Shripancami, Śrīpañcamī, Shri-pancami, Shripamcami: 5 definitions
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Shripancami 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.
The Sanskrit term Śrīpañcamī can be transliterated into English as Sripancami or Shripancami, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shripanchami.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary studyŚrīpañcamī (श्रीपञ्चमी) is the name of a festival that once existed in ancient Kashmir (Kaśmīra) as mentioned in the Nīlamatapurāṇa.—Śrīpañcamī proceeds as follows: Worship of Śrī is prescribed on 5ths, specially on the bright 5th of Caitra. The worshipper, throughout his life, is endowed with prosperity and obtains Viṣṇuloka after death.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚrīpañcamī (श्रीपञ्चमी).—the fifth day of the bright half of Māgha (a festival in honour of the goddess of learning, Sarasvatī).
Śrīpañcamī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śrī and pañcamī (पञ्चमी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚrīpañcamī (श्रीपञ्चमी):—[=śrī-pañcamī] [from śrī] f. the fifth day of the light half of Māgha (a festival in honour of Sarasvatī, goddess of learning, when books and implements or writing are worshipped), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
[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 corpusŚrīpaṃcami (ಶ್ರೀಪಂಚಮಿ):—[noun] the fifth day in the first fortnight of Māgha, the eleventh month in the Hindu lunar calendar.
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: Shri, Pancami.
Starts with: Shripancamivrata.
Full-text: Shripancamivrata, Shripanchami, Lakshmi.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 64 - Greatness of Laksmīśvara < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CCXXVIII < [Markandeya-Samasya Parva]
The Nilamata Purana (by Dr. Ved Kumari)
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