Pancavattin, Pañcāvattin: 3 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPañcāvattin (पञ्चावत्तिन्):—(von pañcāvatta) adj. derjenige, welcher die Fünftheilung hat, übt [GOBH. 1, 8, 9. 14.] [ĀŚV. GṚHY. 1, 10.] [Scholiast] zu [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 155, 11. 157, 3.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPañcāvattin (पञ्चावत्तिन्):—Adj. der den Brauch hat , das Havis in fünf Abtheilungen zu opfern.
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