Pancalinkam, Pañcaliṅkam, Panca-linkam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pañcaliṅkam (பஞ்சலிங்கம்) [pañca-liṅkam] noun < pañcan +. The five kinds of liṅgas or emblems of Śiva worshipped in temples, viz., pirutivi-liṅkam, appu-liṅkam, tēyu-liṅkam, vāyu-liṅkam, ākāca-liṅkam; பிருதிவிலிங்கம், அப்புலிங்கம், தேயு லிங்கம், வாயுலிங்கம், ஆகாசலிங்கம் என்ற ஐந்து சிவ லிங்கங்கள். [piruthivilingam, appulingam, theyu lingam, vayulingam, agasalingam enra ainthu siva lingangal.]

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