Pancasasya, Pañcasasya, Pancan-sasya, Pancashasya: 4 definitions

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Pancasasya 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.

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[«previous next»] — Pancasasya in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pañcasasya (पञ्चसस्य).—the five grains viz. धान्य, मुद्ग, तिल, यव (dhānya, mudga, tila, yava) and माष (māṣa).

Derivable forms: pañcasasyam (पञ्चसस्यम्).

Pañcasasya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pañcan and sasya (सस्य).

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

1) Pañcaśasya (पञ्चशस्य):—[=pañca-śasya] [from pañca] See -sasya.

2) Pañcasasya (पञ्चसस्य):—[=pañca-sasya] [from pañca] n. sg. 5 species of grain (viz. Dhānya, Mudga, Tila, Yava, and Śveta-sarṣapa or Māṣa), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, 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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