Pancami, Pamcami, Pañcamī: 21 definitions
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Pancami means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Panchami.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Pañcamī (पञ्चमी).—An ancient river of Uttara Bhārata. People used to drink water from this river. Chapter 9, Bhīṣma Parva).
Pañcamī (पञ्चमी).—A name of Lalitā; a śaktī.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 17. 18; 36. 25.
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.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Pāñcamī (पाञ्चमी) refers to one of the jātis (melodic class) related to the madhyama-grāma, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 28. It is therefore also known as pāñcamījāti. Jāti refers to a recognized melody-type and can be seen as a precursor to rāgas which replaced them.
According to the Nāṭyaśāstra 28.132-134, “ In the pañcamī-jāti, the aṃśa (key note) is ṛṣabha and pañcama, the apanyāsa (semi-terminal note) is ṛṣabha, pañcama and niṣāda, the nyāsa (terminal note) is pañcama; ṛṣabha and madhyama are dropped from it. The hexatonic (ṣāḍava / ṣāḍavita) and pentatonic treatments (auḍava / auḍavita) in it should be as in the madhyama. And ṣaḍja, gāndhāra and madhyama should be made weak (alpatva, i.e., reduced), and madhyama and ṛṣabha should come together (saṃcara) in it and go to gāndhāra, and niṣāda should also be made weak (i.e., reduced)”.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
1) Pañcamī (पञ्चमी).—The fifth case;ending of the fifth or ablative case as prescribed by rules of Pāṇini cf. अपादाने पञ्चमी (apādāne pañcamī), P. II. 3-7, 10, etc.
2) Pañcamī.—The imperative mood; cf. Kāt.III.1.18.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Pañcamī (पञ्चमी) refers to one of the various “lunar days” (tithi):—There are approximately 29.5 lunar days in a lunar month. The first fifteen days begin with the first phase of the waxing moon (pratipat) and end with the full moon (pūrṇimā). [...] In accordance with the lunar day, one would utter, [for example, pañcamī-tithau].
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Pañcamī (पञ्चमी) refers to the “fifth” and represents one of the five-fold energy in Kula, according to the Kularatnapañcakāvatāra verse 1.16-23ab.—Accordingly, “Will, knowledge, action and bliss—the fifth (pañcamī)—is said to be Kuṇḍalī. That (reality), which has been explained in many ways, is the five-fold energy in Kula. O fair lady, know that (this) Kula teaching is internal and it pervades the entire universe along with the gods, demons and warlocks”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Pañcamī (पञ्चमी) refers to the “fifth” (Dhāraṇā), according to to verse 4.14d-15 of the Vasiṣṭhasaṃhitā.—Accordingly, “[The Yogin] will be liberated while alive and pass minimal urine and faeces after a year. This fifth (pañcamī) Dhāraṇā is said to destroy all suffering”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Pañcamī (पञ्चमी) is taken into consideration when ascertaining the recovery for a person to be bitten by snake, as taught in the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā, which represents the Ayurvedic study on Toxicology (Agadatantra or Sarpavidyā).—The malignant asterisms and baneful lunar phases and astral combinations, with reference to snake-bite, are discussed in the tail-end of the fourth Adhyāya. [...] The Kāśyapasaṃhitā mentions the following details regarding the Tithi (Date):—The pañcamī, ṣaṣṭhī, aṣṭamī and the day when there is no tithi of both the pakṣas bode well for recovery for a person to be bitten by snake. More so Dangerous are the pañcamī and trayodaśī of kṛṣṇapakṣa.
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Pañcamī (पञ्चमी) refers to either (1) the “fifth year” (of elephants); or (2) the “fifth stage” (of an elephants’ life), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 5, “on marks of the stages of life”]: (1) The fifth year [eṣa kalabhaḥ prāptaḥ samāṃ pañcamīm] and (2) The fifth stage [prāpto daśāṃ pañcamīm]”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
pañcamī (पंचमी).—f (S) The fifth day of either half-month. 2 In grammar. The fifth case.
pañcamī (पंचमी).—f The fifth day of either half- month. In grammar. The fifth case or the ablative.
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
1) Pañcamī (पञ्चमी):—[from pañcama > pañca] a f. See below
2) [from pañca] b f. (of ma q.v.) the fifth day of the half month (sc. tithi), [Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra; Mahābhārata] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] the 5th or ablative case (or its terminations), a word in the ablative, [Pāṇini 2-1, 12 etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a termination of the imperative, [Kātantra]
5) [v.s. ...] (in music) a [particular] Rāgiṇī or Mūrchanā
6) [v.s. ...] a brick having the length of 1/5 (of a Puruṣa), [Śulba-sūtra]
7) [v.s. ...] = pañcanī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] Name of Draupadī (who was the wife of 5; cf. pāñcāli), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] of a river, [Mahābhārata; Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
Pañcamī (पञ्चमी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paṃcamī.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Paṃcamī (पंचमी) [Also spelled panchami]:—(nf) the fifth day of each lunar fortnight.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Paṃcamī (पंचमी) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Pañcamī.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Paṃcami (ಪಂಚಮಿ):—[adjective] falling on, related to the fifth day of lunar fortnights.
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Paṃcami (ಪಂಚಮಿ):—
1) [noun] the fifth day of lunar fortnights.
2) [noun] the fifth day of the first fortnight in Śravaṇa, the fifth month in Hindu lunar calendar.
3) [noun] a festival observed on that day worshipping serpents.
4) [noun] the chequered cloth or board having sixty four squares of two alternate colours to play chess on.
5) [noun] (gram.) a case expressing removal, deprivation, direction from, source, cause or agency; the ablative case.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Pañcami (பஞ்சமி) noun < pañcamī.
1. Fifth lunar day; ஐந்தாந் திதி. பஞ்சமிப்பெயர் படைத் துள திதி [ainthan thithi. panchamippeyar padaith thula thithi] (கம்பராமாயணம் மீட்சிப். [kambaramayanam midsip.] 140).
2. The last five of the 27 nakṣatras. See தனிஷ்டாபஞ்சமி. [thanishdapanchami.]
3. (Grammar) The fifth case; ஐந்தாம்வேற்றுமை. பஞ்சமியாகிய இன் ஐந்தாம் வேற்றுமையாம் [ainthamverrumai. panchamiyagiya in aintham verrumaiyam] (பிரயோகவிவேகம் [pirayogavivegam] 6, உரை [urai]).
4. Pārvatī; பார்வதி. [parvathi.] (நாமதீபநிகண்டு [namathipanigandu] 23.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Pañcamī (पञ्चमी):—n. the fifth day of a lunar fortnight;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
Pali-English dictionary
pañcamī (ပဉ္စမီ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[pañcama+ī]
[ပဉ္စမ+ဤ]
[Pali to Burmese]
pañcamī—
(Burmese text): ၅-ခုတို့၏ ပြည့်ကြောင်း၊ ၅-ခုမြောက်။ ပဉ္စမ-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): The completion of the five, the fifth of five. Observe the fifth.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Chandogya Upanishad (english Translation) (by Swami Lokeswarananda)
Verse 5.23.1 < [Section 5.23]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 303 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 165 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 2]
Page 186 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 3]
Narada Purana (English translation) (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 114 - The Exposition of Holy Vratas to be performed on Pañcamī days < [Part 4 - Pūrva-bhāga: Caturtha-pāda]
Chapter 21 - The Pañcarātri-Vrata: The Holy Rite of Five Nights < [Part 1 - Pūrva-bhāga: Prathama-pāda]
Chapter 89 - Lalitā-Sahasranāma—One Thousand Names of Goddess Lalitā < [Part 3 - Pūrva-bhāga: Tṛtīya-pāda]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Chapter XXVIII - On the Instrumental Music (ātodya)
Chapter XXIX - On Stringed Instruments (tata)
Part 2 - The Ancient Indian Theory and Practice of Music < [Introduction, Part 2]
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 45 [Gocarī—the external body] < [Chapter 2 - Second Vimarśa]
Verse 261 [Śakti shines as Prakāśa-Ānanda] < [Chapter 4 - Fourth Vimarśa]
Verse 142-143 [Vyomavāmesvaryādi Pañcavāha Śaktis] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimarśa]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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