Pancarthika, Pāñcārthika: 7 definitions
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Pancarthika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
Pancarthika has 5 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pancharthika.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPāñcārthika (पाञ्चार्थिक):—(von pañcan + artha) m. = pāśupata ein Anhänger des Paśupati [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 1, 23.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPāñcārthika (पाञ्चार्थिक):—m. ein Verehrer des Śiva Paśupati.
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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Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) (by Geetika Kaw Kher)
Nisvasasamhita and Saiva Initiation of the kings < [Chapter 2 - Spread and Transition]
Rise of Tantric Elements in Lakulisa-Pasupata order < [Chapter 2 - Spread and Transition]
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Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
Vaidika and Śaiva < [Chapter 1 - Hindu Sectarianism: Difference in Unity]
The Practical Applications of Textual Criticism < [Chapter 3 - Constructing Sectarian Identities in Early Modern South India]