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Pancakhadya, Panca-khadya, ʲñⲹ: 3 definitions

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Pancakhadya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Panchakhadya.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Pancakhadya in Purana glossary
: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

Pañcakhadya (पञ्चखद्य) (ʲñⲹ?) refers to the naivedya offerings in the month Āṣāḍha for the Բṅgٰǻ岹śī-հٲ, according to the 10th century ܰܰṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, the Anaṅgatrayodaśī-vrata is observed in honour of Śiva for acquiring virtue, great fortune, wealth and for destruction of sins [...] This vrata is to be performed for a year from Mārgaśīra.—In Āṣāḍha, the tooth-brush is that of ī-wood. The food taken is tilodaka. The deity to be worshipped is Umābhart�. The flowers used in worship are 첹岹ṃb. The naivedya offerings is 貹ñ󲹻ⲹ. The result accrued equals ṇḍī첹.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Pancakhadya in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

貹ñkhⲹ (पंचखाद्य).—n (S 貹ñ Five, kha The letter kha, Initial;--the five things of which the names begin with �; viz. khārīka, khōbarē�, khasakhasa, khisa- mīsa, khaḍīsākhara) pop. 貹ñkhājē� n A term for the five articles of grocery commonly used in oblations.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

貹ñkhⲹ (पंचखाद्य).�n A term for the five articles of grocery commonly used in oblations

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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