Prajanana: 12 definitions
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Prajanana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Prajanan.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsPrajanana (प्रजनन):—[prajananaṃ] Reproduction; Genitals. Reproductive organs
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrajanana (प्रजनन).—a. (-nī f.) Producing, generating, procreative.
-nam 1 Procreation, generation, conception in the womb.
2) Production, birth, delivery.
3) Semen.
4) The male or female organ of generation (penis or vulva); आत्मानमुभयोर्मध्ये यत्तत् प्रजननं विदुः (ātmānamubhayormadhye yattat prajananaṃ viduḥ) Bhāgavata 9.14.46.
5) Offspring.
6) Pregnancy of cattle (apasara).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrajanana (प्रजनन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. The vulva. 2. Birth, production. 3. Going well or quickly. 4. Procreation. 5. Semen. E. pra before, jan to be born, aff. lyuṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrajanana (प्रजनन).—[pra-jan + ana], n. 1. Generating, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 1, 28. 2. Children, 9, 14, 45.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrajanana (प्रजनन).—[adjective] begetting, generating; [neuter] procreation, production, procreative power, semen.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prajanana (प्रजनन):—[=pra-janana] [from pra-jan] mfn. begetting, generating, generative, vigorous, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] n. the act of begetting or bringing forth, generation, procreation, birth, production ([literally] and [figuratively]), [Atharva-veda] etc. etc.
3) [v.s. ...] generative energy, semen, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; ???]
4) [v.s. ...] the male ([Ṛg-veda; Brāhmaṇa]) or female ([cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) generative organ
5) [v.s. ...] offspring, children, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
6) [v.s. ...] = pra-gama, or pra-gata, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrajanana (प्रजनन):—[pra-janana] (naṃ) 1. n. The vulva; birth; going well or quickly.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Prajanana (प्रजनन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pajaṇaṇa.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPrajanana (प्रजनन) [Also spelled prajanan]:—(nm) reproduction, (multiplying by) generation, breeding; hence ~[nita] (a).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPrajanana (ಪ್ರಜನನ):—[adjective] creating; procreating; generating.
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Prajanana (ಪ್ರಜನನ):—
1) [noun] = ಪ್ರಜನ [prajana]2 - 1, 2, 3 & 6.
2) [noun] the condition, quality or period of an animal having a young growing within.
3) [noun] the act, an instance of delivering a child; child-birth.
4) [noun] descendants or off-spring collectively; progeny.
5) [noun] the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa; the semen.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Prajananakama, Prajananakushala, Prajananashila, Prajananavant, Prajananavat.
Ends with: Alamprajanana, Apetaprajanana, Atiprajanana, Bahya-prajanana, Phalaprajanana, Pracinaprajanana, Praticinaprajanana, Pumsprajanana, Sambhoga-prajanana, Samruddhaprajanana, Viddhaprajanana.
Full-text: Pajanana, Prajananakushala, Pumsprajanana, Phalaprajanana, Prajananavat, Prajananakama, Praticinaprajanana, Bahya-prajanana, Apetaprajanana, Prajananavant, Pracinaprajanana, Viddhaprajanana, Prajanan, Samruddhaprajanana, Alamprajanana.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 3.29.1 < [Sukta 29]
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Verse 1.65 < [Book 1 - Śīkṣāvallī]
Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita (by Pranab Jyoti Kalita)
2. Rites Related to Birth (g): Vandhyāprajananakaraṇa < [Chapter 5 - Women in the Rites and Rituals of the Atharvaveda]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa XI, adhyāya 4, brāhmaṇa 4 < [Eleventh Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa VIII, adhyāya 4, brāhmaṇa 3 < [Eight Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa II, adhyāya 1, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Second Kāṇḍa]
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
2. Worship and Mythology of Brahmā < [Chapter 3]
Gautama Dharmasūtra (by Gautama)