prajA (Changed to prajas at the end of a Bah. compound, when the first member is a, su or dus ; see R. 8. 32 , 18. 29. ) 1 Procreation, generation, propagation, birth, production. 2 Offspring, progeny, issue; children, brood (of animals); prajArTavratakarSitAMgaM R. 2. 73 ; prajAyE gfhameDinAM R. 1. 7 ; Ms. 3. 42 ; Y. 1. 269 ; so bakasya prajA , sarpaprajA &c. 3 Posterity, descendants. 4 A creature. 5 Subjects, people, mankind; nanaMduH saprajAH prajAH ( pb ) R. 4. 3 ; prajAH prajAH svA iva taMtrIyatvA Ś. 5. 5 (where prajA has sense 2 also); R. 1. 7 ; 2. 73 ; Ms. 1. 8. 6 Semen. Comp. — aDyakzaH 1 an epithet of the sun. 2 of Dakṣa. — aMtakaH Yama, the god of death; R. 8. 45. — Ipsu a. desirous of progeny. — ISaH, -ISvaraH the lord of men, a king, sovereign; R. 3. 68 ; 5. 32 ; 18. 29. — utpattiH , f. — utpAdanaM the raising up of progeny. — kAma a. desirous of progeny. — kAraH author of the creation. — taMtuH a line of descendants, lineage, race. — da a. 1 granting progeny. 2 removing barrenness. — dAnaM silver. — dvAraM N. of the sun. — nAyaH 1 an epithet of Brahmā. 2 a king, sovereign, prince; R. 2. 48 ; 10. 83. — nizekaH impregnation, seed (implanted in the womb); R. 14. 60. 2 offspring. — paH a king. — patiH 1 the god presiding over creation; Ms. 12. 121. 2 an epithet of Brahmā; asyAH sargaviDO prajapatiraBUccaMdro nu kAMtipradaH V. 1. 9. 3 an epithet of the ten lords of created beings first created by Brahmā; (see Ms. 1. 34 ). 4 an epithet of Viśvakarman, the architect of gods. 5 the sun. 6 a king 7 a son-in-law 8 an epithet of Viṣṇu. 9 a father, progenitor. 10 the penis. 11 a sacrifice. — pAlaH , pAlakaH a king, sovereign. — pAliH an epithet of Śiva. — pAlyaM royal office — vfdDiH f. increase of progeny. — sfj m. an epithet of Brahmā; Śi. 1. 28 . — hita a. beneficial to children or people. — (taM) water.