As a Hindi name
पाञ्चाल · pāṅćāl · adj.
Relating or belonging to the Paṅćālas, dwelling in or ruling over the country of the Paṅćālas — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 220
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
an association of 5 guilds (carpenter, weaver, barber, washerman, and shoe-maker)
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
pāñcāla mf(ī)n. relating or belonging to or ruling over the Pañcālas, MBh.; R. &c.
pāñcāla m. a prince of the P˚s ib.
(with bābhravya) N. of an author, Cat.
the country of the P˚s L.
pl. the people of the P˚s MBh.; Var. &c.
Alternative readings
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