Pāli Dictionary

Compound structure

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mahājanaka
  1. mahā

    great; large; vast; powerful; eminent; noble (used chiefly as the masculine nominative singular of mahanta and as the first member of compounds)

  2. janaka

    birth father; natural father; genitor

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Mahājanaka
Person

  • A king of Mithilā in Videha, father of Ariṭṭhajanaka and Polajanaka.

Mahājanaka2
Person

  • The son of Ariṭṭhajanaka, whose story is told in the Mahājanaka Jātaka.

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