Pacapaca, Pacāpaca: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Pacapaca means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Tamil. 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 Pachapacha.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypacapaca (पचपच) [or चां, cāṃ].—ad See pacakana, from which this differs only in implying frequency or reiteration.
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pacapaca (पचपच).—f (Imit.) The sound proceeding from walking in mud &c.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpacapaca (पचपच).—or-cāṃ ad See pacakana from which this differs only in implying frequency or reiteration.
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pacapaca (पचपच).—f The sound proceeding from walking in mud &c.
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 dictionaryPacapaca (पचपच).—An epithet of Śiva.
Derivable forms: pacapacaḥ (पचपचः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPacapaca (पचपच):—[=paca-paca] [from paca > pac] m. ‘continually bringing to maturity’ (?) Name of Śiva, [Mahābhārata]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Paca.
Starts with: Pacapacappu, Pacapacattan, Pacapacaunu.
Full-text: Samasama, Vinayaka, Visphota, Mahaganapati, Garja, Jivitantakara, Vishasamharamantra, Pacacam, Pachpach, Vishasamhara.
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