Pancakalasha, Pāñcakaḷaśā, Pāñcakalaśā, Pamcakalasha: 3 definitions

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Pancakalasha means something in Marathi. 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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pancakalasha in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pāñcakaḷaśā (पांचकळशा).—m A class of Shudras or an individual of it. This class is distinguished by its arraying the bridegroom's litter with five kaḷaśa or spires. See caukaḷaśā.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

pāñcakaḷaśā (पांचकळशा).—m A class of Shudras or an individual of it. This class is dis- tinguished by its arraying the bride- groom's litter with five kaḷaśa or spires.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pancakalasha in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Paṃcakalaśa (ಪಂಚಕಲಶ):—[noun] (pl.) five small water vessels with a small mouths, used in worshipping and other auspicious occasions, as a symbol of the universe (or cosmic waters) and its generative power.

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Paṃcakaḷaśa (ಪಂಚಕಳಶ):—[noun] = ಪಂಚಕಲಶ [pamcakalasha].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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