Pancashika, Pañcāśikā: 5 definitions
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Pancashika 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.
The Sanskrit term Pañcāśikā can be transliterated into English as Pancasika or Pancashika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Panchashika.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)Pañcāśikā (पञ्चाशिका) refers to “fifty (verses)”.—Cf. the Yogapañcāśikā which represents a 16th-century text dealing with Yoga in 50 verses.—The Yogapañcāśikā might be the earliest attempt to integrate Haṭha- and Rājayoga with Pātañjalayoga.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPañcāśikā (पञ्चाशिका).—
1) A collection of fifty.
2) A collection of fifty verses; e. g. चौरपञ्चाशिका (caurapañcāśikā).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Pañcāśikā (पञ्चाशिका) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—vedānta. Oppert. 2878.
2) Pañcāśikā (पञ्चाशिका):—jy. See Padyapañcāśikā.
3) Pañcāśikā (पञ्चाशिका):—kāvya. See Caurīsuratapañcāśikā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pañcāśikā (पञ्चाशिका):—[from pañcāśaka > pañca] f. a collection or aggregate of 50 (cf. caura-pañcāśikā, ṣaṭ-p)
2) [v.s. ...] Name of sub voce works.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with (+8): Acarapancashika, Anuttaraprakashapancashika, Bhavapancashika, Bilhanapancashika, Candikucapancashika, Caurapancashika, Caurasuratapancashika, Caurisuratapancashika, Horashatpancashika, Jyotishatattvapancashika, Krishnapancashika, Kulapancashika, Lekhapancashika, Padyapancashika, Pavanapancashika, Rishabhapancashika, Sambandhapancashika, Sambapancashika, Shashikalapancashika, Shatkapancashika.
Full-text: Caurisurata, Pavanapancashika, Horashatpancashika, Bilhanapancashika, Kulapancashika, Rishabhapancashika, Shatpancashika, Shatkapancashika, Shivapancashika, Shatpancashikavritti, Vakroktipancashika, Shashikalapancashika, Sambandhapancashika, Sambapancashika, Lekhapancashika, Caura, Caurapancashika, Kshemaraja.
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