Pancapsaras, Pañcāpsaras, Pancan-apsaras: 6 definitions
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Pancapsaras 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Panchapsaras.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaPañcāpsaras (पञ्चाप्सरस्).—A lake of distinction. During the exile of Śrī Rāma in the forests, Agastya showed Śrī Rāma this lake and described its origin thus: "In times of old a sage named Māṇḍakarṇi built this lake. This sage living on air alone stood in the waters of this lake and practised severe austerities for ten thousand years. Devas were frightened by the rigorous penance of Māṇḍakarṇi and they sent five devakanyakās (celestial damsels) to the earth to entice the sage and stop his penance. Tke sage was attracted by the divine beauty of the girls and he lived with them in a grand building constructed within the lake itself. Even after the passing away of the sage and the damsels people used to hear dance and music from inside the lake. Because five apsaras lived in that lake it became known as Pañcāpsaras.
(Apsaras = celestial damsels who are servants of Indra).
(Sarga 1, Araṇya Kāṇḍa, Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPañcāpsaras (पञ्चाप्सरस्).—n. Name of a lake, said to have been created by the sage Mandakarni; cf. R.13.38.
Pañcāpsaras is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pañcan and apsaras (अप्सरस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPañcāpsaras (पञ्चाप्सरस्).—n. the name of a pond.
Pañcāpsaras is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pañcan and apsaras (अप्सरस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPañcāpsaras (पञ्चाप्सरस्):—[from pañca] ([Rāmāyaṇa]) n. Name of a lake or pool, supposed to have been produced by Manda-karṇi (Śātakarṇi) through the power of his penance (so called because under it Mandakarṇi formed a secret chamber for 5 Apsaras who had seduced him).
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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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Partial matches: Apsaras, Panca.
Starts with: Pancapsarasa.
Full-text: Pancapsarasa, Mandakarni.
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