prajā प्रजा pra-°jā f. See below. prajā́ f. (ifc. f(A). ; cf. pra-ja above) procreation, propagation, birth, [RV.]; [AV.] offspring, children, family, race, posterity, descendants, after-growth (of plants), [RV.] &c. &c. a creature, animal, man, mankind people, subjects (of a prince), [ib.] seed, semen, [VS.] (cf. -niṣeka) an era, [Divyāv.] prajādā प्रजादा prajā—dā f. ‘granting offspring’, N. of a species of shrub, [L.] prajāgṛ प्रजागृ pra-√ jāgṛ P. -jāgarti, to watch, watch over (loc.), [Bhaṭṭ.]; to lie in wait for (gen.), [MBh.] : Caus. -jāgarayati (aor. -ajīgaḥ), to wake (trans.), [RV.] prajānā प्रजाना pra-jānā f. the place of bringing forth, [AitĀr.] prajāni प्रजानि pra-°jāni m. N. of a prince, [Pur.] (cf. jāti). prajāpa प्रजाप prajā—pa mfn. (for 2. See pra-√ jap) protecting subjects, [Nalac.] prajā—pa m. a prince, king, [L.] pra-°jāpa mfn. (for 1. See under pra-jā) muttering prayers, praying, [Nalac.] prajātā प्रजाता prá-°jātā (ā), f. a woman who has borne a child, [ŚrS.]; [MBh.] &c. (cf. ṛta-). prajāta प्रजात prá-°jāta (prá-), mfn. born, produced, [RV.]; &c. prajāti प्रजाति prá-°jāti (prá-), f. generating or generative power, generation, production, bringing forth, delivery, [Br.]; [ŚrS.]; [BhP.] (prá-) = upa-nayana, initiation with the sacred thread (as causing second birth), [BhP.], Sch. prá-°jāti (prá-) m. N. of a prince, [MārkP.] (v.l. pra-jāni) prajāghnī प्रजाघ्नी prajā—ghnī See -han. prajāhan प्रजाहन् prajā—han mf(GnI)n. killing offspring, destroying progeny, [PārGṛ.] prajārthe प्रजार्थे praj°ārtham and praj°ārthe (°jārth°), ind. for the sake of offspring, [MBh.] prajāsṛj प्रजासृज् prajā—sṛj m. creator of beings, N. of Brahmā and Kaśyapa, [Rājat.] father or king, [Śiś. i, 28], Sch. prajāvat प्रजावत् prajā́—vat (°jā́-), mfn. having or granting offspring or children, prolific, fruitful, [RV.] &c. &c. prajā́—vat m. N. of a Ṛṣi and his hymn, [ĀśvGṛ.] (with the patr. prājāpatya) supposed author of [RV. x, 183]; [Anukr.] prajāvid प्रजाविद् prajā—víd mfn. bestowing or granting progeny, [AV.] prajādhara प्रजाधर prajā—dhara mfn. supporting creatures (said of Viṣṇu), [Viṣṇ.] prajādāna प्रजादान prajā—dāna n. procreation of children, [Āpast.] ‘people's gift’, silver, [L.] prajāgarā प्रजागरा pra-°jāgarā f. N. of an Apsaras, [MBh.] prajāgara प्रजागर pra-°jāgara mfn. one who wakes, waking, [MBh.] &c. pra-°jāgara m. a watchman, guardian, [BhP.] N. of Viṣṇu, [MBh.] waking, watching, attention, care (also pl.), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. waking up (intr.), [Kām.] prajāhita प्रजाहित prajā—hita mfn. favourable to or good for offspring or subjects prajā—hita n. water, [W.] prajākāma प्रजाकाम prajā́—kāma (°jā́-), mfn. desirous of offspring, [AV.] &c. &c. prajā́—kāma (°jā́-) m. desire of offspring, [ML.] prajākāra प्रजाकार prajā—kāra m. the author of creation, [Hariv.] prajākara प्रजाकर prajā—kara m. a symbol. N. for ‘a sword’ (!), [L.] prajānātha प्रजानाथ prajā—nātha m. ‘lord of creatures’, N. of Brahmā or Manu, [Prab.] of Dakṣa, [Bh.] = -pa, [Ragh.]; [Rājat.] prajānuka प्रजानुक pra-jānuka m. the body. prajāpāla प्रजापाल prajā—pāla m. ‘protector of creatures’, N. of Kṛṣṇa, [MBh.] a prince, king, [ib.]; [Rājat.] N. of a king, [VarP.] prajāpāli प्रजापालि prajā—pāli m. ‘protector of creatures’, N. of Śiva, [Śivag.] (cf. go-pāli). prajāpatī प्रजापती prajā—patī (°jā-), f. a matron, lady, [Divyāv.] N. of Gautama Buddha 's aunt and nurse (with the patr. Gautamī, the first woman who assented to his doctrines), [Lalit.] prajāpati प्रजापति prajā—pati (°jā-), m. ‘lord of creatures’, N. of Savitṛ, Soma, Agni, Indra &c., [RV.]; [AV.] (°jā-) a divinity presiding over procreation, protector of life, [ib.]; [VS.]; [Mn.]; [Suśr.]; [BhP.] (°jā-) lord of creatures, creator, [RV.] &c. &c. (N. of a supreme god above or among the Vedic deities [[RV.] (only [x, 21, 10]); [AV.]; [VS.]; [Br.]] but in later times also applied to Viṣṇu, Śiva, Time personified, the sun, fire, &c., and to various progenitors, esp. to the 10 lords of created beings first created by Brahmā, viz. Marīci, Atri, Aṅgiras, Pulastya, Pulaka, Kratu, Vasiṣṭha, Pracetas or Dakṣa, Bhṛgu, Nārada [[Mn. i, 34]; cf. [IW. 206 n. 1]], of whom some authorities count only the first 7, others the last 3) (°jā-) a father, [L.] (°jā-) a king, prince, [L.] (°jā-) a son-in-law, [L.] (°jā-) the planet Mars, a partic. star, δ Aurigae, [Sūryas.] (°jā-) (in astrol.) = 2. kāla-nara, q.v. (°jā-) a species of insect, [L.] (°jā-) N. of sev. men and authors, [Cat.] prajārtham प्रजार्थम् praj°ārtham and praj°ārthe (°jārth°), ind. for the sake of offspring, [MBh.] prajāsani प्रजासनि prajā—sáni mfn. = -vid, [VS.] prajāvarī प्रजावरी prajā—varī f. v.l. for -vatī (f. of prec.), [MānGṛ.] prajāvatī प्रजावती prajā́—vatī (atī), f. pregnant, [BhP.] (ifc.) bringing forth, mother of [MārkP.] (cf. vīra-) a brother's wife, [Ragh.] the wife of an elder brother, [L.] N. of a tutelary deity of the Su-mantus, [VarP.] of a Surāṅganā, [Siṃhās.] of the wife of Priya-vrata, [MārkP.] prajāyinī प्रजायिनी pra-°jāyinī f. about to bring forth, [Suśr.] (ifc.) bearing, bringing forth, a mother of (cf. vīra-). prajāśānti प्रजाशान्ति prajā—śānti f. N. of wk. prajādvāra प्रजाद्वार prajā—dvāra n. ‘gate or means of obtaining progeny’, N. of the sun, [MBh.] prajāgupti प्रजागुप्ति prajā—gupti f. protection of subjects, [Āpast.] prajākalpa प्रजाकल्प prajā—kalpa m. the time of creation, [Hariv.] (perhaps w.r. for purā-k°). prajāntaka प्रजान्तक prajā°ntaka (°jānt°) m. ‘destroyer of creatures’, Yama, god of death, [L.] prajāpālya प्रजापाल्य prajā—pālya n. the office of protector of the people, royal office, [R.] prajāpatya प्रजापत्य prajā—patya w.r. for prājāpatya. prajātīrtha प्रजातीर्थ prajā—tīrtha n. the auspicious moment of birth, [BhP.] prajātantu प्रजातन्तु prajā—tantu m. a line of descendants, a race, [TUp.]; [BhP.] prajātimat प्रजातिमत् pra-°jāti—mat (prá-) mfn. containing words relating to generation, [ib.] prajāvṛddhi प्रजावृद्धि prajā—vṛddhi f. increase or abundance of offspring, [Āpast.] prajādhyakṣa प्रजाध्यक्ष prajā°dhyakṣa m. (°jādh°) ‘surveyor of creatures’, N. of the sun, [MBh.] of Kardama and Dakṣa, [BhP.] prajācandra प्रजाचन्द्र prajā—candra m. ‘people's moon’, honorific N. of a prince, [Rājat.] prajāgarūka प्रजागरूक pra-°jāgarūka mfn. wide awake, [Śrīkaṇṭh.] prajāgaraṇa प्रजागरण pra-°jāgaraṇa n. being awake, [Suśr.] prajāniṣeka प्रजानिषेक prajā—niṣeka m. infusion of semen, impregnation, offspring, [Ragh. xiv, 60.] prajāpālana प्रजापालन prajā—pālana n. = -paripālana, [Mn. ix, 253] &c. N. of wk. prajāpatika प्रजापतिक prajā—patika m. endearing form of prajāpati-datta, [Pat.] prajāpayitṛ प्रजापयितृ prajāpayitṛ́ m. w.r. for pradājayitṛ́, [TBr.] prajātikāma प्रजातिकाम pra-°jāti—kāma (prá-) mfn. desirous of propagation, [AitBr.] prajāmṛtatva प्रजामृतत्व praj°āmṛtatva (°jāmṛ°) n. perpetuity of posterity, [AV.] prajāpaddhati प्रजापद्धति prajā—paddhati f. N. of wk. prajāvyāpāra प्रजाव्यापार prajā—vyāpāra m. care for or anxiety about the people, [Siṃhās.] prajāpaticita प्रजापतिचित prajā́-pati—cita (prajā́p°), mfn. heaped up by Prajāpati, [MaitrS.] prajāpaticiti प्रजापतिचिति prajā—pati—cití f. P°'s slayer, [ŚBr.] prajāpatiloka प्रजापतिलोक prajā—pati—loká m. P°'s world (situated between the sphere of Brahmā and that of the Gandharvas), [ŚBr.] prajāpatimukha प्रजापतिमुख prajā́—pati—mukha (jā́-p°), mfn. having P° as head or chief, [ŚBr.] prajāpatipati प्रजापतिपति prajā—pati—pati m. ‘lord of the P°s’, N. of Brahmā, [BhP.] N. of Dakṣa, [ib.] prajātyānanda प्रजात्यानन्द pra-°jā°ty-ānanda (prá-) m. the joy of propagation, [BhP.] prajāpatidatta प्रजापतिदत्त prajā—pati—datta m. N. of a man, [Pat.] prajāpatimātra प्रजापतिमात्र prajā́-pati—mātra mfn. having the measure of Prajāpati, [JaimUp.] prajāpatisṛṣṭa प्रजापतिसृष्ट prajā́—pati—sṛṣṭa (°jā́-p°), mfn. created by P°, [AV.]; [ŚBr.] prajāpatismṛti प्रजापतिस्मृति prajā—pati—smṛti f. N. of wk. prajāpatiyajña प्रजापतियज्ञ prajā—pati—yajña m. ‘sacrifice to P°’, the procreation of children enjoined by law, [VP.] prajāparipālana प्रजापरिपालन prajā—paripālana n. the protection of subjects, [Viṣṇ.] prajāpatiśarman प्रजापतिशर्मन् prajā—pati—śarman m. N. of a man, [L.] prajāpaticarita प्रजापतिचरित prajā—pati—carita n. N. of wk. prajāpatigṛhīta प्रजापतिगृहीत prajā́—pati—gṛhīta (°jā́-p°), mfn. seized by Prajā-pati, [VS.] prajāpatihṛdaya प्रजापतिहृदय prajā—pati—hṛdaya n. ‘P°'s heart’, N. of a Sāman, [ŚrS.] (also prajā́pater-hṛ́d°, [ŚBr.]; [TS.]) prajāpatibhakṣita प्रजापतिभक्षित prajā́—pati—bhakṣita (°jā́-p°), mfn. eaten by P°, [VS.] prajāpatinivāsinī प्रजापतिनिवासिनी prajā—pati—nivāsinī f. N. of a Gandharvī, [Kāraṇḍ.] prajāvyṛddhapaśuvyṛddha प्रजाव्यृद्धपशुव्यृद्ध prajā—vyṛddha-paśu-vyṛddha mfn. one who has ill luck with his children and cattle, [ĀpŚr.]