Pancadashi, Pancadāsi, Pañcadaśī, Pancadasi, Pancan-dashi, Pamcadashi, Pañcadasī: 11 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
2. General definition
In Buddhism
1. Mahayana
India history
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
3. Nepali
4. Pali
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Introduction:

Pancadashi means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Pañcadaśī can be transliterated into English as Pancadasi or Pancadashi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Panchadashi.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Pañcadaśī (पञ्चदशी).—The fifteenth day of the Māgha month fit for performing sādhāraṇa śrāddha;¹ of the Āṣāda month for making gift of a cow.²

1) M 17. 2, 4.
2) Ib. 53. 24.

1b) The day when the Pitṛs drink the rays of the moon.^*

* Vāyu-purāṇa 52. 69; 56. 59.

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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.

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: Hindupedia: The Hindu Encyclopedia

Pancadāsi, the root mantra of Śrī-Vidyā is said to be the sound-form of the Mother. The mantra is divided into three kūtas or parts with five syllables each. The first is called Vāgbhava Kuta, the Mother’s head. The second is called Madhya Kūta, the trunk – from neck to navel. The third is Śakti Kūta, the part below navel.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Pañcadaśī (पञ्चदशी) refers to the “fifteenth day (of the waxing moon)”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [as the Bhagavān said to the great Nāga kings]: “Now I will teach the auspicious offering manual which can bring about any effect. [...] The mantra should be recited into parched grains and mustard seeds five times. It should be employed on the fifteenth day (pañcadaśī) of the waxing moon. It should be recited in a loud voice. Mustard seeds should be scattered in the four directions, downwards and upwards. [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

India history and geography

Source: Baba Updravinath's blog: Tantra Yoga Sadhana

Pañcadaśī (पञ्चदशी) or Pañcadaśītantra is the name of a Tantra categorized as “Rathakrānta”, and is mentioned in a (further unknown) book in the possession of Kamlesh Punyark [=Śrī Kamaleśa Puṇyārka or श्री कमलेश पुण्यार्क].—This book contains a detailed discussion of the basics of Tantra and opens with a list of three times sixty-four Tantras. One such text is the पञ्चदशी-तन्त्रम् [pañcadaśī-tantram] or पञ्चदशी [pañcadaśī].

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pañcadaśī (पञ्चदशी).—

1) the fifteenth day of a lunar fortnight (the full or new moon day); Y.1.146.

2) Name of a philosophical work (prakaraṇagrantha) by माधवाचार्य (mādhavācārya) (vidyāraṇya).

Pañcadaśī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pañcan and daśī (दशी).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Pañcadaśī (पञ्चदशी) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—vedānta, by Sāyaṇa. Io. 242. 1794. 2082. W. p. 182-84. Oxf. 222. Cambr. 20. Paris. (B 161. D 53). Hall. p. 98. K. 122. B. 4, 56. 64. Ben. 71. 73-75. 77. 80-85. Kāṭm. 4 (and—[commentary]). Pheh. 4. 13. Rādh. 6 (and—[commentary]). 42. 46. Burnell. 89^b. P. 12. 13. Bhk. 31. Lahore. 1882, 7. Bhr. 236. 238. 242. 257. 264. 659. 660. H. 230. Oppert. 3160. 3319. 4002. 4217. 4703. 4815. 4945. 6935. 7635. Ii, 2392. 2435. 2491. 3049. 3454. 4588. 6318. 6583. 6777. 7085. 7391. 7620. 8732. 9164. Bp. 267.
—[commentary] NW. 288. Oppert. 5801. Ii, 4706. 6319 (Tattvabodhini). 6584. 7553.
—[commentary] Vṛttiprabhākara by Niścaladāsasvāmin. See Pandit Viii^2, 603.
—[commentary] Tātparyabodhim by Ramakṛṣṇa. Io. 242. 1794. W. p. 183. 184. Oxf. 223^a. Cambr. 21. Paris. (D 53). Hall. p. 98. L. 1471. K. 122. B. 4, 64. Ben. (as above). Oudh. 1877, 42. 44. Np. I, 74. Iii, 122. Burnell. 89^b. P. 12. 13. Bhk. 31. Lahore. 1882, 7. Bhr. 236. 238. 242. 257. 264. H. 230. Proceed. Asb. 1869, 140. Oppert. 2874. 7310. Rice. 158. 286. Bp. 267.
—[commentary] by Sadānanda. NW. 280.

2) Pañcadaśī (पञ्चदशी):—vedānta, by Sāyaṇa. Fl. 219. Io. 242. 872. 1113. 1794. 2082 ([fragmentary]). 2310. 2516. 3034. 3041. Oudh. Xx, 230. Peters. 4, 21. Rgb. 612 (paricheda 1). Stein 120.
—[commentary] Tātparyabodhinī by Rāmakṛṣṇa. Fl. 219. Hz. 51. 534 (Tattvaviveka and Mahābhūtaviveka). 548. Io. as above. Oudh. Xx, 230. Peters. 4, 21. Stein 120. 121.

3) Pañcadaśī (पञ्चदशी):—by Sāyaṇa. Ulwar 518.
—[commentary] Tātparyabodhinī by Rāmakṛṣṇa. ibid.

4) Pañcadaśī (पञ्चदशी):—vedānta by Sāyaṇa. Ak 767 (Tṛpti, Kūṭastha, Dhyāna, Nāṭaka). 768 (Pratyaktattva, Kūṭastha, Citra, Dhyāna, Nāṭaka, Tṛpti. All these with Rāmakṛṣna’s C.). As p. 100 (2 Mss.). Cs 3, 67-69. 70 (inc.). Hz. 916 (inc.). Il. Jl. (with the C. of Rāmakṛṣṇa, both defective). L.. 862. 863 (from 4, 20 up to the end). 864 ([fragmentary]). Peters. 6, 281. Tb. 95. Whish 81, 2. C. by Rāmakṛṣṇa. As p. 63 (Tṛpti, Kūṭastha, Dhyana). 76 (Tṛpti). 88 (Dhyāna). 100. 125 (Brahmānanda). Cs 3, 67-69. 70 (inc.). Hz. 24 (Tṛpti). 1139 (inc.). Il. L.. 862. 863 (as above). 864 ([fragmentary]). Peters. 6, 281. Śg. 2, 148 (Citra inc.). 152 (inc.). Tb. 95. Whish 59. 165 (Tṛpti, Kūṭastha, Dhyāna). C. by Rāmanārāyaṇa. Tb. 95.

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

1) Pañcadaśī (पञ्चदशी):—[=pañca-daśī] [from pañca-daśa > pañca] f. (sc. tithi) the 15th day of a half month, the day of full or new moon, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Yājñavalkya; Varāha-mihira]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of sub voce works.

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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

Paṃcadaśi (ಪಂಚದಶಿ):—[noun] the last of a lunar fortnight (either full moon-day or new moon-day).

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Pañcadaśī (पञ्चदशी):—n. 1. the full-moon day; 2. a popular text on Vedanta philosophy;

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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.

Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

pañcadasī (ပဉ္စဒသီ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[pañcadasa+ī．ka．375．rū．412．]
[ပဉ္စဒသ+ဤ။ ကစ္စည်း။၃၇၅။ရူ။၄၁၂။]

[Pali to Burmese]

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)

pañcadasī—

(Burmese text): ၁၅-ခုမြောက်။ ပဉ္စဒသ-(၂)-ကြည့်။

(Auto-Translation): 15th. Observe the Pentateuch - (2).

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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.

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