha, Prajapatinivasini, Prajapatipati, Prajapatisharman.
Ends with: Brahmaprajapati, Cimcumarapprajapati, Mahaprajapati, Sarvalokaprajapati, Shilpaprajapati, Suprajapati.
Full-text (+614): Prajapatya, Kya, Kaya, Prajapatibhakshita, Marici, Prajapatiyajna, Kardama, Prajapatigrihita, Parameshthin, Prajapatisrishta, Prajapatiloka, Prajapaticita, Prajapatimatra, Akhyas, Pulaha, Prajapatihridaya, Daksha, Mahaprajapati, Daityasena, Mahaprajavati.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.11.39 < [Chapter 11 - Description of Śrī Kṛṣṇacandra’s Birth]
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.77 < [Section XVII - Rules of Study]
Verse 12.123 < [Section XIII - Summing up of the Esoteric Teaching]
Verse 12.121 < [Section XIII - Summing up of the Esoteric Teaching]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CCVIII < [Mokshadharma Parva]
Section XLIV < [Anugita Parva]
Section CCXX < [Markandeya-Samasya Parva]
Chandogya Upanishad (english Translation) (by Swami Lokeswarananda)
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
2. Worship and Mythology of Brahmā < [Chapter 3]
3. Description of God Sūrya < [Chapter 3]
Divisions of Āśrama (b): Gārhasthya < [Chapter 2]
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 10 - Savitṛ (the Preserver) < [Chapter 2 - Salient Traits of the Solar Divinities in the Veda]
Part 2 - The Sacrifices Related to the Sun-god Dealt with in the Purāṇas < [Chapter 5 - Rituals Related to the Sun-Worship in the Purāṇas]
Part 8 - Savitṛ (the God of Atmosphere) < [Chapter 2 - Salient Traits of the Solar Divinities in the Veda]
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