Pancaphuttika, ±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹±è³ó³Üá¹á¹¾±°ì²¹: 4 definitions
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Pancaphuttika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Panchaphuttika.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹±è³ó³Üá¹á¹¾±°ì²¹ (पञà¥à¤šà¤«à¥à¤Ÿà¥à¤Ÿà¤¿à¤�) or Pañcapaá¹á¹ika is the name of a Śūdra from Daká¹£iṇÄpatha (the Deccan), desirous of obtaining Anaá¹…garati, as mentioned in the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 52. Accordingly, â€�... I am ±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹±è³ó³Üá¹á¹¾±°ì²¹ by name, a Śūdra; I possess a peculiar talent; I weave every day five pairs of garments; one of them I give to a BrÄhman, and the second I offer to Åšiva, and the third I wear myself, and as for the fourth, if I had a wife, I would give it to her, and the fifth I sell and live upon the proceedsâ€�.
±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹±è³ó³Üá¹á¹¾±°ì²¹ is also mentioned in the ninth story of the VetÄla±è²¹Ã±³¦²¹viṃśati in the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 83. Accordingly, as ±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹±è³ó³Üá¹á¹¾±°ì²¹ said to king VÄ«radeva: â€�... I am a Śūdra, ±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹±è³ó³Üá¹á¹¾±°ì²¹ by name. I make every day five splendid pairs of garments: the first of them I give to my god, and the second to a BrÄhman, the third I retain for my own wearing, the fourth I should give to my wife, if this maid here were to become my wife, the fifth I sell, and procure myself meat and drink. As I possess this art, let Anaá¹…garati be given to meâ€�.
The KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�), mentioning ±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹±è³ó³Üá¹á¹¾±°ì²¹, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince NaravÄhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the ±¹¾±»å²âÄå»å³ó²¹°ù²¹²õ (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of GuṇÄá¸hya’s Bá¹›hatkathÄ consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

Kavya (कावà¥à¤�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetryâ€� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetryâ€�.
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Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹±è³ó³Üá¹á¹¾±°ì²¹ (पञà¥à¤šà¤«à¥à¤Ÿà¥à¤Ÿà¤¿à¤�):—[=±è²¹Ã±³¦²¹-±è³ó³Üá¹á¹¾±°ì²¹] [from ±è²¹Ã±³¦²¹] m. ‘weaving 5 Phuá¹á¹ikÄs (sub voce) in a dayâ€�, Name of a Śūdra, [KathÄsaritsÄgara]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Phuttika, Panca.
Full-text: Pancapattika, Pancamula, Caturvaktra, Mahodaramukha, Vikatavadana.
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
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