Pancayata, Pañcāyatā, Pañcāyata, Panca-ayata: 5 definitions

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Pancayata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Panchayata.

In Hinduism

Gitashastra (science of music)

Pañcāyatā (पञ्चायता) refers to one of the Seven mūrcchanās belonging to gāndhāragrāma, according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The Mūrcchanās represent the “ascending (ārohaṇa) and the descending (avarohaṇa) movement of the seven svaras (i.e., the scale) in successive order”, according to the Saṃgītaratnākara. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa twenty-one types of mūrcchanās [e.g., pañcāyatā] are accepted and those are said to be related to seven svaras and are dependent on each of three grāmas.

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (gita)
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Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, gītaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

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pañcāyata (पंचायत).—and its compounds See under pañcāīta.

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary
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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Hindi dictionary

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Paṃcāyata (पंचायत) [Also spelled panchayat]:—(nf) a village assembly; arbitration or a body of arbitrators; an assembly of elected representatives; (a gathering for) gossip-mongering; ~[ghara] the seat of the [paṃcāyata;—joḍanā/baṭoranā] to cause a gossip gathering, to assemble a team of gossip-mongers; to assemble a body of arbitrators; —[baiṭhānā] to submit a dispute to the [paṃcāyata] for settlement; to assemble a body of arbitrators.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary
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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pancayata in Kannada glossary

Paṃcāyata (ಪಂಚಾಯತ):—[noun] = ಪಂಚಾಯಿತಿ [pamcayiti].

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

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Pañcāyata (पञ्चायत):—n. Panchayat; village assembly; village council;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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