Alternative spellings of this word include Panchajani.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Pañcajanī (पञ्चजनी).—A beautiful daughter of Viśvarūpa. King Ṛṣabha of the lunar race married this girl and they got five sons named Sumati, Rāṣṭrabhṛt, Sudarśana, Āvaraṇa and Dhūmraketu. (5th Skandha, Bhāgavata).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1) Pañcajanī (पञ्चजनी).—The daughter of Viśvarūpa and queen of Bharata.^*

• * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 7. 1.

2) Pāñcajanī (पाञ्चजनी).—One of the wives of Dakṣa who bore him 1000 sons, Haryaśvas (s.v.).^*

• * Matsya-purāṇa 5. 4.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

1) Pañcajanī (पञ्चजनी):—[=pañca-janī] [from pañca-jana > pañca] f. an assemblage of 5 persons, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of a daughter of Viśva-rūpa and wife of Bharata, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa] ([varia lectio] pāñcajanī)

3) Pāñcajanī (पाञ्चजनी):—[=pāñca-janī] [from pāñca] f. ([from] pañca-jana) [patronymic] of Asiknī, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Pancajani 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Jani, Panca.

Starts with: Pancajanina, Pancajaniya.

Full-text: Dhumraketu, Avarana, Pancajana, Vishvarupa, Bharata, Sudarshana.

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Search found 3 books and stories containing Pancajani, Pañcajanī, Pāñcajanī, Panca-jani, Pañca-janī, Pāñca-janī; (plurals include: Pancajanis, Pañcajanīs, Pāñcajanīs, janis, janīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)

Story of Āvaraṇa

Story of Bharata

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The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)

Chapter 5 - Dakṣa curses Nārada < [Book 6 - Sixth Skandha]

Chapter 7 - The Life of Bharata < [Book 5 - Fifth Skandha]

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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)

Verse 2.14.42 < [Chapter 14 - Yamarāja’s Saṅkīrtana]

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