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.nɐs/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʑɐ.n̪ɐs̪/

Noun

जनस् • (jánas) stem, n

1. 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.

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of जनस् (jánas)
	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