pajāpati

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀚𑀸𑀧𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• पजापति (Devanagari script)
• পজাপতি (Bengali script)
• පජාපති (Sinhalese script)
• ပဇာပတိ or ပၹႃပတိ (Burmese script)
• ปชาปติ or ปะชาปะติ (Thai script)
• ᨷᨩᩣᨷᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ປຊາປຕິ or ປະຊາປະຕິ (Lao script)
• បជាបតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄎𑄂𑄛𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रजापति (prajāpati). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀯𑀇 (payāvaï). By surface analysis, tatpuruṣa compound of pajā +‎ pati.

Proper noun

pajāpati m

1. (Vedic religion, Hinduism) Prajapati

Declension

Declension table of "pajāpati" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	pajāpati	pajāpatiyo or pajāpatī
Accusative (second)	pajāpatiṃ	pajāpatiyo or pajāpatī
Instrumental (third)	pajāpatiyā	pajāpatīhi or pajāpatībhi
Dative (fourth)	pajāpatiyā	pajāpatīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	pajāpatiyā or pajāpatyā	pajāpatīhi or pajāpatībhi
Genitive (sixth)	pajāpatiyā	pajāpatīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	pajāpatiyā or pajāpatiyaṃ or pajāpatyaṃ	pajāpatīsu
Vocative (calling)	pajāpati	pajāpatiyo or pajāpatī

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “pajāpati”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 387