As a deity name
Name 859 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 620 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
Name 408 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘5-coloured’, ( ?)
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
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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
pañca—varṇa mfn. ‘5-coloured’, L. (Mṛcch. i, 7/8 ?)
fivefold, of 5 kinds (-tā f.), Hcat.
pañca—varṇa m. N. of a mountain, Hariv.
of a forest, ib. (v.l. pāñc˚).
Alternative readings
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Caveats
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