# पञ्चगव्य (pañcagavya)

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पञ्चगव्य (pañcagavya) is a Sanskrit word meaning name of a work. Its 6 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them The five products of a cow, Name of a work/text.

- **Etymology:** E. पञ्च five, and गव्य, from गौ a cow — E. pañca five, and gavya, from gau a cow
- **SLP1:** `paYcagavya`  **IAST:** pañcagavya  **Devanagari:** पञ्चगव्य
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panchagavya
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/panchagavya/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** पंचगव्य (paṃcagavya)

## Meanings by context

### The five products of a cow (5 definitions)
- the five products of the cow, namely milk, sour milk, butter, and the liquid and solid excreta  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 575,3] पञ्च (pañca) — गव्य (—gavya) n. the 5 products of the cow ( viz. milk, coagulated or sour milk, butter, and the liquid and solid excreta), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=113587 ]
- Five products derived from the cow: milk, curds, clarified butter, urine, and dung.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पञ्च (pañca) गव्य (gavya) (pañcagavya) [Printed book page 492 ] पञ्च (pañca) गव्य (gavya) (pañcagavya) n. ( - व्यं (-vyaṃ) ) Five articles derived from the cow; milk, curds, clarified butter, cow's urine, and cow-dung. E. पञ्च (pañca) five, and गव्य (gavya), from गौ (gau) a cow. [ ID=22824 ]
- five products derived from the cow, namely milk, curds, butter, dung, and urine  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पञ्चगव्य (pañcagavya) [Printed book page 439-a ] पञ्च - गव्य (pañca-gavya) ( व्यं ) ((vyaṃ)) 1. n. Five articles de- Page439-b+ 38 rived from the cow; milk, curds, butter, dung, and urne. [ ID=22296 ]
- The five products derived from the cow: milk, curds, clarified butter, cow urine, and cow dung.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पञ्च (pañca) गव्य (gavya) (pañcagavya) [Printed book page 412-a ] पञ्च (pañca) गव्य (gavya) (pañcagavya) n. ( - व्यं (-vyaṃ) ) Five articles derived from the cow; viz. milk, curds, clarified butter, cow's urine, and cow-dung. E. पञ्च (pañca) five, and गव्य (gavya) from गौ (gau) a cow. [ ID=22809 ]
- the five products of the cow consisting of milk, sour milk, butter, urine, and dung  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पञ्चगव्य (pañcagavya) [Printed book page 289 ] पञ्चगव्य (pañcagavya) n. the five (products) of the cow, i.e. milk, sour milk, butter, urine, & dung. [ ID=17540 ]

### Name of a work/text (1 definition)
- name of a work  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of wk. [ ID=113588 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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