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Panch means something in Hindi. 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.

Ambiguity: Although Panch has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Panc. It further has the optional forms Pañch.

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Panch in Hindi refers in English to:——an allomorph of [pamca] (five) used in a number of compound words; ~[mela] a mixture of five; a mixture of five kinds of sweetmeat; ~[ramga] five-coloured; ~[lada] consisting of five strings; ~[hara] quintuplicate..—panch (पंच) is alternatively transliterated as Paṃca.

2) Panch in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) five; (nm) the number five; an arbitrator or a body of arbiters or jury; the headman of a caste or village; ~[ka] a set or aggregate of five; in Astrology, a coincidence of five stars wherein commencement of an auspicious ceremony is prohibited; ~[karma] the five actions of the body as propounded under the Indian medicinal system; ~[kona] a pentagon; ~[kosha] according to the Vedant, the five covering shells of the soul viz. [annamaya kosha, pranamaya kosha, manomaya kosha, vijnanamaya kosha] and [anamdamaya kosha; ~khana] five-storeyed; ~[gavya] the five products of the cow, viz. milk, curd (coagulated milk), butter and the liquid and solid excreta ([gobara] and [gomutra]); ~[guna] five-times; the five attributes of sound ([shabda]), touch ([sparsha]), form ([rupa]), taste ([rasa]) and smell ([gamdha]); ~[tattva] the five essential elements viz, earth, water, fire, air and ether; ~[tva] the transformation of the five elements of the body ([pamcabhuta]) to their respective original forms; death; •[ko prapta hona] lit. to be transformed into the five original elements—to expire; ~[dasha] fifteen; ~[deva] the five major gods of the Hindus—Vishnu,Shiv, Ganesh, Sury, Darga:; ~[nada] having five rivers; the province of Punjab in pre-partition India; ~[nama] the mutualy written agreement between the contending parties; to appoint an arbitrator or a body of arbitrators; ~[patra] the five vessels of adoration collectively; a vessel used for offering water to the idol; ~[prana] the five vital airs of the body; -[phaisala] arbitration, the award of a court of arbitration; ~[bhuta] the five elements viz. earth, fire, water, air and ether; ~[bhutatma] a human being made up of the [pamcabhuta; ~makara] in religious rites of the Vam-ma: rgis, the five essentials each beginning with the letter [`ma'] viz. [madya] (wine), [mamsa] (human flesh), [matsya] (fish), [mudra] (gesticulation) and [maithuna] (copulation); —[mahayajna] the five great sacrifices specified for the Hindus viz. the worship of the spirits ([bhutayajna]); the worship of progenitors ([pitriyajna]); the worship of gods ([devayajna]); the worship of the Vedas ([brahmayajna]), and the worship of mankind ([nriyajna); ~lauha] an alloy of five metals, viz. gold, silver, copper, tin and lead; ~[vati] the aggregate of the five trees ([pipala, bela, bada, hada] and [ashoka]); the venue of Ram's stay in Dandakaranny while in banishment; ~[varshiya] quinquennial; ~[shila] the five basic principles of international conduct designed to achieve and consolidate world peace, first enunciated by Free India's first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru:—(1) respect for each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity; (2) assurance of mutual non-aggression; (3) non-interference in each other’s internal affairs; (4) equality and co-operation for mutual benefit; (5) peaceful co-existence; —[ki duhai] appeal to the arbitrators (for help); —[parameshvara] taking the arbitrator as representing God; —[badana/manana] to agree on an arbitrator/mediator..—panch (पंच) is alternatively transliterated as Paṃca.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Panch is another spelling for पञ्च [pañca].—n. 1. five; 2. jury; a committee of five gentlemen; 3. dated. a member of (village) Panchayat;

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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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