67%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Hinduism, Sinhalese Scripts जनक(Sanskrit) ජනක(Sinhala) Pronounced Pron. /ˈd͡ʑɐ.n̪ɐ.kɐ/(Sanskrit) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "father" in Sanskrit. According to the Hindu epic the Ramayana he was the king of Videha in northeastern India. He was the father of Sita. Categories family, fathers, kings