Definition of Prajapati

1. Noun. Hindu god personifying a creative force; equivalent to Brahma.

Generic synonyms: Hindu Deity

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prajapati

Pracrit
Pracrits
Prader-Willi syndrome
Pradesh
Praetorian
Praetorian Guard
Praetorians
Prag
Prague
Praguian
Praguians
Praha
Praia
Prairial
Prairie State
Prajapati
Prajesh
Prakash
Prakrit
Prakritic
Prakrits
Prangli
Prato
Praunus
Pravachol
Praxiteles
Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Children
Pre-Cana
Pre-Greek

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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