Shivapancayatana, Śivapañcāyatana, Shiva-pancayatana: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śivapañcāyatana can be transliterated into English as Sivapancayatana or Shivapancayatana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shivapanchayatana.
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Source: What is India: Inscriptions of the ŚilāhārasŚivapañcāyatana (शिवपञ्चायतन) is the name of a temple mentioned in the “Miraj plates of Mārasiṃha”. Accordingly, “On the outskirt of the city of Miriñja, King Mārasiṃha has made the temple of the Śiva-pañcāyatana a royal memorial... That village is connected with that pañcāyatana. The naiṣṭhika Brāhmaṇa (i.e. Chikkadeva) has become (the owner) of it in place of the former holder”.
These plates (mentioning Śivapañcāyatana) were discovered at Miraj and deposited with the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. It records the grant by Mārasiṃha of the village Kuṇṭavāḍa, situated on the southern bank of the Kṛṣṇaverṇā. It was made on the occasion of the Uttarāyaṇa Saṅkrānti which occurred on Thursday, the seventh tithi of the bright fortnight of Pauṣa in the Saka year 980.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryŚiva-pañcāyatana.—(EI 27), a Śiva temple consisting of five shrines. Note: śiva-pañcāyatana is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Partial matches: Shiva, Pancayatana, Civa.
Full-text: Surya.
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