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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry जनक

  1. जनकjanakaa.(निका f.) [जन्-णिच् ण्वुल्] Generating, producing, causing; क्लेशजनक, दुःखजनक &c.

    (निका Feminine) जन्-णिच् ण्वुल् Generating, producing, causing; क्लेशजनक, दुःखजनक etc.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कः

      1. A father, progenitor.
      2. Name of a famous king of Videha or Mithilā, foster-father of Sītā. He was remarkable for his great knowledge, good works, and holiness. After the abandonment of Sītā by Rāma, he became an anchorite-indifferent to pleasure or pain-and spent his time in philosophical discussions. The sage याज्ञवल्क्य was his priest and adviser.

    • -आत्मजा, -तनया, -नन्दिनी, -सुता epithets of Sītā, daughter of king Janaka.

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Headwords under ज

Part 1 of 5 ज – जम्वAll parts
  1. ज – जम्व
  2. जय – जानान
  3. जानि – जीवित
  4. जीवितव्य – ज्यैष्ठ
  5. ज्यैष्ठिनेय – ज्वालिन्