प्रजापतिprajāpati(˚जा-) m. "lord of creatures", N. of Savitr2i सवितृ, Soma सोम, Agni अग्नि, Indra इन्द्र &c. RV. AV.
- (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedजा-) masculine gender "lord of creatures", Name of Savitr2i सवितृ, Soma सोम, Agni अग्नि, Indra इन्द्र etc. fg-veda AV.
- (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedजा-) masculine gender a divinity presiding over procreation, protector of life ibidem VS. Mn. Sus3r. BhP. Page658,3
- (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedजा-) masculine gender lord of creatures, creator fg-veda etc. etc. (Name of a supreme god a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page) or among the Vedic deities [fg-veda (only x, 21, 10) AV. VS. Breton] but in later times also applied to Vishn2u विष्णु, S3iva शिव, Time personified, the sun, fire, etc., and to various progenitors, especially to the 10 lords of created beings first created by Brahma1 ब्रह्मा, viz. Mari1ci मरीचि, Atri अत्रि, An3giras अङ्गिरस्, Pulastya पुलस्त्य, Pulaka पुलक, Kratu क्रतु, Vasisht2ha वसिष्ठ, Pracetas प्रचेतस् or Daksha दक्ष, Bhr2igu भृगु, Na1rada नारद [Mn. i, 34; confer, compare IW. 206 neuter gender 1], of whom some authorities count only the first 7, according to others the last 3)
- (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedजा-) masculine gender a father Lexicographers
- (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedजा-) masculine gender a king, prince Lexicographers
- (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedजा-) masculine gender a son-in-law Lexicographers
- (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedजा-) masculine gender the planet Mars, a particular star, δ Aurigae Su1ryas.
- (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedजा-) masculine gender (in astrology) Equivalent to 2. काल-नर quod vide
- (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedजा-) masculine gender a species of insect Lexicographers
- (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedजा-) masculine gender Name of several men and authors catalogue or catalogues
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Source: Monier-Williams