Pancamasya, Pañcamāsya, Pancan-masya, Pancama-asya: 7 definitions

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Pancamasya 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.

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[«previous next»] — Pancamasya in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pañcamāsya (पञ्चमास्य).—a. happening every five months.

Pañcamāsya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pañcan and māsya (मास्य).

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Pañcamāsya (पञ्चमास्य).—the cuckoo.

Derivable forms: pañcamāsyaḥ (पञ्चमास्यः).

Pañcamāsya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pañcama and āsya (आस्य).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pañcamāsya (पञ्चमास्य).—m.

(-syaḥ) The Kokila or Indian cuckoo. E. pañcama, the musical note, and āsya mouth.

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

Pañcamāsya (पञ्चमास्य).—[adjective] containing five months.

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

1) Pañcamāsya (पञ्चमास्य):—[=pañca-māsya] [from pañca] a mfn. (for 2. See under pañcama) happening every 5 months or containing 5 months, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa]

2) [from pañcama > pañca] b m. (for 1. See p. 577, col. 1) the Indian cuckoo or Koil (as producing the 5th note of the scale with its mouth or throat), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Pañcamāsya (पञ्चमास्य):—[pañcamā+sya] (syaḥ) 1. m. The cuckoo.

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Pancamasya 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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