PRAJAPATI

Meaning of PRAJAPATI in English

[Hindu] The Hindu lord of creation.

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PRAJAPATI — Creator figure in the Vedic period of India. In early Vedic literature (see Veda ), the name was applied to …
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PRAJAPATI — /preuh jah"put'ee/ , n. Hindu Myth. a Vedic god personifying a creative force that evolves all things from itself.
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PRAJAPATI — (Sanskrit: "Lord of Creatures"), one of the creator figures of the Vedic period of ancient India; in the post-Vedic age …
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PRAJAPATI — Creator figure in the Vedic period of India. In early Vedic literature (see Veda ), the name was applied to …
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VARNA — Any of the four traditional social classes of Hindu India. One of the hymns of the Rigveda declares that the …
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VAISHYA — Third highest of the four varna s of India. Traditionally described as commoners, Vaishyas are connected with productive labour, such …
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BRAHMA — One of three major gods in late Vedic Hinduism , с 500 BC–с AD 500. He was gradually eclipsed by …
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TAPAS — (Sanskrit: heat, or ardour), in Hinduism, ascetic practice voluntarily carried out to achieve spiritual power or purification. In the Vedas, …
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VARAHA — (Sanskrit: Boar), third of the 10 incarnations (avatars) of the Hindu god Vishnu. When a demon named Hiranyaksa dragged the …
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VAISYA — also spelled Vaishya, Sanskrit Vaisya, third highest in ritual status of the four varnas, or social classes, of Hindu India, …
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MATSYA — (Sanskrit: Fish), first of the 10 avatars (incarnations) of the Hindu god Vishnu. In this appearance Vishnu saved the world …
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KURMA — (Sanskrit: Tortoise), second of the 10 avatars (incarnations) of the Hindu god Vishnu. In this incarnation Vishnu is associated with …
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HINDUISM — the beliefs, practices, and socioreligious institutions of the Hindus (originally, the inhabitants of the land of the Indus River). Introduced …
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BRAHMA — in the late Vedic period of India, one of the major gods of Hinduism; with the rise of sectarian worship, …
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VARNA — n. Any of the four traditional social classes of Hindu India. One of the hymns of the Rigveda declares that …
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VAISHYA — n. Third highest of the four varna s of India. Traditionally described as commoners, Vaishyas are connected with productive labour, …
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BRAHMA — n. One of three major gods in late Vedic Hinduism , 0441; 500 BC 0441; AD 500. He was gradually …
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GOD — n. 25B6; noun a gift from God : THE LORD, the Almighty, the Creator, the Maker, the Godhead; Allah, Jehovah, …
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KASYAPA — [Hindu] In pre-Vedic times, Kasyapa was a primordial god. He was the father of the devas, the asuras, the nagas, …
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HINDU MYTHOLOGY — All the articles available in the Hindu mythology section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Abarimon; Abhijit; Adimurti; Adityas; Agastya; Aghora; Agni; …
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