[jan-ac] 1 A creature, living being, man.

2 An individual or person (whether male or female); kva vayaṃ kva parokṣamanmatho mṛgaśāvaiḥ samamedhi- to janaḥ Ś. 2. 18; tattasya kimapi dravyaṃ yo hi yasya priyo janaḥ U. 2. 19; so sa- khījanaḥ a female friend; dāsajanaḥ a slave, abalājanaḥ &c. (In this sense janaḥ or ayaṃ janaḥ is often used by the speaker-whether male or female, in the sing. or pl. instead of the...