Pāli Dictionary

janaka

janrootakasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

jan3be born; produce

Synonyms

kāraka, janana, jananī, samuṭṭhāpaka

general

  • birth father; natural father; genitor

  • MN 93

    jānanti pana bhonto yo janako pitā brāhmaṇiṃ'y'eva agamāsi, no abrāhmaṇin'ti? no h'idaṃ, bho.

  • (adj.) producing; generating; causing

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Janaka
Person

  • A king of Mithilā, a previous birth of the Bodhisatta; his story is told in the Mahājanaka Jātaka.

Ja 52Ja 539
Janaka2
Person

  • A king of Bārāṇasī whose minister was Senaka; their story is told in the Sattubhasta Jātaka.

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