Pancalakshana, 笔补帽肠补濒补办峁峁嘺, Pancan-lakshana: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 笔补帽肠补濒补办峁峁嘺 can be transliterated into English as Pancalaksana or Pancalakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Panchalakshana.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study笔补帽肠补濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶啷嵿啶侧啷嵿し啶�) occurring in the Amarako艣a and in various Pur膩峁嘺s enumerates creation (sarga), recreation (pratisarga), genealogy (惫补峁兣沘), cosmic cycles (manvantara) and accounts of royal dynasties (惫补峁兣浤乶耻肠补谤颈迟补) as five characteristics of a Pur膩峁嘺, but many of the extant Mah膩-辫耻谤腻峁嘺s and almost all the Upa辫耻谤腻峁嘺s do not follow this definition. They have rather become 鈥淐odes of Hindu rites and customs by including chapters on 惫补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补诲丑补谤尘补, 腻肠腻谤补, 艣谤腻诲诲丑补, 辫谤腻测补艣肠颈迟补, 诲腻苍补, 辫奴箩腻, vrata, 迟墨谤迟丑补, 辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑腻, 诲墨办峁Ｄ�, utsarga 别迟肠.鈥�
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 笔补帽肠补濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶啷嵿啶侧啷嵿し啶�).鈥擮f a 辫耻谤腻峁嘺 Sarga, Pratisarga, Manvantara, Va峁兣沘 and Va峁兣浤乶ucarita.*
- * Matsya-辫耻谤腻峁嘺 53. 65. 70; V膩yu-辫耻谤腻峁嘺 4. 11.
1b) 艢abda, r奴pa, rasa, gandha, and spar艣a; incidents relating to.*
- * V膩yu-辫耻谤腻峁嘺 8. 45.
笔补帽肠补濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶啷嵿啶侧啷嵿し啶�) refers to the definition of the Pur膩峁嘺s according to Amarako峁: the famous Sanskrit lexicon of the 5th Century A.D.鈥擳his definition is also given in most of the Pur膩峁嘺s. That is the Pur膩峁嘺s are supposed to contain theories about sarga (creation or evolution of the Universe), pratisarga (recreation of the universe after its periodic dissolution); should include 惫补峁兣沘 (genealogical description of Gods, patriarchs, sagas and kings); must have descriptions of manvantara (manu-intervals, cosmic cycles), each of which is presided over by a Manu (the father of mankind); and 惫补峁兣浤乶耻肠补谤颈迟补 (accounts of royals dynasties).
If we look into the extant Puranic texts we find that these five topics [辫补帽肠补濒补办峁峁嘺] are treated irregularly and we find extensive additions, such as glorification of sectarian deities, numerous passages on myths and legends; various topics concerning religion and society, for instance, duties of the different castes and orders of life, sacraments, duties of women, funeral rites, sins, penances and expiations, donations, vows, places of pilgrimage, customs in general, eatables and non-eatables, etc.
Hence in subsequent period we see the Pur膩峁嘺s incorporating materials glorifying 迟墨谤迟丑补, vrata, 诲腻苍补, 辫奴箩腻, 艣谤腻诲诲丑补 etc. and knowledge about 蝉腻峁僰丑测补, 惫别诲腻苍迟补, yoga etc. As such the Pur膩峁嘺s have become encyclopaedic in nature. Further almost all the Pur膩峁嘺s have a sectarian character according to the cult of the deity they adher to.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, 辫耻谤腻峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary笔补帽肠补濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶啷嵿啶侧啷嵿し啶�).鈥攁 Pur膩峁嘺; so called because it deals with five important topics:-啶膏ぐ啷嵿啶多啶� 啶啶班い啶苦じ啶班啶椸ざ啷嵿 啶掂啶多 啶え啷嵿さ啶ㄠ啶むぐ啶距ぃ啶� 啶� 啷� 啶掂啶多ぞ啶ㄠ啶氞ぐ啶苦い啶� 啶氞啶� 啶啶班ぞ啶｀ 啶啷嵿啶侧啷嵿し啶｀ぎ啷� (sarga艣ca pratisarga艣ca va峁兣沷 manvantar膩峁噄 ca | 惫补峁兣浤乶耻肠补谤颈迟补峁� caiva 辫耻谤腻峁嘺峁� 辫补帽肠补濒补办峁峁嘺m) || see 啶啶班ぞ啶� (辫耻谤腻峁嘺) also.
Derivable forms: 辫补帽肠补濒补办峁峁嘺m (啶啷嵿啶侧啷嵿し啶｀ぎ啷�).
笔补帽肠补濒补办峁峁嘺 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 辫补帽肠补苍 and 濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶侧啷嵿し啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔补帽肠补濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶啷嵿啶侧啷嵿し啶�).鈥攏.
(-峁嘺峁�) A Purana or mythological poem. E. 辫补帽肠补 five, and 濒补办峁峁嘺 a mark; Purana should comprehend five topics; the creation of worlds, their destruction and renovation, the genealogy of gods and heroes, the reigns of the Manus, and the actions of their descendants.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 笔补帽肠补濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶啷嵿啶侧啷嵿し啶�):鈥擺=辫补帽肠补-濒补办峁峁嘺] [from 辫补帽肠补] mfn. possessing 5 characteristics (said of the Pur膩峁嘺s, which ought strictly to comprehend 5 topics, viz. the creation of the universe, its destruction and renovation, the genealogy of gods and patriarchs, the reigns of the Manus, and the history of the solar and lunar races)
2) [v.s. ...] n. a Pur膩峁嘺 or mythological poem, [Horace H. Wilson]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔补帽肠补濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶啷嵿啶侧啷嵿し啶�):鈥擺辫补帽肠补-濒补办峁峁嘺] (峁嘺峁�) 1. n. A 笔耻谤腻苍补 or mythological poem.
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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: Lakshana, Panca.
Starts with: Pancalakshananidana, Pancalakshanavidhi.
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Narada Purana (English translation) (by G. V. Tagare)
1.6. The Pur膩峁嘺 in Modern Indian Languages < [Introduction]
1.2. The M奴la Pur膩峁嘺s < [Introduction]
1.3. Pur膩峁嘺 Pa帽ca-Lak峁峁嘺 < [Introduction]
Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
1.3: Characteristics of Pur膩峁嘺 < [Chapter 1]
1.5: Divisions of the Pur膩峁嘺s < [Chapter 1]
1.11: Importance of the M膩rka峁囜笉eya-辫耻谤腻峁嘺 < [Chapter 1]
Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 5 - Pa帽ca-濒补办峁峁嘺 (the five characteristics) and the Matsya辫耻谤腻峁嘺 < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Samkhya elements in the Bhagavata-purana (by Jumli Nath)
Part 2 - Characteristic features of Pur膩峁嘺 < [Chapter 1b - An introduction to the Bh膩gavata辫耻谤腻峁嘺]
Part 5 - Date of the Pur膩峁嘺s < [Chapter 1b - An introduction to the Bh膩gavata辫耻谤腻峁嘺]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Characteristics of Pur膩峁嘺 < [Chapter 1 - An Introduction of the Pur膩峁嘺s]
Historical Elements in the Maha-Pur膩峁嘺s (Introduction) < [Chapter 3 - Historical elements in the Mah膩-Pur膩峁嘺s]
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 1 - Pur膩峁噄c Literature < [Chapter 3 - General Characteristics of the Pur膩峁噄c Religion and its Link with the Vedic Tradition]