pañca—janá m. (pl.) the 5 classes of beings (viz. gods, men, Gandharvas and Apsaras, serpents, and Pitṛs), [TS.]; [ŚBr.] &c. man, mankind, [Hcar.] (°nendra m. prince, king, [Rājat.])
(ibc.) the 5 elements, [MBh.]
N. of a demon slain by Kṛṣṇa, [MBh.]; [R.] &c. (cf. pāñcajanya)
of a son of Saṃhrāda by Kṛti, [BhP.]
of a Prajāpati, [ib.]
of a son of Sagara by Keśinī, [Hariv.]
of a son of Sṛñjaya and father of Soma-datta, [ib.]