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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

प्रजनprajana1 Impregnating, begetting, generating, production; अप्रमोदात् पुनः पुंसः प्रजनं न प्रवर्तते Mb.13.46.4; T.…
1. 1 Impregnating, begetting, generating, production; अप्रमोदात् पुनः पुंसः प्रजनं न प्रवर्तते Mb.13.46.4; T. Up.1.9.1; Ms.3.61;9.61.
2. The impregnation of cattle.
3. Bringing forth, bearing; प्रजनार्थं स्त्रियः सृष्टाः Ms.9.96.
4. A generator, progenitor; प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः Bg.1.28.
5. The generative organ; प्रजने च प्रजापतिम् (सन्निवेशयेत्) Ms.12.121.
Derived forms and compounds
- प्रजनः prajanḥ, Feminine The vulva (Vedic).
In the Gita10·28

प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः ॥

prajanaścāsmi kandarpaḥ sarpāṇāmasmi vāsukiḥ. — Among weapons I am the divine thunderbolt; I am Kamadhuk the cow of plenty among cattle, I am Kandarpa the love-god among the progenitors; among the… 10·28
- प्रजनःprajanaḥnominative singular of the masculine form of the adjective prajana (progenitor).
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

प्रजनprajana[pra-gana] m. (n.) procreation, impregnation; parturition; m. procreator; -gánana, a. generating, procreative…

[pra-gana] masculine (neuter) procreation, impregnation; parturition; masculine procreator; -gánana, adjective generating, procreative; neuter impregnation; parturition, procreation; birth, propagation; production, of (--˚); genital member; progeny, children; -gaya, masculine victory; -galpa, masculine conversation; prattle; -galpana, neuter speaking, talking; -gavá, masculine haste, speed; -gav ana, adjective running very fast; -gavin, adjective hurry ing, running fast, quick; -gas, adjective --˚Equivalent topragâ, progeny; -gahitá, perfect passive participle given up, abandoned.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

प्रजनprajanam. begetting, impregnation, generation, bearing, bringing forth (rarely n.) Mn. MBh.
1. masculine gender begetting, impregnation, generation, bearing, bringing forth (rarely neuter gender) Mn. MBh.
2. masculine gender one who begets, generator, progenitor BhP.
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अनुप्रजन्anuprajanto be born after; (with प्रजाम्) to propagate again and again BhP. : Caus. -जनयति, to cause to be born…

to be born after; (with प्रजाम्) to propagate again and again BhP. : Causal -जनयति, to cause to be born subsequently.

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अपेतप्रजननapetaprajananamfn. one who has lost his generative energy, Ka1tyS3r.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective one who has lost his generative energy, Ka1tyS3r.

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अप्रजनaprajanamfn. not begetting, Gaut.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not begetting, Gaut.

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अप्रजनत्वaprajanatva(n.)

(neuter gender)

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अप्रजनिष्णुaprajaniṣṇumfn. id. MaitrS.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective the same MaitrS.

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अभिप्रजन्abhiprajan(3. pl. A1. -जायन्ते) to bring forth, bear RV. v, 19, 1 : Caus. -जनयति, to generate for the sake of (acc.)…

(3. plural Atmane-pada -जायन्ते) to bring forth, bear fg-veda v, 19, 1 : Causal -जनयति, to generate for the sake of (accusative) S3Br.

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अलंप्रजननalaṃprajananamfn. (cf. अलं प्रजायाः above s.v. /अलम्) able to beget or generate A1s3vS3r.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (confer, compare अलं प्रजायाः a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page) sub voce, the word in the Sanskrit order /अलम्) able to beget or generate A1s3vS3r.

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