Indujanaka, Indu-janaka, Imdujanaka: 7 definitions
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Indujanaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryIndujanaka (इन्दुजनक).—
1) the ocean (the moon being produced amongst other jewels at the churning of the ocean)
2) the sage अत्रि (atri).
Derivable forms: indujanakaḥ (इन्दुजनकः).
Indujanaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms indu and janaka (जनक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryIndujanaka (इन्दुजनक).—m.
(-kaḥ) The ocean. E. indu and janaka a parent; the moon was produced amongst other things at the churning of the ocean.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryIndujanaka (इन्दुजनक):—[=indu-janaka] [from indu] m. ‘father of the moon’, the ocean (the moon being produced at the churning of the ocean), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryIndujanaka (इन्दुजनक):—[indu-janaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. The ocean.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusIṃdujanaka (ಇಂದುಜನಕ):—
1) [noun] (myth.) the Ocean-king, supposed to be the father of the Moon-God.
2) [noun] (myth.) the sage Athri.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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