n. 1 Birth; dhigvāridhīnāṃ januḥ Bv. 1. 16.

2 Creation, produc- tion.

3 Life, existence; januḥ sarva- ślādhyaṃ jayati lalitottaṃsa bhavataḥ Bv. 2. 55.

4 Nativity.

5 Birth-place.

6 A creature, being.

7 Genus, kind. Comp. januṣāṃdhaḥ blind from birth, born blind.