Janus: 7 definitions

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Janus means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Janus (जनुस्).—n.

1) Birth; धिग्वारिधीनां जनुः (dhigvāridhīnāṃ januḥ) Bv.1.16.

2) Creation, production.

3) Life, existence; जनुः सर्वश्लाध्यं जयति ललितोत्तंस भवतः (januḥ sarvaślādhyaṃ jayati lalitottaṃsa bhavataḥ) Bv.2.55.

4) Nativity.

5) Birthplace.

6) A creature, being.

7) Genus, kind.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Janus (जनुस्).—n.

(-nuḥ) Birth. E. jan to be born, Unadi affix usi.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Janus (जनुस्).—[neuter] birth, origin, birthplace; creature, being; creation, production, work; race, kind. Instr. januṣā by birth or nature, essentially, necessarily.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Janus (जनुस्):—[from janīya] m. n. ([nominative case] [from] nū nūs, [Ṛg-veda vii, 58, 2; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa iii, 9, 3, 2]; [accusative] nuṣam, [Ṛg-veda i, 139, 9; 141, 4; ii, 42, 1]) birth, production, descent, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda vii, 115, 3]

2) [v.s. ...] ‘nativity’ See nuḥ-paddhati

3) [v.s. ...] birthplace, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa iii, 9, 3, 2]

4) [v.s. ...] a creature, being, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda]

5) [v.s. ...] creation, [Ṛg-veda vii, 86, 1]

6) [v.s. ...] genus, class, kind, [Ṛg-veda ii, 42, 1] ([Nirukta, by Yāska ix, 4])

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Janus (जनुस्):—(nuḥ) 1. n. Idem.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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