Alternative spellings of this word include Panchasvara.

In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Pañcasvarā (पञ्चस्वरा) refers to the “ten pentatonic Jātis”, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 28.—Accordingly, “The jātis relating to the overlapping notes are three in number: Madhyama, Pañcamī and Ṣaḍjamadhyā. Their constituent parts are Ṣaḍja, Madhyama and Pañcama of which the Pañcamī will be distinct, but weaker than the rest in its own note”.

The following are the ten pentatonic Jātis (pañcasvarā):

The five Jātis in the madhyama-grāma are:

1. the Gāndhārī,
2. the Raktagāndhārī,
3. the Madhyama,
4. the Pañcamī,
5. the Kaiśikī,

The five Jātis in the ṣaḍja-grāma are:

1. the Ārṣabhī,
2. the Dhaivatī,
3. the Naiṣādi,
4. the Ṣaḍjamadhyamā and
5. the Ṣaḍjodīcyavatī,

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)

Pañcasvara (पञ्चस्वर) is the name of a Gandharva appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of Kapiśa, according to chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—In the Candragarbhasūtra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective kingdoms of Jambudvīpa [e.g., the Gandharva Pañcasvara in Kapiśa], resembling the time of the past Buddhas.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Pañcasvarā (पञ्चस्वरा) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—on divination, by Prajāpatidāsa. L. 1478. Pheh. 10. Oudh. Xiv, 50. Np. V, 90. X, 60.
—[commentary] Pañcasvaranirṇaya by the author. NW. 506 (Prajapatidatta). H. 299. See Pañcaśaranirṇaya.
—[commentary] Nidānatattva. L. 2243.
—[commentary] by Appayya Dīkṣita. L. 1478. Np. V, 90. Ix. 60.
—[commentary] by Śrī Kṛṣṇa. NW. 568. Np. I, 164.
—[commentary] by Gauḍabhaṭṭācārya. Peters. 2, 193.
—[commentary] by Paramasukha. NW. 572.
—[commentary] by Viśveśvara. Oudh. Xiv, 52.
—[commentary] by Vaidyanātha. NW. 530. Np. 1, 150.

2) Pañcasvarā (पञ्चस्वरा):—in 7 chapters, on divination, by Prajāpatidāsa. Fl. 304.

3) Pañcasvarā (पञ्चस्वरा):—jy. by Prajāpatidāsa.
—[commentary] Udāharaṇa by the author. Ulwar 1833. Extr. 514.
—[commentary] by Gauḍabhaṭṭācārya. Ulwar 1831. Extr. 512.
—[commentary] by Paramasukha, son of Sītārāma. Ulwar 1832. Extr. 513.

4) Pañcasvara (पञ्चस्वर):—jy. by Prajāpatidāsa. Ak 870. As p. 60. L.. 1112. Peters. 6, 421. C. Ṭippaṇa. Ak 871.

Pañcasvara can also be spelled as Pañcasvarā (पञ्चस्वरा).

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

Pañcasvarā (पञ्चस्वरा):—[=pañca-svarā] [from pañca] f. Name of an [astrology] [work] on divination

[Sanskrit to German]

Pancasvara in German

context information

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)

Partial matches: Svara, Panca.

Starts with: Pancasvaranirnaya.

Full-text: Pancasvaranirnaya, Pancasvarodaya, Prajapatidasa, Pancasharanirnaya, Granthasamgraha, Kapisha.

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