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
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 attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "pañcikāyai" is the dative of "pañcikā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "pañcikāyai" is the dative of "pañcika" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
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.
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.
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