Pangu, Paṅgu, Pamgu: 21 definitions
Introduction:
Pangu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationPaṅgu (पङ्गु) refers to a “lame person”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.32 (“The seven celestial sages arrive”).—Accordingly, as the Seven Sages said to Śiva: “[...] O Sadāśiva, we have become the most excellent of all people by your remembering us. Usually you never even come across the path of ambitions and aspirations of ordinary people. O lord, your vision, very difficult to be acquired, is like the fruit stooping down within the reach of the dwarf, like sight to a man born blind, like eloquency acquired by a dumb man, like the indigent meeting with a treasure-trove, like the lame man (paṅgu) reaching the top of a high mountain and like the barren woman bearing a child. [...]”.
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.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryPaṅgu.—(EI 33), a share. Note: paṅgu is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Pangu in Congo is the name of a plant defined with Hylodendron gabunense in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.
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· Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1894)
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Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarypaṅgu : (adj. & n.) lame; a cripple.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPaṅgu, (adj.) (Sk. paṅgu; etym. ?) lame, crippled, see pakkha3 and next. (Page 382)
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Paṅgu, (adj.) (Sk. paṅgu; etym. ?) lame, crippled, see pakkha3 and next. (Page 382)
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypaṅgu (पंगु).—a (S) pop. paṅgū a Lame, crippled, halt: also that has lost his legs: also a deformed, debilitated, or defective limb. 2 Maimed, defective, diseased in any member or organ. Ex. hā ḍōḷyānēṃ paṅgū tō hātānēṃ paṅgū. 3 fig. Penniless, friendless, helpless, resourceless, halt. Pr. dhanyāvāñcūna dunayā paṅgū.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpaṅgu (पंगु).—a Lame, crippled. Maimed, defective. Penniless, friendless.
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paṅgū (पंगू).—a Lame, crippled. Maimed, defective. Penniless, friendless.
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 dictionaryPaṅgu (पङ्गु).—a. (-ṅga or -ṅgvī f.) Lame, halt, crippled.
-guḥ 1 A lame man; मूकं करोति वाचालं पङ्गुं लङ्घयते गिरिम् (mūkaṃ karoti vācālaṃ paṅguṃ laṅghayate girim).
2) An epithet of Saturn.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaṅgu (पङ्गु).—mfn. (-ṅgu-ṅguḥ-ṅgu) Lame, crippled, halt, one who has lost his legs, &c. m.
(-ṅguḥ) The planet Saturn. E. paṇ to engage in business, u aff, and aṅgu substituted for the radical final. khaji-kupagādeśaḥ nuk ca .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaṅgu (पङ्गु).—perhaps anomal. comp. apa-aṅga + u, adj., f. gū and gvī, Lame, [Suśruta] 1, 89, 11.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaṅgu (पङ्गु).—([feminine] paṅgvī) lame (also ka); [abstract] tā [feminine], tva [neuter]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Paṅgu (पङ्गु):—mf(vī, or ū)n. ([from] √paj ?; cf. [Uṇādi-sūtra i, 37 [Scholiast or Commentator]]) lame, halt, crippled in the legs, [Atharvaveda-pariśiṣṭa; Yājñavalkya; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) Name of those elements of the body which are themselves without motion (but are moved by the wind), [Bhāvaprakāśa]
3) m. Name of the planet Saturn (as moving slowly), [Catalogue(s)] (cf. -vāsara)
4) of Nirjita-varman, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaṅgu (पङ्गु):—[(ṅguḥ-ṅguḥ-ṅgu) a.] Lame, crippled, halt. m. The planet Saturn.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Paṅgu (पङ्गु) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paṃgu.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPaṃgu (पंगु) [Also spelled pangu]:—(a) lame (crippled by defect in a foot or leg); ~[tā], ~[tva] lameness; ~[la] lame; —[ho jānā] to be incapacitated, to be rendered helpless.
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPangu in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) lame (crippled by defect in a foot or leg); ~[ta], ~[tva] lameness; ~[la] lame; —[ho jana] to be incapacitated, to be rendered helpless..—pangu (पंगु) is alternatively transliterated as Paṃgu.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryPaṃgu (पंगु) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Paṅgu.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPaṃgu (ಪಂಗು):—[noun] = ಪಂಗ [pamga]1.
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Paṃgu (ಪಂಗು):—
1) [noun] the condition or fact of being indebted to another for a favour or service received; indebtedness; gratitude.
2) [noun] anything that is inevitable, unavoidable, etc.; necessity.
3) [noun] a favour, support, help, etc. received from another.
4) [noun] a strong wish or craving; a desire.
5) [noun] the fact of depending, relying on another; dependence.
6) [noun] a being connected or related; relation; connection.
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Paṃgu (ಪಂಗು):—[adjective] crippled; impaired; not moving or functioning properly.
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Paṃgu (ಪಂಗು):—[noun] = ಪಂಗುಳ [pamgula].
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Pāṃgu (ಪಾಂಗು):—
1) [noun] the form or shape of anything.
2) [noun] a way or method in which something is done, happens, to be done or must happen; manner.
3) [noun] the state or quality of being similar; resemblance or likeness; similarity.
4) [noun] suitable scope or opportunity; room.
5) [noun] the quality of being beautiful, exquisite; exquisiteness; beauty; loveliness.
6) [noun] orderliness; system; methodicalness.
7) [noun] the relation that is agreeable; harmonic relation.
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Pāṃgu (ಪಾಂಗು):—
1) [noun] a long cloth wound about one’s head in folds as a head dress worn by men.
2) [noun] a kind of superior sari (sīre,a garment worn by Indian women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder).
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 DictionaryPaṅgu (पङ्गु):—adj. 1. unable to walk; lame; crippled; deformed; 2. (person) worthless;
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)
Starts with (+37): Pamgule, Pamguli, Pamguni, Pamgura, Pamgurana, Pamguvade, Pamguveru, Pangubhava, Pangugraha, Panguka, Pangukaraya, Pangukukkutasana, Pangula, Pangulabaila, Pangulagada, Pangulakathi, Pangulakida, Pangulanem, Pangulapova, Pangulavada.
Ends with: Arutippanku, Atayappanku, Ceykaippanku, Karaippanku, Kolpamgu, Kutittanappanku, Kuttuppanku, Manappanku, Muluppanku, Nintappanku, Panku, Piticca-erpanku, Piticcerippanku, Sapangu, Sappangu, Taraippanku, Tiru-ulapanku, Vacakappanku.
Full-text (+64): Pangula, Panguta, Pangugraha, Panguka, Panguvasara, Lanja, Pangutva, Panguvakrakarmaprakasha, Pangubhava, Pangutaharini, Pankar, Panguyita, Pankuka, Panketuttuvai, Pankor, Pankukkani, Vitacaram, Pankutaran, Pankupannu, Pankupakircci.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 17 - Greatness of Paṅgu Tīrtha < [Section 3 - Arbuda-khaṇḍa]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.2.93 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 2d - Rasa (4): Hāsya or the sentiment of humour < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Yogadrstisamuccaya of Haribhadra Suri (Study) (by Riddhi J. Shah)
Chapter 4.1f - Avañcaka-traya (the unfailing triad) < [Chapter 4 - The Eight Yogadṛṣṭis and the nature of a Liberated Soul]
The Nilamata Purana (by Dr. Ved Kumari)
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CLXVI - The Nidanam of Bodily parasites < [Dhanvantari Samhita]