Pancalangalaka, Pañcalāṅgalaka, Pancan-langalaka: 6 definitions
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Pancalangalaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Panchalangalaka.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPañcalāṅgalaka (पञ्चलाङ्गलक).—A gift of five ploughs and cattle both in wood and gold as well as 100 nivartanas (or 50 or even a small area enough for a house to stand on) of land on an auspicious day leads one to heaven; rules relating to the performance of.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 274. 9; ch. 283 (whole).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPañcalāṅgalaka (पञ्चलाङ्गलक).—a gift (mahādāna) of as much land as can be cultivated with five ploughs.
Derivable forms: pañcalāṅgalakam (पञ्चलाङ्गलकम्).
Pañcalāṅgalaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pañcan and lāṅgalaka (लाङ्गलक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPañcalāṅgalaka (पञ्चलाङ्गलक).—n.
(-kaṃ) Gift of land to the extent requiring five ploughs. E. pañca, lāṅgala a plough, kan aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPañcalāṅgalaka (पञ्चलाङ्गलक):—[pañca-lāṅgalaka] (kaṃ) 1. n. Gift of land requiring five ploughs.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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