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प्रजापति

विराट्‚ जड़ और चेतन दोनों प्रकार के जगत् का विधाता‚ भूतकृत् ब्रह्मा‚ संसार का स्वामी

lord of creation, lord brahma

Monier–Williams

प्रजापति — {pati} ({jā-}), m. 'lord of creatures', N. of Savitṛi, Soma, Agni, Indra &c. RV. AV##a divinity presiding over procreation, protector of life ib. VS. Mn. Suśr. BhP.##lord of creatures, creator RV. &c. &c. (N. of a supreme god above or among the Vedic deities [RV. (only x, 21, 10) AV. VS. Br.] but in later times also applied to Vishṇu, Śiva, Time personified, the sun, fire, &c., and to various progenitors, esp. to the 10 lords of created beings first created by Brahmā, viz. Marīci, Atri, Aṅgiras, Pulastya, Pulaka, Kratu, Vasishṭha, Pracetas or Daksha, Bhṛigu, Nārada [Mn.i, 34##206, n. 1], of whom some authorities count only the first 7, others the last 3)##a father L##a king, prince L##a son-in-law L##N. of the 5th (39th) year in a 60 years' cycle of Jupiter Var##the planet Mars, a partic. star, ? Aurigae Sūryas##(in astrol.) = 2. {kāla-nara}, q.v##a species of insect L##N. of sev. men and authors Cat##({ī}), f. a matron, lady Divyâv##N. of Gautama Buddha's aunt and nurse (with the patr. Gautamī, the first woman who assented to his doctrines) Lalit##{-grihīta} ({jā-p}), mfn. seized by Prajā-pati VS##{-carita} n. N. of wk##{-cití} f. Prajā-pati's layer ŚBr##{-datta} m. N. of a man Pat##{-nivāsinī} f. N. of a Gandharvii Kāraṇḍ##{-pati} m. 'lord of the Prajā-pati', N. of Brahmā BhP##of Daksha ib##{-bhakṣita} ({jā-p}), mfn. eaten by Prajā-pati VS##{-mukha} ({jā-p}), mfn. having Prajā-pati as head or chief ŚBr##{-yajña} m. 'sacrifice to Prajā-pati', the procreation of children enjoined by law VP##{-loká} m. Prajā-pati's world (situated between the sphere of Brahmā and that of the Gandharvas) ŚBr##{-śarman} m. N. of a man L##{-sṛṣṭa} ({jā-p}), mfn. created by Prajā-pati AV. ŚBr##{-smṛti} f. N. of wk##{-hṛdaya} n. 'Prajā-pati's heart', N. of a Sāman ŚrS. (also {prajāpater-hṛd} ŚBr. TS.)