Pancajanyadhara, Pāñcajanyadhara, Pancajanya-dhara: 3 definitions
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Pancajanyadhara 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 Panchajanyadhara.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPāñcajanyadhara (पाञ्चजन्यधर).—an epithet of Kriṣna.
Derivable forms: pāñcajanyadharaḥ (पाञ्चजन्यधरः).
Pāñcajanyadhara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pāñcajanya and dhara (धर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāñcajanyadhara (पाञ्चजन्यधर).—m.
(-raḥ) A name of Krishna. E. pañcajanya the conch, and dhara who has.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāñcajanyadhara (पाञ्चजन्यधर):—[=pāñca-janya-dhara] [from pāñca-janya > pāñca] m. Name of Kṛṣṇa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. above)
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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Partial matches: Dhara, Pancajanya.
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