पर्जन्यparjanya

पर्जन्य (parjanya) is a Sanskrit word meaning a rain-cloud, rain personified or the god of rain, name of one of the twelve Adityas, a Deva gandharva or Gandharva, name of a Rishi in several Manvantaras, a Prajapati and father of Hiranyaroma. Its 27 recorded definitions are grouped into 8 contexts, among them Named Mythological Figures, Rain, Cloud, & Rain God (Core), Botanical Name.

Root: पृच् (pṛc)
Definitions: 27

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Meanings by context

Named Mythological Figures

12 definitions

Name of one of the twelve Adityas

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a Deva gandharva or Gandharva

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

name of a Rishi in several Manvantaras

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a Prajapati and father of Hiranyaroma

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a Devagandharva

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Vishnu

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a Mauneya Gandharva

— The Purana Index

1. An Aditya and Lokapala. 2. The sun in the month of Phalguna. 3. The father of Hiranyaroma.

— The Purana Index

1. A sage of the Raivata epoch. 2. One who attained heaven through austerity.

— The Purana Index

1. A son of Agni and Samhuti. 2. A husband of Manu and father of Hiranyaroma.

— The Purana Index

a royal sage

— The Purana Index

a Mauneya

— The Purana Index

Rain, Cloud, & Rain God (Core)

5 definitions

1. Rain-cloud. 2. Rain. 3. The god of rain.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Rain. 2. A rain cloud. 3. An epithet of Indra.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A rain-threatening cloud. 2. Rain. 3. The deity of rain.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

rain-cloud or rain, personified as the rain-god

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A rain-cloud or thunder-cloud. 2. Rain or the muttering of distant thunder. 3. The rain-god or Indra. 4. Name of an Aditya, a Deva-gandharva, a Rishi, and a Prajapati.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Botanical Name

2 definitions

Curcuma aromatica or xanthorrhiza

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Curcuma aromatica or Xanthorrhiza

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Cloud / Rain-cloud

2 definitions

a rain-cloud

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A rain cloud that provides dew for crop growth. 2. An overlord of seas, rivers, clouds, and rain. 3. A carrier of the heavenly Ganga.

— The Purana Index

Other Divine Roles/Identities

2 definitions

same as Hiranyaroma

— The Purana Index

a deity with the sun in the sharat season

— The Purana Index

Rain God / Deity

2 definitions

rain personified or the god of rain

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A name of Indra. 2. The god of rain or rain itself.

— The Purana Index

Etymology

1 definition

1. Rain cloud. 2. The god of rain.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Rain

1 definition

rain

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 8 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.