Nagapancami, Nāgapañcamī, Naga-pancami, Nagapamcami: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Nagapancami means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Naga Panchami.
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: ACHC: Smarta PujaNāgapañcamī (नागपञ्चमी) refers to a religious rite (pūjā) or observance (vrata) occurring in the month Śrāvaṇa (July-August).—Nāga-pañcamī = worship of snakes on śukla-pañcamī.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynāgapañcamī (नागपंचमी).—f (S) A festival, the fifth of the first fortnight of śrāvaṇa. On this day the Nag or serpent is worshiped.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnāgapañcamī (नागपंचमी).—f A festival, the fifth of the first fortnight of śrāvaṇa.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNāgapañcamī (नागपञ्चमी).—
1) Name of a festival on the fifth day in the bright half of Śrāvaṇa.
2) the fifth day in the dark half of Āsāḍha.
Nāgapañcamī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nāga and pañcamī (पञ्चमी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNāgapañcamī (नागपञ्चमी):—[=nāga-pañcamī] [from nāga] f. a [particular] festival sacred to the Nāgas (the 5th day in the light half of month Śrāvaṇa or in the dark h° of m° Āṣāḍhā), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.; Religious Thought and Life in India 323]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNāgapaṃcami (ನಾಗಪಂಚಮಿ):—
1) [noun] the fifth day of the first fortnight in Śravaṇa, the fifth month in Hindu lunar calendar.
2) [noun] a festival observed on that day worshipping serpents.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryNāgapañcamī (नागपञ्चमी):—n. (Hinduism) the fifth day of the bright half in the month of Shrawan (Snakes are worshipped in this festival);
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Naga, Pancami.
Starts with: Nagapancamikatha, Nagapancamivrata, Nagapancamivratakatha.
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