Pancasiti, Pañcāsīti, Pancashiti, Pañcāśīti, Pancan-ashiti: 7 definitions

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Pancasiti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 Pañcāśīti can be transliterated into English as Pancasiti or Pancashiti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Panchashiti.

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Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pancasiti in Pali glossary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

pañcāsīti : (f.) eighty-five.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Pañcāśīti (पञ्चाशीति).—f. eighty-five.

Derivable forms: pañcāśītiḥ (पञ्चाशीतिः).

Pañcāśīti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pañcan and aśīti (अशीति).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pañcāśīti (पञ्चाशीति).—eighty-five.

Pañcāśīti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pañcan and aśīti (अशीति).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Pañcāśīti (पञ्चाशीति) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—on vedānta, in verse. Quoted by Sūrya Paṇḍita Hall. p. 119.

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

1) Pañcāśīti (पञ्चाशीति):—[from pañca] f. 85 ([chapter] of [Mahābhārata])

2) [v.s. ...] Name of [work]

[Sanskrit to German]

Pancasiti in German

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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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