སྐྱེ་དགུའི་བདག་

སྐྱེ་དགུའི་བདག (Wyl. skye dgu'i bdag ) Pron.: kyegü dak

• Skt. प्रजापतिः, prajāpati, Pron.: prajapati. From Sanskrit: 'lord of creatures', N. of Savitṛi, Soma, Agni, Indra | a divinity presiding over procreation, protector of life | lord of creatures, creator | (N. of a supreme god above or among the Vedic deities | but in later times also applied to Vishṇu, Śiva, Time personified, the sun, fire, and to various progenitors, •esp. to the 10 lords of created beings first created by Brahmā, viz. Marīci, Atri, Añgiras, Pulastya, Pulaka, Kratu, Vasishṭha, Pracetas or Daksha, Bhṛigu, Nārada | a father | a king, prince | a son-in-law | the planet Mars, a •partic. star, Aurigae | = 2. | a species of insect | N. of •sev. men and authors [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW