Alternative spellings of this word include Panchavana.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Pañcavana (पञ्चवन).—(Kauśiki tank): here is the tīrtha of Pāṇḍuviśala.^*

• * Vāyu-purāṇa 77. 99, 101.

1b) One of Sagara's sons who survived Kapila's tejas.^*

• * Vāyu-purāṇa 88. 149.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pañcavāṇa (पञ्चवाण).—epithets of the god of love; see पञ्चेषु (pañceṣu).

Derivable forms: pañcavāṇaḥ (पञ्चवाणः).

Pañcavāṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pañcan and vāṇa (वाण). See also (synonyms): pañcabāṇa, pañcaśara.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pañcavāṇa (पञ्चवाण).—m.

(-ṇaḥ) Kamadeva, The Indian Cupid. E. pañca five, and vāṇa an arrow; being armed with five arrows.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pañcavāṇa (पञ्चवाण).—[-n], m. Kāma (being armed with five arrows), [Gītagovinda. ed. Lassen.] 4, 6; [Pañcatantra] 128, 1; [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 104.

Pañcavāṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pañca and vāṇa (वाण).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pañcavāṇa (पञ्चवाण):—[pañca-vāṇa] (ṇaḥ) 1. m. Kāma, Cupid.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Pañcavāṇa (पञ्चवाण):—n. Mythol. cupid's fire arrows;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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Partial matches: Vana, Panca.

Full-text: Panduvishala, Pancabana, Pancashara, Kapila.

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