Pancabhringa, Pañcabhṛṅgā, Pancan-bhringa: 4 definitions

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Pancabhringa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

The Sanskrit term Pañcabhṛṅgā can be transliterated into English as Pancabhrnga or Pancabhringa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Panchabhringa.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pancabhringa in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pañcabhṛṅgā (पञ्चभृङ्गा).—the five trees, viz. देवदाली (devadālī) (Mar. devaḍaṃgarī), शमी, भङ्गा (śamī, bhaṅgā) (Mar. bhāṃga), निर्गुण्डी (nirguṇḍī) and तमालपत्र (tamālapatra).

Derivable forms: pañcabhṛṅgāḥ (पञ्चभृङ्गाः).

Pañcabhṛṅgā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pañcan and bhṛṅgā (भृङ्गा).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pañcabhṛṅga (पञ्चभृङ्ग):—[=pañca-bhṛṅga] [from pañca] m. or n. Name of the 5 plants Deva-dālī, Śamī, Bhaṅgā, Nirguṇḍī, and Tamāla-pattra, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Pancabhringa in German

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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.

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