Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.60

v1.c3.s21.60

Pañca-janāḥ, the ‘five peoples,’ are mentioned under various names in Vedic literature.¹ Who are meant by the five is very uncertain. The Aitareya Brāhmaṇa² explains the five to be gods, men, Gandharvas and Apsarases, snakes, and the Fathers.