Pancaguna, Pañcaguṇā, Pañcaguṇa, Pancan-guna: 6 definitions
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Pancaguna 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Panchaguna.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPañcaguṇā (पञ्चगुणा).—These are śabda, sparśa, rūpa, rasa and gandha.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 4. 68.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPañcaguṇa (पञ्चगुण).—a. five-fold.
-ṇāḥ the five objects of sense (rūpa, rasa, gandha, sparśa and śabda).
-ṇī the earth.
Pañcaguṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pañcan and guṇa (गुण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPañcaguṇa (पञ्चगुण).—mfn.
(-ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) Five times, five-fold. E. pañca, and guṇa multiplying.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pañcaguṇa (पञ्चगुण):—[=pañca-guṇa] [from pañca] mfn. fivefold
2) [v.s. ...] having 5 virtues or good qualities, [Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPañcaguṇa (पञ्चगुण):—[pañca-guṇa] (ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) a. Five-fold.
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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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Ends with: Atipancaguna.
Full-text: Guna.
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