Prajanatha, Prajānātha, Praja-natha: 5 definitions
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Prajanatha 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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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationPrajānātha (प्रजानाथ) refers to the “lord of subjects” and is used to describe Brahmā, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.3 (“The boyhood sports of Kārttikeya”).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrajānātha (प्रजानाथ).—
1) an epithet of Brahmā.
2) a king, sovereign, prince; प्रजाः प्रजानाथ पितेव पासि (prajāḥ prajānātha piteva pāsi) R.2.48;1.83.
Derivable forms: prajānāthaḥ (प्रजानाथः).
Prajānātha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prajā and nātha (नाथ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrajānātha (प्रजानाथ).—m. a king, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 191.
Prajānātha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prajā and nātha (नाथ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prajānātha (प्रजानाथ):—[=prajā-nātha] [from prajā > pra-jan] m. ‘lord of c°’, Name of Brahmā or Manu, [Prabodha-candrodaya]
2) [v.s. ...] of Dakṣa, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] = -pa, [Raghuvaṃśa; Rājataraṅgiṇī]
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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.
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