Pancasamskara, Pañcasaṃskāra, Pamcasamskara: 4 definitions
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Pancasamskara 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 Panchasamskara.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Pañcasaṃskāra (पञ्चसंस्कार) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Burnell. 202^a. Oppert. 5082.
2) Pañcasaṃskāra (पञ्चसंस्कार):—[tantric] Ulwar 2213.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPañcasaṃskāra (पञ्चसंस्कार):—[=pañca-saṃskāra] [from pañca] m. ‘5 rites’, Name of [work]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPaṃcasaṃskāra (ಪಂಚಸಂಸ್ಕಾರ):—[noun] (pl.) five kinds of religious observances (of Viśiṣṭādvaitis).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Samskara, Panca.
Starts with: Pancasamskaradipika, Pancasamskaram, Pancasamskaramahiman, Pancasamskarapaddhati, Pancasamskarapramanavidhi, Pancasamskaraprayoga, Pancasamskaravidhi.
Full-text: Pancasamskaravidhi, Pancasamskaramahiman, Pancasamskaraprayoga, Shudrapancasamskaravidhi, Avani.
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