Alternative spellings of this word include Panchabhutatmaka.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Pañcabhūtātmaka (पञ्चभूतात्मक) refers to “that which consists of the five gross elements”, according to the Ṭīkā (commentary) on the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] Once (the god) had known himself here in the company of the goddess, he assumed a five-fold state, that is, Kula consisting of the five gross elements (pañcabhūtātmaka) and was (thus) endowed with a body. Again, initially (everything) was as if void. [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

pañcabhūtātmaka (पंचभूतात्मक).—a Material.

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

Pañcabhūtātmaka (पञ्चभूतात्मक):—[=pañca-bhūtātmaka] [from pañca-bhūta > pañca] mfn. consisting of 5 el° (as the human body), [Suśruta]

[Sanskrit to German]

Pancabhutatmaka 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Paṃcabhūtātmaka (ಪಂಚಭೂತಾತ್ಮಕ):—[adjective] made of the five basic elements (paṃcabhūtas).

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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)

Partial matches: Atmaka, Bhutatmaka, Panca, Pancabhuta.

Full-text: Pancabhuta, Pancabhutatati, Bhutatmaka, Ka.

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