Pancajanina, Pañcajanīna, Pancan-janina: 6 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPañcajanīna (पञ्चजनीन).—a. devoted to the five races.
-naḥ an actor, a mimic, buffoon, one who is devoted to the pentad viz. singer, musician, dancer, harlot and a jester; गायकवादक- नर्तकदासीभण्डरतः खलु पञ्चजनीनः (gāyakavādaka- nartakadāsībhaṇḍarataḥ khalu pañcajanīnaḥ) Bhāsāvritti on P.V.1.9.
Pañcajanīna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pañcan and janīna (जनीन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPañcajanīna (पञ्चजनीन).—m.
(-naḥ) 1. An actor, a mimic, a buffoon. 2. The chief of five men, E. pañca five, and jana a man, or pañcajana man, and kha aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pañcajanīna (पञ्चजनीन):—[=pañca-janīna] [from pañca-jana > pañca] mfn. devoted or consecrated to the 5 races, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa] (also nīya, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra]; cf. [Pāṇini 5-i, 9], [vArttika] 4, [Patañjali])
2) [v.s. ...] m. an actor, a buffoon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] the chief of 5 men, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) Pāñcajanīna (पाञ्चजनीन):—[=pāñca-janīna] [from pāñca] mfn. [gana] prātijanādi.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPañcajanīna (पञ्चजनीन):—[pañca-janīna] (naḥ) 1. m. An actor; a buffoon; a chief among five.
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Partial matches: Janina, Panca, Jnanin.
Full-text: Pancajaniya.
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