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.”
“रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः साधुः सत्यपराक्रमः”
/Ramo vigrahavan dharmah sadhuh satya-parakramah/
“Rama is righteousness incarnate — virtuous and true in valour.”
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