Pancanakha, Pañcanakha, Pancan-nakha, Panca-nakha: 14 definitions
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Pancanakha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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 Panchanakha.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Pañcanakha (पञ्चनख) (lit. “one having five nails”) is a synonym (another name) for either the Tiger (Vyāghra) or the Elephant (Gaja), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
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
pañcanakha (पंचनख).—a (S) Having five nails--man, the monkey, the tiger &c. A term of classification. 2 Having five vertical streaks or lines on the hoof--a horse. One of the bad marks.
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
Pañcanakha (पञ्चनख).—
1) any animal with five claws; such as the hare, alligator, tortoise, porcupine, rhinoceros शशकः शल्लकी गोधा खड्गी कूर्मश्च पञ्चमः । पञ्च पञ्चनखा भक्ष्या ये प्रोक्ताः कृतजैर्द्विजैः (śaśakaḥ śallakī godhā khaḍgī kūrmaśca pañcamaḥ | pañca pañcanakhā bhakṣyā ye proktāḥ kṛtajairdvijaiḥ) Bhaṭṭikāvya 6.131; Manusmṛti 5.17,18; Y.1.177.
2) an elephant.
3) a turtle.
4) a lion or tiger.
Derivable forms: pañcanakhaḥ (पञ्चनखः).
Pañcanakha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pañcan and nakha (नख).
Pañcanakha (पञ्चनख).—m.
(-khaḥ) 1. An elephant. 2. A tortoise. 3. A tiger. 4. Any animal having five toes or claws. f. (-khī) A lixard. E. pañca five, nakha a nail.
Pāñcanakha (पाञ्चनख).—i. e. pañcan -nakha + a, adj. Made of the skin of an animal with five claws, Mahābhārata 4, 1338.
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Pañcanakha (पञ्चनख).—m. a beast having five claws, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 5, 17.
Pañcanakha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pañcan and nakha (नख).
Pañcanakha (पञ्चनख).—[adjective] having five nails or claws; [masculine] a five-toed animal.
1) Pañcanakha (पञ्चनख):—[=pañca-nakha] [from pañca] mfn. ‘5-clawed’, having 5 nails, [Varāha-mihira]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a 5-clawed animal, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] an elephant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a lion, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]
5) [v.s. ...] a tiger, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (also khin, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes])
6) [v.s. ...] a tortoise, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) Pāñcanakha (पाञ्चनख):—[=pāñca-nakha] [from pāñca] mf(ī)n. made of the skin of an animal with 5 claws, [Mahābhārata]
8) [v.s. ...] n. (sc. māṃsa) the flesh of an an° with 5 claws, [Yājñavalkya [Scholiast or Commentator]]
Pañcanakha (पञ्चनख):—[pañca-nakha] (khaḥ) 1. m. An elephant; a tiger; a tortoise. f. (khī) A lizard.
Pañcanakha (पञ्चनख):—(pañcan + nakha)
1) adj. fünf Nägel —, fünf Krallen habend: pāda (des Hundes) [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 61, 1.] —
2) m. a) ein fünfkralliges Thier: na bhakṣayet pañcanakhān [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 5, 17.] śvāvidhaṃ śalyakaṃ godhāṃ khaḍgakūrmaśaśāṃstathā . bhakṣyānpañcanakheṣvāhuḥ 18. bhakṣyāḥ pañcanakhāḥ sedhāgodhākacchapaśallakāḥ . śaśaśca [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 177.] [Mahābhārata 12, 5388.] [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 16, 32.] — b) Elephant [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 50.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 43. fg.] — c) Tiger [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — d) Schildkröte [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] — Vgl. pāñcanakha .
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Pāñcanakha (पाञ्चनख):—(von pañcanakha) adj. aus der Haut eines fünfkralligen Thieres verfertigt: kasya khe kośe sāyako hemavigrahaḥ [Mahābhārata 4, 1338.]
Pañcanakha (पञ्चनख):——
1) Adj. fünf Nägel — , fünf Krallen habend. —
2) m. — a) ein fünfkralliges Thier [Āpastamba’s Dharmasūtra] — b) *Elephant. — c) *Löwe [Galano's Wörterbuch] — d) *Tiger. — e) *Schildkröte.
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Pāñcanakha (पाञ्चनख):—Adj. aus der Haut eines fünfkralligen Thieres (eines Ziege Nach [Nīlakaṇṭha]) verfertigt.
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.
Pali-English dictionary
Pañcanakha refers to: with 5 claws, N. of a five-toed animal J. V, 489 (so read for pañca na khā, misunderstood by C.).
Note: pañcanakha is a Pali compound consisting of the words pañca and nakha.
pañcanakha (ပဉ္စနခ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[pañca+nakha]
[ပဉ္စ+နခ]
[Pali to Burmese]
pañcanakha—
(Burmese text): ခြေသည်း,လက်သည်း ၅-ခုရှိသော၊ ခြေသည်း ၅-ခု,လက်သည်း ၅-ခု ပါသော (သတ္တဝါ)။
(Auto-Translation): A creature with 5 toes and 5 fingers, having 5 toes and 5 fingers.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Pañcanakha (पञ्चनख):—n. 1. any animal with five claws; 2. an elephant; 3. a turtle; 4. a lion or tiger; adj. (animals) having five claws;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nakha, Panca.
Starts with: Pancanakharaja.
Full-text: Pancapancanakha, Pancanakhi, Agranakha, Panchanakh.
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