Definition of Parjanya

1. Noun. Hindu god of rain; sometimes identified with Indra.

Generic synonyms: Hindu Deity

Lexicographical Neighbors of Parjanya

Parioli
Paris
Paris-Brest
Paris University
Paris daisy
Paris green
Paris line
Paris quadrifolia
Paris syndrome
Paris yellow
Parisian
Parisians
Parisienne
Parisiennes
Parisine
Parjanya
Parji
Park's aneurysm
Park-Williams bacillus
Park-Williams fixative
Park Ave.
Park Avenue
Parker
Parker-Kerr suture
Parker House roll
Parkeriaceae
Parkerization
Parkersburg
Parkes process

Literary usage of Parjanya

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Purānic by William Joseph Wilkins (1882)
"parjanya. There are a few hymns addressed to this deity in the Rig-Veda ; but from the character and functions ascribed to him, it is difficult to see ..."

2. The Rigveda: The Oldest Literature of the Indians by Adolf Kaegi (1886)
"Swiftly parjanya collects his clouds for rain; the winds rush, the lightnings fall stroke on stroke, with which the mighty one smites the blasphemer and ..."

3. The Religions of India by Edward Washburn Hopkins (1895)
"parjanya loud extol in song, The fructifying son of heaven ; May he provide us pasturage ! He who the fruitful seed of plants, Of cows and mares and women ..."

4. Ancient and Mediaeval India by Manning (Charlotte Speir) (1869)
"As a charioteer, urging his horses with his whip, brings into view the messenger (of war), so parjanya (driving the clouds before him) makes manifest the ..."

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