प्रजापति
पुं.prajapatiविराट्‚ जड़ और चेतन दोनों प्रकार के जगत् का विधाता‚ भूतकृत् ब्रह्मा‚ संसार का स्वामी
English: lord of creation, lord brahma
विस्तृत विवरण
prajapatis are ten : marichi, atri, angirasa, pulastya, pulaha, kratu, prachetas, vashishtha, bhrigu and narada [Manu. I.34]. according to brahadaranyaka upanishada (v.2) his praja is threefold : asuras, men and devas. on the asuras he enjoins दयध्वम् : be kind to all, on men दत्त : be charitable, and on devas दाम्यत : practise self control.
सन्दर्भ
संस्कृत-हिन्दी-इंग्लिश कोष (प्रो. सूर्यकान्त)
अन्य कोशों में
Monier-Williams · prajāpati
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
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