प्रजापति [ prajāpati ] [ prajā́-pati ] ( [ °jā- ] ) m. " lord of creatures " , N. of Savitṛi , Soma , Agni , Indra Lit. RV. Lit. AV.

   ( [ °jā- ] ) a divinity presiding over procreation , protector of life Lit. ib. Lit. VS. Lit. Mn. Lit. Suśr. Lit. BhP. ( 658,2 )

   ( [ °jā- ] ) lord of creatures , creator Lit. RV. (N. of a supreme god above or among the Vedic deities ( Lit. RV. (only x , 21 , 10) Lit. AV. Lit. VS. Lit. Br. ) but in later times also applied to Vishṇu , Śiva , Time personified , the sun , fire , , and to various progenitors , esp. to the 10 lords of created beings first created by Brahmā , viz. Marīci , Atri , Aṅgiras , Pulastya , Pulaka , Kratu , Vasishṭha , Pracetas or Daksha , Bhṛigu , Nārada ( Lit. Mn. i , 34 ; cf. Lit. IW. 206 n. 1 ) , of whom some authorities count only the first 7 , others the last 3)

   ( [ °jā- ] ) a father Lit. L.

   ( [ °jā- ] ) a king , prince Lit. L.

   ( [ °jā- ] ) a son-in-law Lit. L.

   ( [ °jā- ] ) the planet Mars , a partic. star , 1 Aurigae Lit. Sūryas.

   ( [ °jā- ] ) (in astrol.) = 2. [ kāla-nara ] q.v.

   ( [ °jā- ] ) a species of insect Lit. L.

   ( [ °jā- ] ) N. of sev. men and authors Lit. Cat.

   [ prajāpatī ] ( [ °jā- ] ) f. a matron , lady Lit. DivyA7v.

   ( [ °jā- ] ) f. N. of Gautama Buddha 's aunt and nurse (with the patr. Gautamī , the first woman who assented to his doctrines) Lit. Lalit.