Pancamnaya, Pañcāmnāyā, Pancan-amnaya: 3 definitions
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Pancamnaya 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 Panchamnaya.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPañcāmnāyā (पञ्चाम्नाया).—m. (pl.) five Śāstras supposed to have proceeded from the five mouths of Śiva.
Derivable forms: pañcāmnāyāḥ (पञ्चाम्नायाः).
Pañcāmnāyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pañcan and āmnāyā (आम्नाया).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPañcāmnāya (पञ्चाम्नाय).—m. plu.
(-yāḥ) Five Shastras supposed to have proceeded from the five mouths of Siva, constituting the basis of the Tantra ritual. E. pañca, and āmnāya a scripture.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPañcāmnāya (पञ्चाम्नाय):—[pañcā+mnāya] (yāḥ) 1. m. plu. The Tantras.
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.
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Partial matches: Amnaya, Panca.
Full-text: Amnaya.
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