The Sanskrit term Pāñcarātrarakṣā can be transliterated into English as Pancaratraraksa or Pancaratraraksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Pancharatraraksha.

In Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: IKGA: Asia

With regard to the religious rituals of the followers of the school of Rāmānuja, which was moulded by the Pāñcarātra tradition, the Pāñcarātrarakṣā will be examined and translated. This text deals first with the proof of the Pāñcarātra's validity (prāmāṇya). It then states that during the day’s five time periods (pañcakālavidhi) every follower of the Pāñcarātra is obliged to perform the religious rites consisting of approaching [God] (abhigamana), appropriating [the materials used for worship] (upādāna), worship (ijyā), studying (svādhyāya), and yoga. This gives the whole day its structure. Finally, the performance of the religious rites during the five time periods is described by means of numerous quotations from Pāñcarātra and Smṛti works.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Pañcarātrarakṣā (पञ्चरात्ररक्षा) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—by Rāmānuja. Oudh. 1877, 54.

2) Pāñcarātrarakṣā (पाञ्चरात्ररक्षा):—Mysore. 6. Oppert. 454. 906. 1187. 3165. Ii, 698. 825. 1107. 1463. 1875. 4048.

3) Pāñcarātrarakṣā (पाञ्चरात्ररक्षा):—Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 49.

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

1) Pañcarātrarakṣā (पञ्चरात्ररक्षा):—[=pañca-rātra-rakṣā] [from pañca-rātra > pañca] f. Name of [work]

2) Pāñcarātrarakṣā (पाञ्चरात्ररक्षा):—[=pāñca-rātra-rakṣā] [from pāñca-rātra > pāñca] f. Name of [work]

[Sanskrit to German]

Pancaratraraksha in German

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Raksha, Pancaratra.

Full-text: Vedantacarya, Ramanuja.

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