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Definition of Prajapati
1. Noun. Hindu god personifying a creative force; equivalent to Brahma.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prajapati
Literary usage of Prajapati
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India by John Muir (1873)
"He who knows the golden reed standing in the water, is the mysterious Prajapati.
... Original non-entity; Prajapati; primeval waters ; mundane egg, etc., ..."
2. A Classical Dictionary of India: Illustrative of the Mythology, Philosophy by John Garrett (1871)
"... A name of Prajapati, the creator of the universe ; " K» it Prajapati; to him
let us offer our oblations ;" 2, A name given to Daksha; 3, The name of the ..."
3. The History of India from the Earliest Ages by James Talboys Wheeler (1869)
"Hitherto Prajapati has always been identified with Brahma, and the conception of
each deity as the creator of •* marriage rite of ..."
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