Alternative spellings of this word include Panchanga.

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical Terms

Pañcāṅga (पञ्चाङ्ग).—A yearly calendar tracking the succession of various civil, liturgical, and astronomical time units. Note: Pañcāṅga is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: Pure Bhakti: Arcana-dipika - 3rd Edition

Pañcāṅga (पञ्चाङ्ग) or Pañcāṅgārcana refers to the five limbs of Arcana (“deity worship”), according to the Arcana-dīpikā (manual on deity worship).—The worship of the neophyte devotee is arcana, and the worship of the elevated devotee is bhajana—Generally, there are five limbs of arcana. This is also known as pañcāṅga-viṣṇu-yajña (fivefold sacrifice performed for the pleasure of Śrī Viṣṇu).

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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’).

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Pañcāṅga (पञ्चाङ्ग) refers to the “five adjuncts” (of the sacred lore), as explained in the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.23. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] on hearing the enquiry of Satī Śiva was delighted and He narrated them with pleasure in their entirety for raising the worldly creatures. The sacred lore bearing on the subject, the glory and greatness of the illustrious lord, Śiva explained Himself with Yantras, with their five adjuncts (pañcāṅga). He told her legendary stories, the greatness of the votaries, the norms of peoples of different castes and stages in life and the duties of kings, O great sage”.

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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.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Pañcāṅga (पञ्चाङ्ग) refers to the “four products (of bovine)”, according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—Gulikā or pill is prepared from making a paste of the four products (pañcāṅga) of (bovine) cow-dung, urine, curd and ghee on the fifth day of the dark fortnight. This is a potent anti-venom antidote. Pills made from dung and urine of a new born calf, dried in the shade are said to be always very potent in removing poison; the same mixed with urine can be used as antitode.

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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.

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: Google Books: Science in India

Pañcāṅga (पञ्चाङ्ग) refers to the “practical face of Indian astronomical tradition”.—The word pañcāṅga connotes five constituents, namely (i) lunar day (tithi); (ii) asterism (nakṣatra); (iii) name of the weekday (vāra); (iv) an element related to the lunar day (karaṇa); and (v) the one related to the longitued of the sun and the moon on that day (yoga).. Pañcāṅga is a calendar of the Indian astronomical tradition including Hindus, Jainas and Buddhists. Even now it is an iompotant annual compendium being prepared by traditional almanac-makers; and on each new year’s day, it is reverentially worshipped and read in orthodox Hindu households.

In addition to its five components, a pañcāṅga now provides a wide variety of information: days of religious ceremonies, festivals, car-ceremonies in temples, auspicious and inauspicious times, good days for travel, propitious times (muhūrtas) for the performance of marriages, thread ceremony, inaugurations, etc. A pañcāṅga also provides the planetary positions and the time of occurrence of eclipses. A large number of pañcāṅga are being prepared and published annually in different parts of India, each one with its own characteristics, but maintaining the five core constituents. They can be broadly categorized into Luni-solar and Solar.

In a Luni-solar pañcāṅga, the lunar month (twelve in a year) begins with the first day (pratipat) of the bright half (śūkla pakṣa) and ends with the last day of the dark half (Kṛṣṇa pakṣa) or amāvāsyā. The twelve lunar months in a pañcāṅga are:

1. Caitra,
2. Vaikha,
3. Jyeṣṭha,
4. Āṣāḍha,
5. Śrāvaṇa,
6. Bhādrapada,
7. Āśvina or Āsvayuja,
8. Kāṛtika,
9. Mārgaśira,
10. Puṣya,
11. Māgha,
12. and Phālguṇa.

In a Solar pañcāṅga, the solar year commences when the sun enters the first zodiacal sign, Meṣa rāśi, and it is known as Meṣa saṅkramaṇa (ingress). The solar year has also twelve months, but named after the zodiacal signs into which the sun enters:

1. Meṣa,
2. Vṛsabha,
3. Mithuna,
4. Kaṭaka,
5. Siṃha,
6. Kanyā,
7. Tula,
8. Vṛṣcika,
9. Dhanus,
10. Makara,
11. Kumbha
12. and Mīna.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Pañcāṅga (पञ्चाङ्ग) refers to the “five dharma practices” for obtaining the first dhyāna according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XXVIII). Accordingly, “if he has been able to reject the five sense objects (kāmaguṇa) and remove the five obstacles (nīvaraṇa), the ascetic practices the five dharmas”.

The five dharmas are:

1. aspiration (chanda),
2. exertion (vīrya),
3. mindfulness (smṛti),
4. clear seeing (saṃprajñāna),
5. concentration of mind (cittaikāgratā).

By practicing these five dharmas, he acquires the first dhyāna furnished with five members (pañcāṅga-samanvāgata).

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Pañcāṅga.—(CII 3), the Hindu almanac; in the Deccan and in some other parts, the pañcāṅgas are now prepared from the Grahalāghava and the Tithicintāmaṇi of Gaṇeśa-daivajña. The right of reading the pañcāṅga was sometimes granted by the rulers to individuals (ASLV). Note: pañcāṅga is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

pañcaṅga : (adj.) consisting of five parts.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Pañcaṅga refers to: five (bad) qualities (see aṅga 3 and above 3), in phrase vippahīna free from the 5 sins D. III, 269; Nd² 284 C; cp. BSk. pañcāṅga-viprahīna. Ep. of the Buddha Divy 95, 264 & °samannāgata endowed with the 5 good qualities A. V, 15 (of senāsana, explained at Vism. 122): see also above.

Note: pañcaṅga is a Pali compound consisting of the words pañca and aṅga.

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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.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pañcāṅga (पंचांग).—n (S pañca & aṅga The five members or departments, viz. tithi, vāra, nakṣatra, yōga, karaṇa) A Hindu calendar or almanack. 2 The five departments of devotion or pious service,--silent prayer, burnt offering, libation, idol-ablution, Brahmanfeeding. 3 Any aggregate of five members or parts or of five things. 4 Reverence by extending the hands, bending the knees and head, and by speech and look.

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pañcāṅga (पंचांग).—a (S) Having five members, parts, constituents, appendages, divisions &c.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pañcāṅga (पञ्चाङ्ग).—a. five-membered, having five parts or divisions as in पञ्चाङ्गः प्रणामः (pañcāṅgaḥ praṇāmaḥ) (i. e. bāhubhyāṃ caiva jānubhyāṃ śirasā vakṣasā dṛśā); कृतपञ्चाङ्गविनिर्णयो नयः (kṛtapañcāṅgavinirṇayo nayaḥ) Kirātārjunīya 2.12. (see Malli. and Kāmandaka quoted by him); पञ्चाङ्गमभिनयमुपदिश्य (pañcāṅgamabhinayamupadiśya) M.1; चित्ताक्षिभ्रूहस्तपादैरङ्गैश्चेष्टादिसाम्यतः । पात्राद्यवस्थाकरणं पञ्चाङ्गेऽभिनयो मतः (cittākṣibhrūhastapādairaṅgaiśceṣṭādisāmyataḥ | pātrādyavasthākaraṇaṃ pañcāṅge'bhinayo mataḥ) || (-ṅgaḥ) 1 a tortoise or turtle.

2) a kind of horse with five spots in different parts of his body.

-ṅgī a bit for horses.

Pañcāṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pañcan and aṅga (अङ्ग).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Pañcāṅga (पञ्चाङ्ग).—see s.v. aṅga, and compare next.

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

Pañcāṅga (पञ्चाङ्ग).—mfn.

(-ṅgaḥ-ṅgī-ṅgaṃ) Having five limbs or members, five parts or subdivisions, consisting of five things, &c. n.

(-ṅgaṃ) 1. Any aggregate of five parts or five things. 2. Five modes of dovotion; viz:—silent prayer, burnt offering, libations, bathing idols, and feeding Brahmans. 3. An almanack describing solar days, lunar days, and the periods of asterisms, Yogas and Karanas. m.

(-ṅgaḥ) 1. A tortoise. 2. A species of horse with five spots on his body: see pañcabhadra. 3. Reverence by extending the hands, bending the knees and head, and in speech and look. E. pañca five, aṅga body.

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

Pañcāṅga (पञ्चाङ्ग).—adj. consisting of five parts.

Pañcāṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pañcan and aṅga (अङ्ग).

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

Pañcāṅga (पञ्चाङ्ग).—(°—) five limbs, members, or parts; [adjective] having five limbs, members, or parts.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Pañcāṅga (पञ्चाङ्ग) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—jy. See Lagnapañcāṅga.

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

1) Pañcāṅga (पञ्चाङ्ग):—[from pañca] n. (mostly [in the beginning of a compound]) 5 members or parts of the body, [Kirātārjunīya]; 5 parts of a tree (viz. root, bark, leaf, flower, and fruit), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]; 5 modes of devotion (viz. silent prayer, oblations, libations, bathing idols, and feeding Brāhmans), [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] any aggregate of 5 parts, [ib.]

3) [v.s. ...] mf(ī)n. 5-limbed, 5-membered (with praṇāma m. obeisance made with the arms, knees, head, voice, and look, [Tantrasāra])

4) [v.s. ...] mf(ī)n. having 5 parts or subdivisions, [Kāvya literature] (also gika, [Suśruta])

5) [v.s. ...] m. a tortoise or turtle, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. pañcāṅga-gupta); a horse with 5 spots in various parts of his body, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. pañca-bhadra)

6) [from pañca] n. a calendar or almanac (treating of 5 things, viz. solar days, lunar days, Nakṣatras, [Yoga-sūtra] and Karaṇas), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Pañcāṅga (पञ्चाङ्ग):—[pañcā+ṅga] (ṅgaḥ) 1. m. A tortoise; a horse; gesture. n. Any five things; almanac. n. Having five parts.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Pañcāṅga (पञ्चाङ्ग) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paṃcaṃga.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pancanga 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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Paṃcaṃga (पंचंग) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Pañcāṅga.

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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

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Paṃcāṃga (ಪಂಚಾಂಗ):—

1) [noun] that which is made of five components or which has five parts.

2) [noun] the five things solar days, lunar days, asterisms, yōgas and karaṇās, which the Indian almanac considers.

3) [noun] the Indian almanac, based on these five things, that determines the beginning, length, and divisions of a year, month, day, etc. giving information daywise along with astronomical data, weather forecasts, etc., usu. published annually.

4) [noun] (fig.) a speech that is mere wordy and verbose, often made to deceive others; a prolix statement.

5) [noun] the five parts of plants, the bark, leaves, flowers, roots and fruit, used in preparing medicinal substances.

6) [noun] the foundation or lower part of a building; the basement.

7) [noun] ಪಂಚಾಂಗ ಕೇಳು [pamcamga kelu] paṃcāṃgakēḷu to enquire about the ruling astrological asterisms, their effects, auspicious moment for doing something, etc.; ಪಂಚಾಂಗದವನು [pamcamgadavanu] paṃcāṃgadavanu = ಪಂಚಾಂಗಿ [pamcamgi]; ಪಂಚಾಂಗ ಹೇಳು [pamcamga helu] paṃcāṃga hēḷu to study the positions of the sun, moon, stars, etc. and foretell the future events.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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