Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
[jan-tun] 1 A creature, a living being, man; Ś. 5. 2; Ms. 3. 77.
2 The (individual) soul.
3 An animal of the lowest organiza- tion.
4 People, mankind. Comp. kaṃvuḥ 1. a snail's shell.
2. a snail. ghnaḥ 1. the citron.
2. a snail. phalaḥ the Udumbara tree.
