Pancaloha, Pañcalōha, Pañcaloha, Pancan-loha, Pamcaloha: 10 definitions
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Pancaloha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Panchaloha.
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (śilpa)Pañcaloha (पञ्चलोह) refers to “five metals” (copper, gold, silver, brass and white lead), representing materials used for the making of images (Hindu icons), as defined in the texts dealing with śilpa (arts and crafs), known as śilpaśāstras.—The materials listed in the Āgamas for the making of images are wood, stone, precious gems, metals, terracotta, laterite, earth, and a combination of two or three or more of the materials specified above. Icons are made from the mixture of pañca-loha (five metals), namely, copper, gold, silver, brass and white lead.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypañcalōha (पंचलोह).—n S A metallic alloy containing five metals,--copper, brass, tin, lead, iron.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPañcaloha (पञ्चलोह).—a metallic alloy containing five metals (i. e. copper, brass, tin, lead and iron).
Derivable forms: pañcaloham (पञ्चलोहम्).
Pañcaloha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pañcan and loha (लोह).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPañcaloha (पञ्चलोह).—n.
(-haṃ) A metallic alloy containing five metals; copper, brass, tin, lead, and iron. E. pañca five, and loha iron.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPañcaloha (पञ्चलोह).—n. a metallic alloy containing five metals, copper, brass, tin, lead, and iron.
Pañcaloha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pañcan and loha (लोह).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPañcaloha (पञ्चलोह):—[=pañca-loha] [from pañca] n. a metallic alloy containing 5 metals (viz. copper. brass, tin, lead, and iron), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPañcaloha (पञ्चलोह):—[pañca-loha] (haṃ) 1. n. A metallic alloy, containing five metals, viz. copper, brass, tin, lead and iron.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPaṃcalōha (ಪಂಚಲೋಹ):—
1) [noun] (pl.) the five metals copper, brass, zinc, lead and iron.
2) [noun] an alloy of these metals.
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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Starts with: Pancalohaka.
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