janta ( nt. ; also written jantra , as well as yanta ; Pkt. or semi- Pkt. for Skt. yantra), machine : Mv ii.475.6 ff., 476.1, 5 , in cpds. janta-kāra and janta- māṣṭa(ka) , see the latter. The mss. read prevailingly janta or jantra; Senart usually j-, but sometimes y- even against both mss.