m. a creature, living being, man, person (the sg. also used collectively exempli gratia, 'for example'sarva j-,"everybody" ; ayaṃ jantuḥ-,"the man" ) etc.
जन्तुः [जन्-तुन्] 1 A creature, a living being, man; Ś.5.2; Ms.3.77. -2 The (individual) soul. -3 An animal of the lowest organization. -4 People, mankind. -Comp. -कम्बुः 1 a snail's shell. -2 a snail. -घ्नः 1 the citron. -2 a snail. -फलः the Udumbara tree.
m. small animal; insignificant person; -pasu, m. small live stock: -mat, a. possessing --; -buddhi, m. N. of a jackal (base-minded); -satru, m. insignificant foe; -sûkta, n. short hymn;m. author of short hymns.
Besides the general sense of ‘ man,’ has also in a few passages the more restricted sense of ‘follower’ or ‘subject.’ The ‘ followers of Svaitreya ’ may be compared with the ‘ subjects (viśah) of Trṇaskanda.
noun (masculine) a child (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a creature (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a kinsman (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
any animal of the lowest organisation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
insects (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
living being (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
man (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
offspring (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
person (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
servant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
worms (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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