A devaputta. He saw a number of monks in a forest-lodge on the slopes of the Himālaya, muddled in mind, loose of speech and heedless. He appeared before them on an uposatha day and reminded them of …

jantu¹

masculine a creature; a living being; a person.

jantu²

masculine or neuter a kind of grass.

…Ja.v.495; Pv.ii.9#49 (= sattanikāya, people, a crowd Pv-a.134).

Vedic jantu, see janati

Jantu²

a grass…

…Cālikā was the village of Jantu where Meghiya went for alms. In the neighbourhood was the river Kimikālā, on whose banks was a mango grove….

…its banks. Meghiya, while staying with the Buddha at Cālikā, once went to Jantugāma for alms. AN.iv.354 Ud.iv.1

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…at Cālikā, Meghiya went to Jantugāma for alms, and, on his return, was much attracted by a mango grove on the banks of the river Kimikālā. He…

…grove in the village of Jantugāma, refusing to go any farther. AN.iv.163

Anuruddha, Nandiya and Kimbila were living there during the time of…

…order to give the kingdom to Jantukumāra, his son by another queen. These nine children went towards Himavā, and, having founded Kapilavatthu…

…stock defⁿ of jantu or nara; both spellings (with & without h) occur; see Mnd.3 =…

…Pv-a.1
■ See also jantu jamma, jāta, jāti ñāti, etc.

Sk. janati (trs.) & jāyate (intrs.); *gene & *gné to (be able to)…

…kuladhaṃsana and kusajantuno. Should it be read as kulangāraka? Cp. gandhina; -geha clanhouse i.e. father’s house…

…Dhp.218 cp. Thig.12

• tasmā jantu sadā sato kāmāni parivajjaye Snp.771
• yo kāme parivajjeti Snp.768 = Ne.69-nikkhamma gharā panujja kāme…