Pancatanmatra, Pañcatanmātra, Pancan-tanmatra, Pamcatanmatra: 7 definitions
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Pancatanmatra 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 Panchatanmatra.
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsPañcatanmātra (पञ्चतन्मात्र) refers to a group of Mantras, as discussed in the twenty-fifth chapter of the Kapiñjalasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra work consisting of 1550 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as worship in a temple, choosing an Ācārya, architecture, town-planning and iconography. Description of the chapter [mantrakośa-vidhi]:—Kapiñjala first of all points out the necessity of mantras (1-2a). Then he gives [in prose] the mantras [e.g., the pañcatanmātra-mantras] [...]. Those not found here may be, says Kapiñjala, found elsewhere.
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Brahma-samhitaPañcatanmātra (पञ्चतन्मात्र) refers to—Five sense-objects.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPañcatanmātra (पञ्चतन्मात्र).—the five subtle and primary elements (such as śabda, rasa, sparśa and rūpa and gandha).
Derivable forms: pañcatanmātram (पञ्चतन्मात्रम्).
Pañcatanmātra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pañcan and tanmātra (तन्मात्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPañcatanmātra (पञ्चतन्मात्र).—n. (traṃ) The five subtile rudiments of the five elements. E. pañca, and tanmātra element.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPañcatanmātra (पञ्चतन्मात्र):—[=pañca-tanmātra] [from pañca] n. sg. the 5 subtle rudiments of the 5 elements, [Kapila]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPañcatanmātra (पञ्चतन्मात्र):—[pañca-tanmātra] (traṃ) 1. n. Five subtile substrata of the five elements.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPaṃcatanmātra (ಪಂಚತನ್ಮಾತ್ರ):—[noun] the five subtle rudiments (sound, taste, physical feeling, sight, and smell) of the five basic elements.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Panca, Tanmatra.
Starts with: Pancatanmatramantra.
Full-text: Pamcatanmatre, Pancatanmatramantra, Ashtadashatattvani, Mantrakoshavidhi, Mantrakosha.
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