Paci, Pāci, Pacī: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Paci means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, biology, 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 Pachi.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPāci (पाचि).—A son of Nahuṣa.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 24. 50.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Paci in India is the name of a plant defined with Pogostemon cablin in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mentha auricularia Blanco (among others).
2) Paci is also identified with Pogostemon heyneanus It has the synonym Pogostemon suavis Ten..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora de Filipinas, ed. 2 (1845)
· Mémoires de la Société des Sciences Naturelles du Maroc (1845)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Mémoires du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle (1815)
· Reinwardtia (1954)
· Advances in Plant Sciences (1999)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Paci, for example extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarypaci : (aor. of pacati) cooked.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPaci (पचि).—
1) Fire.
2) Cooking &c.
Derivable forms: paciḥ (पचिः).
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Pāci (पाचि).—f. Cooking.
Derivable forms: pāciḥ (पाचिः).
See also (synonyms): pācā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaci (पचि).—m.
(-ciḥ) 1. Fire. 2. Cooking, maturing. E. pac to be cooked, (by it,) in Unadi aff.
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Pāci (पाचि).—f.
(-ciḥ) Cooking, maturing. E. pac to cook, iñ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Paci (पचि):—[from pac] m. fire, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] cooking, maturing, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Pāci (पाचि):—[from pāka] (or pācā or pācikā) f. cooking, maturing, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Pācī (पाची):—[from pāka] f. a species of plant
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Paci (पचि):—(ciḥ) 2. m. Fire; cooking.
2) Pāci (पाचि):—(ciḥ) 2. f. Idem.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusPāci (ಪಾಚಿ):—
1) [noun] any of various classes (esp. Bryopsida) of very small, green bryophytes having stems with leaflike structures and growing in velvety clusters on rocks, trees, moist ground, etc.; moss.
2) [noun] a hard deposit on the teeth, consisting of saliva proteins, food deposits, various salts, as calcium phosphate, etc.; dental calculus; tartar.
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Pāci (ಪಾಚಿ):—[noun] (a children’s term) milk.
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Pāci (ಪಾಚಿ):—[noun] the direction in which the sun rises; the eastern direction.
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Pāci (ಪಾಚಿ):—[noun] = ಪಾಜಿ [paji]2.
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Pāci (ಪಾಚಿ):—[noun] the plant Hydrilla verticillata of Hydrophyllaceae family.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+72): Paci-paci, Paci-pitittapal, Paciballi, Pacici, Pacidoya, Pacific anemone, Pacific banyan, Pacific bent, Pacific bentgrass, Pacific blacksnakeroot, Pacific bleeding-heart, Pacific dogwood, Pacific hemlock-parsley, Pacific hemlockparsley, Pacific island silver grass, Pacific oakfern, Pacific panic grass, Pacific poison oak, Pacific red elder, Pacific rhododendron.
Ends with (+27): Aippaci, Akayappaci, Amiranappaci, Apaci, Araniyakarpaci, Arpaci, Cakarappaci, Cataippaci, Hullupaci, Ilaippaci, Ilampaci, Kallappaci, Kampaci, Katarpaci, Katumpaci, Koraippaci, Kottaippaci, Kottuppaci, Kunapaci, Kuntarpaci.
Full-text (+46): Paca, Pacikatu, Paci-paci, Haritapattrika, Pace, Paciballi, Malarishta, Pathikuta, Garutmatapatrika, Kallappaci, Panca, Pancat, Pacipiti, Pacivilai, Paci-pitittapal, Marappaci, Pacittakkam, Pacitinnutal, Paciyaru, Kuntarpaci.
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Search found 10 books and stories containing Paci, Pāci, Pācī, Pacī; (plurals include: Pacis, Pācis, Pācīs, Pacīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.22.2 < [Chapter 22 - Nanda and the Gopas See the Realm of Vaikuntha]
Verse 4.22.4 < [Chapter 22 - Nanda and the Gopas See the Realm of Vaikuntha]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Budha < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.14.77 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 5.2.6 < [Section 2 - Second Tiruvaymoli (Polika Polika)]
Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
11. Descriptions of the rivers in the Jambudvīpa < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.1c - The Lunar Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]