जनस्
See also: जीन्स
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ánHas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ánHas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os (“race”). Cognate with Ancient Greek γένος (génos), Latin genus.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /d͡ʑɐ́.n̪ɐs̪/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʑɐ.n̪ɐs̪/
Noun
जनस् • (jánas) n
- race, class of beings
- RV 2.2.4
- तमुक्षमाणं रजसि सव आ दमे चन्द्रमिव सुरुचं हवार आ दधुः |
- पर्श्न्याः पतरं चितयन्तमक्षभिः पाथो न पायुं जनसी उभे अनु ||
- tamukṣamāṇaṃ rajasi sva ā dame candramiva surucaṃ hvāra ā dadhuḥ |
- pṛśnyāḥ pataraṃ citayantamakṣabhiḥ pātho na pāyuṃ janasī ubhe anu ||
- Him have they set in his own dwelling, in the vault, like the Moon waxing, fulgent, in the realm of air.
- Bird of the firmament, observant with his eyes, guard of the place as ’twere, looking to Gods and men.
- RV 2.2.4
Declension
Neuter as-stem declension of जनस् (jánas) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | जनः jánaḥ | जनसी jánasī | जनांसि jánāṃsi |
Vocative | जनः jánaḥ | जनसी jánasī | जनांसि jánāṃsi |
Accusative | जनः jánaḥ | जनसी jánasī | जनांसि jánāṃsi |
Instrumental | जनसा jánasā | जनोभ्याम् jánobhyām | जनोभिः jánobhiḥ |
Dative | जनसे jánase | जनोभ्याम् jánobhyām | जनोभ्यः jánobhyaḥ |
Ablative | जनसः jánasaḥ | जनोभ्याम् jánobhyām | जनोभ्यः jánobhyaḥ |
Genitive | जनसः jánasaḥ | जनसोः jánasoḥ | जनसाम् jánasām |
Locative | जनसि jánasi | जनसोः jánasoḥ | जनःसु jánaḥsu |