Pankajini, Paṅkajinī, Pamkajini: 6 definitions
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Pankajini 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPaṅkajinī (पङ्कजिनी).—
1) A lotus-plant; अलिकुलमलकाकृतिं प्रपेदे नलिनमुखान्तविसर्पि पङ्कजिन्याः (alikulamalakākṛtiṃ prapede nalinamukhāntavisarpi paṅkajinyāḥ) Kirātārjunīya 1.33.
2) A group of lotus plants or lotuses.
3) A place abounding with lotuses.
4) The flexible stalk of a water-lily.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaṅkajinī (पङ्कजिनी).—f. (-nī) A pool or pond where the lotus grows, or a place abounding with that flower. 2. The flexible stalk of a waterlily. E. paṅkaja a lotus, ini and ṅīṣ affs.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaṅkajinī (पङ्कजिनी):—[=paṅka-jinī] [from paṅka-jin > paṅka-ja > paṅka] f. Nelumbium Speciosum (the plant or a group or the flexible stalk of such lotuses), also a l°-pond (= nī-saras), [Kāvya literature; Purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaṅkajinī (पङ्कजिनी):—[paṅka-jinī] (nī) 3. f. A pool or pond where the lotus grows; the flexible stalk of a water-lily.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPaṃkajini (ಪಂಕಜಿನಿ):—
1) [noun] the lotus plant.
2) [noun] a pond having lotus plants.
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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