Alternative spellings of this word include Panchalya.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Pāñcālya (पाञ्चाल्य).—An āśrama of ancient Bhārata. This was the place where Nyagrodha, King of Pāñcāla, performed penance for a long time. (Śloka 11, Chapter 90, Vana Parva).

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pāñcālya (पाञ्चाल्य).—The prince of the Pāñchālas (drupada); पाञ्चाल्यो द्विपदां वरः (pāñcālyo dvipadāṃ varaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.91.11.

Derivable forms: pāñcālyaḥ (पाञ्चाल्यः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pāñcālya (पाञ्चाल्य).—i. e. pañcāla + ya, I. adj. Belonging to the Pañcālas. Ii. m. A prince of the Pañcālas, [Johnson's Selections from the Mahābhārata.] 5, 26.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pāñcālya (पाञ्चाल्य).—[adjective] the same; [masculine] a prince of the Pañcalas.

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

1) Pāñcālya (पाञ्चाल्य):—[from pāñcāla] mfn. = cāla mfn.

2) [v.s. ...] m. = idem m., [Mahābhārata]

[Sanskrit to German]

Pancalya 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.

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Ends with: Apancalya.

Full-text: Apancalya, Pancala, Shabda.

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