प्रजापति

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Etymology

Compound of प्रजा (prajā́, creatures) +‎ पति (páti, lord).

Pronunciation

Noun

प्रजापति (prajāpáti) stemm

  1. (Vedic religion, Hinduism) Prajapati, a deity later identified with Brahma.
  2. a creator god
  3. father
  4. king

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of प्रजापति (prajāpáti)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative प्रजापतिः
prajāpátiḥ
प्रजापती
prajāpátī
प्रजापतयः
prajāpátayaḥ
Vocative प्रजापते
prájāpate
प्रजापती
prájāpatī
प्रजापतयः
prájāpatayaḥ
Accusative प्रजापतिम्
prajāpátim
प्रजापती
prajāpátī
प्रजापतीन्
prajāpátīn
Instrumental प्रजापतिना / प्रजापत्या¹
prajāpátinā / prajāpátyā¹
प्रजापतिभ्याम्
prajāpátibhyām
प्रजापतिभिः
prajāpátibhiḥ
Dative प्रजापतये
prajāpátaye
प्रजापतिभ्याम्
prajāpátibhyām
प्रजापतिभ्यः
prajāpátibhyaḥ
Ablative प्रजापतेः / प्रजापत्यः¹
prajāpáteḥ / prajāpátyaḥ¹
प्रजापतिभ्याम्
prajāpátibhyām
प्रजापतिभ्यः
prajāpátibhyaḥ
Genitive प्रजापतेः / प्रजापत्यः¹
prajāpáteḥ / prajāpátyaḥ¹
प्रजापत्योः
prajāpátyoḥ
प्रजापतीनाम्
prajāpátīnām
Locative प्रजापतौ / प्रजापता¹
prajāpátau / prajāpátā¹
प्रजापत्योः
prajāpátyoḥ
प्रजापतिषु
prajāpátiṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Bengali: প্রজাপতি (prôjapôti)
  • English: Prajapati