While looking for various Sanskrit names for the word ‘father’, I was stunned to find that the Hindi and Punjabi name for father ‘Baap’ comes directly from Sanskrit. It is so amazing to get to know these many names that can be used for ‘father’.
I hope you would like this list. I will be happy if you would like to comment or offer some feedback on these Sanskrit names.
For the convenience of our readers who can’t read the Devnagiri script, I have provided the transliteration too. If you have any questions, feedback or suggestions, please feel free to write to us through the comment section.
| English | Sanskrit | Transliteration |
| Father | पिता | Pitā |
| Father | पितृ | Pitṛ |
| Father | जनकः | Janakaḥ |
| Father | जननः | Jananaḥ |
| Father | जनिता | Janitā |
| Father | जनयिता | Janayitā |
| Father | जनयितृ | Janayitṛ |
| Father | जन्मदः | Janmadaḥ |
| Father | तातः | Tātaḥ |
| Father | देहकृत् | Dehakṛt |
| Father | सम्भूः | Sambhūḥ |
| Father | प्रसविता | Prasavitā |
| Father | प्रसवितृ | Prasavitṛ |
| Father | प्रजावान् | Prajāvān |
| Father | प्रजावात् | Prajāvāt |
| Father | धाता | Dhātā |
| Father | धातृ | Dhātṛ |
| Father | वप्ता | Vaptā |
| Father | वप्तृ | Vaptṛ |
| Father | वापः | Vāpaḥ |
By clicking on the link, you can check the names of other Sanskrit relations and family members.
