Janitri, Janitṛ, Janitrī: 6 definitions
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Janitri 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.
The Sanskrit term Janitṛ can be transliterated into English as Janitr or Janitri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJanitṛ (जनितृ).—m. A father; यस्य हेतोर्जनितारं समेष्ये (yasya hetorjanitāraṃ sameṣye) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3. 134.25.
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Janitrī (जनित्री).—A mother.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryJanitṛ (जनितृ).—m.
(-tā) A father. f. (-trī) A mother. E. jan to be born, (from whom) antarbhūtaṇyarthe tṛc affix; and iṭ inserted. pitari mātari ca .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryJanitṛ (जनितृ).—i. e. jan + tṛ, I. m. A father, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 9. Ii. f. trī, A mother, Mahābhārata 3, 10498.
— Cf. [Latin] genitor, genitrix;
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryJanitṛ (जनितृ).—[masculine] progenitor, father; [feminine] janitrī mother.
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Janitṛ (जनितृ).—[masculine] progenitor, father; [feminine] janitrī mother.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Janitṛ (जनितृ):—[from janitavya > jananīya] janitṛor (along with jajāna 4 times) janitṛ, m. ([Pāṇini 6-4, 53]) a progenitor, father, γενετήρ, ([Latin]) genitor, [Ṛg-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Atharva-veda; Chāndogya-upaniṣad; Śvetāśvatara-upaniṣad; Pañcatantra]
2) Janitrī (जनित्री):—[from janitṛ > janitavya > jananīya] f. a mother, γενέτειρα, genitrix, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā iv; Gobhila-śrāddha-kalpa; Mahābhārata; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJanitṛ (जनितृ):—(tā) 1. m. A father. f. (trī) A mother. a. Generating.
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.
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Ends with: Shakrajanitri.
Full-text: Janitar, Janetti, Shakramatrika, Janitra, Janishtha, Shakrajanitri, Annavridh, Pitri, Janayitri.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita (by Pranab Jyoti Kalita)
8. Goddess Ekāṣṭakā < [Chapter 4 - Female Deities and the Glorification of Women in the Atharvaveda]
3. Woman as a Mother < [Chapter 3 - The Familial and Social Life of Women in the Atharvaveda]
5g. Occupation < [Chapter 3 - The Familial and Social Life of Women in the Atharvaveda]
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 20 - Viṣṇu (the Deity with Three Strides) < [Chapter 2 - Salient Traits of the Solar Divinities in the Veda]
Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) (by Roma Bose)
Brahma-Sūtra 1.4.23 < [Adhikaraṇa 7 - Sūtras 23-27]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)