Pancamam, Pañcamam: 2 definitions

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Pancamam means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Pañcamam (पञ्चमम्):—[from pañcama > pañca] ind. for the fifth time, fifthly, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Manu-smṛti viii, 125.]

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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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Tamil dictionary

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pañcamam (பஞ்சமம்) noun < pañcama.

1. The fifth; ஐந்தாவது. பஞ்சமத்தை யமைக்க [ainthavathu. panchamathai yamaikka] (சிவதருமோத்தரம் சிவ. [sivatharumotharam siva.] 69).

2. (Music) Fifth note of the gamut, one of capta-curam, q. v.; சப்தசுரங்களுள் ஐந்தா வது. பஞ்சமத்தியற்றும் வீணை [sapthasurangalul aintha vathu. panchamathiyarrum vinai] (பிரமோத்தரகாண்டம் [piramotharagandam] 3, 44).

3. (Music) A secondary melody-type of the kuṟiñci or pālai class; குறிஞ்சி அல்லது பாலைப்பண்வகை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kurinchi allathu palaippanvagai. (pingalagandu)]

4. Beauty; அழகு. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [azhagu. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

5. Cleverness, skill; சாமர்த்தியம். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [samarthiyam. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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