पञ्चजन

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

PAÑCAJANA   A Prajāpati. He gave his daughter Pañcajanī (Asiknī) in marriage to the great sage and law-giver Dakṣa. [6th Skandha, Bhāgavata] .

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

   See : पंचजन

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

पञ्च—जन  m.  m. ( pl.) the 5 classes of beings ( viz. gods, men, गन्धर्वs and अप्सरस्, serpents, and पितृs), [TS.]; [ŚBr.] &c. man, mankind, [Hcar.] ( °ने-न्द्र m. prince, king, [Rājat.])

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   ( ibc.) the 5 elements, [MBh.]
पाञ्चजन्य    N. of a demon slain by कृष्ण, [MBh.]; [R.] &c. ( cf.)
   of a son of संह्राद by कृति, [BhP.]
   of a प्रजापति, ib.
   of a son of सगर by केशिनी, [Hariv.]
   of a son of सृञ्जय and father of सोम-दत्त, ib.

Shabda-Sagara

पञ्चजन  m.  ( -नः)
   1. Man is general, a man.
   2. The name of a demon, whose bones became the Conch Pānchajanya, the shell of [Page412-b+ 60] KRISHṆA.
  f.  ( -नी) An assemblage of five persons
    E. पञ्च five, (elements,) and जन who is born.

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