As a deity name
Name 552 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
Name 622 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
Name 81 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
a book consisting of 5 Adhyāyas (as those of the )
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "pañcikā" is the feminine form of "pañcika" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
M3 · meaning shifts "pañcika" is derived from "pañci" with the ṭhan/ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
pañci m. N. of a man (son of Nahuṣa), VP.
pañci m. N. of a man, VP.
pañcika mfn. having the length of 5 Śulbas.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
pañcikā f. a book consisting of 5 Adhyāyas (as those of the AitBr.)
N. of a game played with 5 shells, Pāṇ. ii, 1, 10, Sch.
pañcikā f. See under pañcaka.
pañcika mfn. having the length of 5 Śulbas.
pañci m. N. of a man (son of Nahuṣa), VP.
pañci m. N. of a man, VP.
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
Sources contain errors and engines have limits; every claim above carries its citation so you can verify it. This is guidance about names and their sources — not religious or astrological consultation. How we work · Our sources