Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

janaka जनक – producing

adjective · substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

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AYI dictionary adjective
Cappeller 1891 adjective

Original text · English · adjective

janaká ·a. generating, producing, causing. m. progenitor, father, N. of sev. kings etc.

Monier-Williams 1872 Word type unspecified

Original text · English · Word type unspecified

Janaka, as, ikā, am, generative, generating, be- getting, producing, causing; (as), m. a father, a progenitor; N. of two kings of Videha or Mithilā, one a son of Mithi and father of Udāvasu, the other a son of Hrasva-roman and father of Rāma's wife Sītā, who is therefore called Janaka-tanayā, Janaka- nandinī, Janaka-sutā, and Janakātmajā; N. of a disciple of Bhagavat and of several others; (ās), m. pl. the descendants of Janaka; (ikā), f. a daughter- in-law [cf. jani and janī]; a mother.

Petersburger 1855 adjective · substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · adjective · substantive masculine

janaka (von jan) P. 7,3,35, Sch. 1〉 adj. zeugend, erzeugend, verursachend: tanuśukraḥ strījanakaḥ VARĀH. BṚH. S. 67,15. duḥkha˚ MBH. 4,1456. — 2〉 m. a〉 Vater AK. 2,6,1,28. AK. 1,1,1,17. AK. 1,1,2,12. H. 556. H. 6. H. an. 3,42. MED. k. 89. HARIV. 982. R. 6,3,45. PAÑCAT. V, 19. PAÑCAT. V,97,12. RĀJA-TAR. 1,98. DHŪRTAS. 83,14. Vgl. kṛtāntajanaka. — b〉 oxyt. N. pr. eines Königs von Videha (Mithilā) H. an. MED. ŚAT. BR. 11,3,1,2. ŚAT. BR. 11,4,2,17. ŚAT. BR. 14,5,1,1. ŚAT. BR. 14,6,1,1. MBH. 3,8089. fgg. MBH. 12,3665. MBH. 12,5924. fgg. MBH. 12,6640. MBH. 12,7883. fgg. MBH. 12,10699. MBH. 12,11545. fgg. MBH. 12,11855 (Verfasser eines Śāstra). MBH. 14,883. fgg. HARIV. 9253. Janaka der ältere ist ein Sohn Mithiʼs und Vater Udāvasuʼs, Janaka der jüngere ein Sohn Hrasvaromanʼs und Vater der Sītā (die daher die Beinn. janakatanayā, ˚nandinī, ˚sutā, janakātmajā führt) R. 1,1,26. R. 1,12,20. R. 1,33,6. R. 1,48,9. R. 1,71,4. R. 1,1,13. R. 3,4,6. VP. 389. ein Anhänger der Lehre Bhagavantʼs BHĀG. P. 6,3,20. pl. die Nachkommen des Janaka MBH. 3,10637. R. 1,67,8. R. 1,67,22 MĀRK. P. 13,11. UTTARAR. 8,9. UTTARAR. 76,6. UTTARAR. 118,9. — Andere Könige dieses Namens werden erwähnt VP. 466. VP. 645. RĀJA-TAR. 1,98. — N. pr. verschiedener Beamter ebend. 7,1174. ebend. 8,185. ebend. 8,575. ebend. 8,816. ebend. 8,899. ebend. 8,1076. ebend. 8,1133. ebend. 8,1234. ebend. 8,1573. ebend. 8,2354. ebend. 8,2370. — 3〉 f. janikā Schwiegertochter (vgl. jani, janī) ŚABDAR._im_ŚKDR. Mutter ŚKDR. WILS.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

janaka 1〉 hervorbringend: janyānāṃ janakaḥ kālaḥ BHĀṢĀP. 44.

Böhtlingk 1879 adjective · substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · adjective · substantive masculine

janaká — 1〉 Adj. zeugend, erzeugend, hervorbringend, verursachen, bewirkend Spr. 7759. BHĀVAPR. 1,52. — 2〉 m. — a〉 Erzeuger, Vater Spr. 7680. — b〉 ein best. Tact S. S. S. 212. 237. — c〉 N. pr. verschiedener Fürsten und anderer Personen. Pl. Janakaʼs Geschlecht. — 3〉 *f. janikā — a〉 Mutter. — b〉 Schwiegertochter.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

janaka II. 3〉a〉 DIVYĀVAD. 235,23. [Nachtrag, Band 7]

Apte 1890 adjective · substantive masculine

Original text · English · adjective · substantive masculine

janaka a. (nikā f.) [jan-ṇic ṇvul] Generating, producing, causing; kleśajanaka, duḥkhajanaka &c. — kaḥ 1 A father, progenitor. 2 N. of a famous king of Videha or Mithilā, foster-father of Sītā. He was remarkable for his great knowledge, good works, and holiness. After the abandonment of Sītā by Rāma, he became an anchorite-indifferent to pleasure or pain-and spent his time in philosophical discussions. The sage yājñavalkya was his priest and adviser. Comp. — ātmajā, -tanayā, -naṃdinī, -sutā epithets of Sītā, daughter of king Janaka.

Cappeller 1887 Word type unspecified

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

janaká zeugend, bewirkend; m. Erzeuger, Vater; Mannsname.

Burnouf 1866 adjective

Original text · French · adjective

janaka janaka a. (sfx. aka) qui produit, qui engendre. — S. m. père. Np. d'un roi de Mithila. — S. f. janakī ou janakā, mère; gr. γυναιϰός [g. de γυνή]. janakātmajā f. (ātmaja) Sitā, fille de Janaka.

Occurrences in source texts (2)

HP 2 occurrences
HP 1.33-1.43: Siddhāsana 1 occurrence

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HP 4.11*5-4.11*14: Khecarī in Space 1 occurrence

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