Pancaratraka, Pañcarātraka, Panca-ratraka: 4 definitions
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Pancaratraka 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 Pancharatraka.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPañcarātraka (पञ्चरात्रक).—[-n], adj. Lasting five nights, [Pañcatantra] ed. orn. 4, 17.
Pañcarātraka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pañca and rātraka (रात्रक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pañcarātraka (पञ्चरात्रक):—[=pañca-rātraka] [from pañca] m. a period of 5 days (nights), [Kauśika-sūtra; Manu-smṛti] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of an Ahīna (See 1. ah) which lasts 5 days, [Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa; ???]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of the sacred books of various Vaiṣṇava sects (also [plural]), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa etc.]
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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: Ratraka, Panca.
Starts with: Pancaratrakadipika, Pancaratrakanaivedyavidhana, Pancaratrakapakvannavidhana, Pancaratrakaprayashcitta, Pancaratrakaraksha.
Full-text: Pancaratrakapakvannavidhana, Pancaratrakadipika, Pancaratrakaprayashcitta, Pancaratrakaraksha, Pancaratrakanaivedyavidhana, Ratraka, Abhisheka.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.1.195 < [Chapter 1 - The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana]
Parama Samhita (English translation) (by Krishnaswami Aiyangar)
Shri Gaudiya Kanthahara (by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati)