Category: societyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

जनः

/janaḥ/Roman

English meaning: person, people, folk

Sanskrit Definition

(संस्कृतम्)

मनुष्यः; बहुवचने जनसामान्यः।

English Definition

A person; collectively, the people or common folk of a place.

Example

सर्वे जनाः समानाः सन्ति।

In English: All people are equal.

Synonyms

  • मनुष्यः
  • लोकः

Literary Heritage

मन्दः कवियशः प्रार्थी गमिष्याम्युपहास्यताम्। प्रांशुलभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामनः।।

/Mandah kaviyashah prarthhi gamishyamyupahasytam. Pramshu-labhe phale lobhadud-bahur iva vamanah./

Feeble-minded yet aspiring to a poet's fame, I go to be ridiculed — like a dwarf reaching for high fruit.

Kalidasa · Sanskrit Poet & Playwright · c. 4th–5th century CE

Abhijnanashakuntalam

Abhijnanashakuntalam — Kalidasa's self-deprecating prologue, a mark of humility

रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः साधुः सत्यपराक्रमः

/Ramo vigrahavan dharmah sadhuh satya-parakramah/

Rama is righteousness incarnate — virtuous and true in valour.

Valmiki · Adi Kavi (First Poet) · c. 500–100 BCE

Ramayana

Ramayana — the essence of the epic's hero in one line

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Language
संस्कृतम्
Sanskrit
Script
Devanagari
Family
Indo-Aryan
Speakers
5M
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