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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. पर्जन्यparjanya1 A rain cloud, thundering cloud, a cloud in general; प्रवृद्ध इव पर्जन्यः सारङ्गैरभिनन्दितः R.17.15; Mk.1.6.
    1. 1 A rain cloud, thundering cloud, a cloud in general; प्रवृद्ध इव पर्जन्यः सारङ्गैरभिनन्दितः R.17.15; Mk.1.6.
    2. Rain; अन्नाद्भवन्ति भूतानि पर्जन्यादन्नसंभवः Bg.3.14.
    3. The god of rain; Bri. Up.1.4.11.
    4. The muttering or roaring of clouds.
    5. Name of Indra, Sūrya, Viṣṇu and some other deities; Bhāg. 1.2.5. (here पर्जन्य means the sun).

    In the Gita3·14

    यज्ञाद्भवति पर्जन्यो यज्ञः कर्मसमुद्भवः ॥

    yajñādbhavati parjanyo yajñaḥ karmasamudbhavaḥ. — From food creatures come into being, from rain is the birth of food, from sacrifice comes into being the rain, sacrifice is born of work. 3·14
    • पर्जन्यःparjanyaḥnominative singular of the masculine noun parjanya (rain).
    • पर्जन्यात्‌parjanyātablative singular of the masculine noun parjanya (rain).
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. पर्जन्यparjanya[parg-ánya] m. rain-cloud; rain; god of rain: -ginvita, pp. animated by Parganya.

    [parg-ánya] masculine rain-cloud; rain; god of rain: -ginvita, perfect passive participle animated by Parganya.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. पर्जन्यparjanyam. (√पृच्, or पृज् ?) a rain-cloud, cloud RV. &c.
    1. masculine gender (√पृच्, or पृज् ?) a rain-cloud, cloud fg-veda etc.
    2. masculine gender rain Bhag. iii, 14
    3. masculine gender rain personified or the god of rain (often identified with Indra इन्द्र) fg-veda etc.
    4. masculine gender Name of one of the 12 A1dityas आदित्य s Hariv.
    5. masculine gender of a Deva-gandharva देव-गन्धर्व or Gandharva गन्धर्व MBh. Hariv.
    6. masculine gender of a R2ishi ऋषि in several Manv-antaras मन्व्-अन्तर s Hariv. Ma1rkP.
    7. masculine gender of a Praja1-pati प्रजा-पति (father of Hiran2ya-roman हिरण्य-रोमन्) VP.
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  2. अग्नीपर्जन्यौagnīparjanyauVoc. m. du. Agni अग्नि and Parjanya पर्जन्य RV. vi, 52, 16.

    Voc. masculine gender dual number Agni अग्नि and Parjanya पर्जन्य fg-veda vi, 52, 16.

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  3. पर्जन्यक्रन्द्यparjanyakrandya(˚ज्/अन्˚) mfn. muttering like Parjanya पर्जन्य or a rain-cloud RV.

    (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedज्/अन्that the rest of a word is to be supplied) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective muttering like Parjanya पर्जन्य or a rain-cloud fg-veda

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  4. पर्जन्यजिन्वितparjanyajinvita(˚ज्/अन्˚) mfn. impelled by P Parjanya पर्जन्य ib.

    (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedज्/अन्that the rest of a word is to be supplied) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective impelled by P Parjanya पर्जन्य ibidem

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  5. पर्जन्यनाथparjanyanātham. having P Parjanya पर्जन्य as protector or patron MW.

    masculine gender having P Parjanya पर्जन्य as protector or patron MW.

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  6. पर्जन्यनिनदparjanyaninadam. "P Parjanya पर्जन्य 's sound", thunder R.

    masculine gender "P Parjanya पर्जन्य 's sound", thunder R.

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  7. पर्जन्यपत्नीparjanyapatnī(˚ज्/अन्˚) f. having P Parjanya पर्जन्य for husband AV.

    (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedज्/अन्that the rest of a word is to be supplied) feminine having P Parjanya पर्जन्य for husband AV.

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  8. पर्जन्यप्रयोगparjanyaprayogam. N. of wk.

    masculine gender Name of work

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