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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

प्रजापतिprajāpati[pragấ-pati] m. lord of creatures; genius presiding over procreation, protector of life; Creator, N. of a…
[pragấ-pati] masculine lord of creatures; genius presiding over procreation, protector of life; Creator, noun of a supreme being above the Vedic gods; this epithet is in the post-Vedic period applied to various holy men regarded as demiurgic beings; Time (personified); planet Mars; noun: -yagña, masculine sacrifice to Pragâpati=procreation of children prescribed by law; -loká, masculine Pragâpati's world.
In the Gita3·10 11·39

सहयज्ञाः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा पुरोवाच प्रजापतिः ।

sahayajñāḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā purovāca prajāpatiḥ, — With sacrifice the Lord of creatures of old created creatures and said: By this shall you bring forth (fruits or offspring), let this be your milker… 3·10
- प्रजा-पतिःprajā-patiḥnominative singular of the masculine compound noun prajā-pati (the Father of creatures).
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

प्रजापतिprajāpati(˚जा-) m. "lord of creatures", N. of Savitr2i सवितृ, Soma सोम, Agni अग्नि, Indra इन्द्र &c. RV. AV.
1. (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedजा-) masculine gender "lord of creatures", Name of Savitr2i सवितृ, Soma सोम, Agni अग्नि, Indra इन्द्र etc. fg-veda AV.
2. (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedजा-) masculine gender a divinity presiding over procreation, protector of life ibidem VS. Mn. Sus3r. BhP. Page658,3
3. (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedजा-) masculine gender lord of creatures, creator fg-veda etc. etc. (Name of a supreme god a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page) or among the Vedic deities [fg-veda (only x, 21, 10) AV. VS. Breton] but in later times also applied to Vishn2u विष्णु, S3iva शिव, Time personified, the sun, fire, etc., and to various progenitors, especially to the 10 lords of created beings first created by Brahma1 ब्रह्मा, viz. Mari1ci मरीचि, Atri अत्रि, An3giras अङ्गिरस्, Pulastya पुलस्त्य, Pulaka पुलक, Kratu क्रतु, Vasisht2ha वसिष्ठ, Pracetas प्रचेतस् or Daksha दक्ष, Bhr2igu भृगु, Na1rada नारद [Mn. i, 34; confer, compare IW. 206 neuter gender 1], of whom some authorities count only the first 7, according to others the last 3)
4. (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedजा-) masculine gender a father Lexicographers
5. (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedजा-) masculine gender a king, prince Lexicographers
6. (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedजा-) masculine gender a son-in-law Lexicographers
7. (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedजा-) masculine gender the planet Mars, a particular star, δ Aurigae Su1ryas.
8. (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedजा-) masculine gender (in astrology) Equivalent to 2. काल-नर quod vide
9. (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedजा-) masculine gender a species of insect Lexicographers
10. (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedजा-) masculine gender Name of several men and authors catalogue or catalogues
11. (in compound)
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प्रजापतिकprajāpatikam. endearing form of प्रजापति-दत्त Pat.

masculine gender endearing form of प्रजापति-दत्त Pat.

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प्रजापतिगृहीतprajāpatigṛhīta(˚ज्/आ-प्˚) mfn. seized by Praja1-pati प्रजा-पति VS.

(that the rest of a word is to be suppliedज्/आ-प्that the rest of a word is to be supplied) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective seized by Praja1-pati प्रजा-पति VS.

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प्रजापतिचरितprajāpaticaritan. N. of wk.

neuter gender Name of work

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प्रजापतिचितprajāpaticita(प्रज्/आप् ˚), mfn. heaped up by Praja1pati प्रजापति, MaitrS.

(प्रज्/आप् that the rest of a word is to be supplied), masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective heaped up by Praja1pati प्रजापति, MaitrS.

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प्रजापतिचितिprajāpaticitif. P Praja1-pati प्रजा-पति 's slayer S3Br.

feminine P Praja1-pati प्रजा-पति 's slayer S3Br.

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प्रजापतिदत्तprajāpatidattam. N. of a man Pat.

masculine gender Name of a man Pat.

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प्रजापतिनिवासिनीprajāpatinivāsinīf. N. of a Gandharvi1 गन्धर्वी Ka1ran2d2.

feminine Name of a Gandharvi1 गन्धर्वी Ka1ran2d2.

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प्रजापतिपतिprajāpatipatim. "lord of the P Praja1-patis प्रजा-पति s", N. of Brahma1 ब्रह्मा BhP.
1. masculine gender "lord of the P Praja1-patis प्रजा-पति s", Name of Brahma1 ब्रह्मा BhP.
2. masculine gender Name of Daksha दक्ष ibidem
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