Pancasiddhanta, Pañcasiddhānta: 2 definitions
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Pancasiddhanta 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 Panchasiddhanta.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumPañcasiddhānta (पञ्चसिद्धान्त) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a name of the Bhāsvatīkaraṇa. Cambr. 49.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPañcasiddhānta (पञ्चसिद्धान्त):—[=pañca-siddhānta] [from pañca] m. Name of the Bhāsvatī-karaṇa (q.v.)
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: Siddhanta, Panca.
Ends with: Vyasadipancasiddhanta.
Full-text: Vyasadipancasiddhanta.
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