Pancahotri, Pañcahotṛ, Panca-hotri: 2 definitions
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Pancahotri 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 Pañcahotṛ can be transliterated into English as Pancahotr or Pancahotri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Panchahotri.
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: Wisdom Library: PāñcarātraPañcahotṛ (पञ्चहोतृ) [=pañcahotṛmantrārthanirūpaṇam] refers to one of the topics discussed in the fifty-eighth chapter of the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā: an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama scripture dealing with the symbology of the Sudarśana weapon while also dealing with iconography, philosophy and Vaiṣṇava rituals.
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pañcahotṛ (पञ्चहोतृ):—[=pañca-hotṛ] [from pañca] mfn. (pa) attended by 5 priests (?), [Ṛg-veda v, 42, 1]
2) [v.s. ...] m. (sc. mantra) Name of a [particular] formula in which 5 deities are named (as Hotṛ, Adhvaryu etc.), [Brāhmaṇa; ???]
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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