जनक janak

जनक janak (sanskrit)

Used as a suffix to mean causing or bringing forth.
Father, progenitor, procreator, originator.
Name of a king of Mithila who was the father of Sītā, Rām's wife. He is known for knowing how to assume his role as king and at the same time remain detached from the world. He is the symbol of liberation in life.

Janak. In Indian mythology: a king who had an art to rule his kingdom while being in soul consciousness.

जनक janaka janāk (nm) father; procreator, originator; used as a suffix to mean causing or bringing forth (as खेदजनक, निराशाजनक).

S جنك जनक janak, adj. & s.m. Generative, generating, begetting, producing, causing; — a father, a progenitor; — name of a king of Mithila who was the father of Sītā, Rām's wife: — janak-pur, s.m. The metropolis of King Janak (in the district of Tirhūt): — janak-sutā, s.f. The daughter of Janak, i.e. Sītā.