As a deity name
Name 457 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
Nearest attested word 'पाञ्चाली' does not appear as a word in our Hindi sources. The nearest word is पाञ्चाल, meaning 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 nearest word: पाञ्चाल — a suggestion, not a meaning
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a princess of the Pañcālas, (esp.) N. of Draupadī, &c.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "pāñcālī" is the nominative dual of "pāñcāli" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "pāñcālī" is the feminine form of "pāñcāla" — the same word with the feminine ending, recorded by the dictionary's own gender marker on that entry.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
pāñcālī f. See below
pāñcālī f. a princess of the Pañcālas, (esp.) N. of Draupadī, MBh.; Hariv. &c.
(with or sc. rīti) N. of a partic. poetical style, Daśar.; Vām. &c.
a doll, puppet, L.
pāñcālī f. (-lī) 1 A name of DRAUPADĪ, the wife of the five Pāṇḍu princes. 2 A puppet, a doll. 3 Melodious combination of five or six words. E. pañcāla the country so called, aff. of descent or reference aṇ, and fem. aff. ṅīp; coming from that region; also with kan added, pāñcālikā, and by making the second vowel short pāñcalikā.
pāñcālāyana and pāñ˚cāli, m. patr. fr. pañcāla, Pāṇ. iv, 1, 99; 168, Sch.
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.
Alternative readings
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