जनक

See also: जनको and -जनक

Braj

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जनक (janaká).

Noun

जनक (janak) m

  1. father
    • Sūrdās, Sūrsāgar 36.3:
      को है जनक कौन है जननी
      ko hai janak kaun hai jannī
      • 1991 translation by Rupert Snell
        who is his father, who is his mother

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

Noun

जनक • (janaká) m

  1. a progenitor, father.
  2. (music) a kind of measure.

Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of जनक (janaká)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative जनकः
janakáḥ		 जनकौ
janakaú		 जनकाः / जनकासः¹
janakā́ḥ / janakā́saḥ¹
Vocative जनक
jánaka		 जनकौ
jánakau		 जनकाः / जनकासः¹
jánakāḥ / jánakāsaḥ¹
Accusative जनकम्
janakám		 जनकौ
janakaú		 जनकान्
janakā́n
Instrumental जनकेन
janakéna		 जनकाभ्याम्
janakā́bhyām		 जनकैः / जनकेभिः¹
janakaíḥ / janakébhiḥ¹
Dative जनकाय
janakā́ya		 जनकाभ्याम्
janakā́bhyām		 जनकेभ्यः
janakébhyaḥ
Ablative जनकात्
janakā́t		 जनकाभ्याम्
janakā́bhyām		 जनकेभ्यः
janakébhyaḥ
Genitive जनकस्य
janakásya		 जनकयोः
janakáyoḥ		 जनकानाम्
janakā́nām
Locative जनके
janaké		 जनकयोः
janakáyoḥ		 जनकेषु
janakéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Proper noun

जनक • (janaká)

  1. Name of a king of विदेह or मिथिला (son of मिथि and father of उदावसु)
  2. Name of another king of मिथिला (son of ह्रस्व-रोमन् and father of Sita).
  3. Name of another king Rājat.
  4. Name of a disciple of भगवत्.
  5. Name of several official men Rājat.
  6. (plural) the descendants of जनक.

Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of जनक (janaká)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative जनकः
janakáḥ		 जनकौ
janakaú		 जनकाः / जनकासः¹
janakā́ḥ / janakā́saḥ¹
Vocative जनक
jánaka		 जनकौ
jánakau		 जनकाः / जनकासः¹
jánakāḥ / jánakāsaḥ¹
Accusative जनकम्
janakám		 जनकौ
janakaú		 जनकान्
janakā́n
Instrumental जनकेन
janakéna		 जनकाभ्याम्
janakā́bhyām		 जनकैः / जनकेभिः¹
janakaíḥ / janakébhiḥ¹
Dative जनकाय
janakā́ya		 जनकाभ्याम्
janakā́bhyām		 जनकेभ्यः
janakébhyaḥ
Ablative जनकात्
janakā́t		 जनकाभ्याम्
janakā́bhyām		 जनकेभ्यः
janakébhyaḥ
Genitive जनकस्य
janakásya		 जनकयोः
janakáyoḥ		 जनकानाम्
janakā́nām
Locative जनके
janaké		 जनकयोः
janakáyoḥ		 जनकेषु
janakéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References
  • Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899
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