an epithet of Shiva
पञ्च (pañca)—मुख (—mukha) m. N. of Śiva, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=113815]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
पञ्चमुखpañcamukha
पञ्चमुख (pañcamukha) is a Sanskrit word meaning 5-faced or 5-headed, an epithet of Shiva, a lion, an arrow with five points, gendarussa vulgaris, a name of Shiva. Its 10 recorded definitions are grouped into 7 contexts, among them A name of Śiva, A name of Śiva or a lion, Having five faces/heads/points (attribute).
- Etymology
- E. पञ्च five, and मुख face
- Definitions
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Meanings by context
A name of Śiva
2 definitions
A name of Shiva
पञ्चमुख (pañcamukha) [Printed book page 440-b]
पञ्च-मुख (pañca-mukha) (खः) ((khaḥ)) 1. m. A name of Shiva. [ID=22341]
पञ्च-मुख (pañca-mukha) (खः) ((khaḥ)) 1. m. A name of Shiva. [ID=22341]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
A name of Śiva or a lion
2 definitions
1. A name of Shiva. 2. A lion.
पञ्च (pañca)मुख (mukha) (pañcamukha) [Printed book page 493]
पञ्च (pañca)मुख (mukha) (pañcamukha) m. (-खः (-khaḥ))
पञ्च (pañca)मुख (mukha) (pañcamukha) m. (-खः (-khaḥ))
1 A name of ŚIVA.
2 A lion.
E. पञ्च (pañca) five, and मुख (mukha) face.
[ID=22872]— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. A name of Shiva. 2. A lion.
पञ्च (pañca)मुख (mukha) (pañcamukha) [Printed book page 413-a]
पञ्च (pañca)मुख (mukha) (pañcamukha)
पञ्च (pañca)मुख (mukha) (pañcamukha)
m. (-खः (-khaḥ))
1. A name of SĪVA.
2. A lion.
E. पञ्च (pañca) five, and मुख (mukha) face.
[ID=22858]— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Having five faces/heads/points (attribute)
2 definitions
5-faced or 5-headed
(H3) [Printed book page 577,1]
पञ्च (pañca)—मुख (—mukha) mf(ई (ī))n. 5-faced or 5-headed (also applied to Prajā-pati), Kauṣītaki-upaniṣad (Title) [ID=113814]
पञ्च (pañca)—मुख (—mukha) mf(ई (ī))n. 5-faced or 5-headed (also applied to Prajā-pati), Kauṣītaki-upaniṣad (Title) [ID=113814]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
having five faces or points
पञ्चमुख (pañcamukha) [Printed book page 289]
पञ्चमुख (pañcamukha) a. having five faces or points. [ID=17579]
पञ्चमुख (pañcamukha) a. having five faces or points. [ID=17579]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
A five-pointed arrow
1 definition
an arrow with five points
an arrow with 5 points, Rāmāyaṇa (Title) [ID=113817]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
A lion
1 definition
a lion
a lion, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=113816]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
A name of Brahmā
1 definition
a name of Brahma
पञ्चमुख (pañcamukha) [Printed book page 2-274]
Pañcamukha — a name of Brahmā: for saying that, he saw the beginning of an effulgence of light in the form of a sthambha, which Mahesvara assumed; for not seeing it, Siva — Bhairava removed one of Brahmā's faces; hence Caturmukha from that day onwards. Br. IV. 40. 48, 56. [ID=7438]
Pañcamukha — a name of Brahmā: for saying that, he saw the beginning of an effulgence of light in the form of a sthambha, which Mahesvara assumed; for not seeing it, Siva — Bhairava removed one of Brahmā's faces; hence Caturmukha from that day onwards. Br. IV. 40. 48, 56. [ID=7438]
— The Purana Index
The plant Gendarussa Vulgaris (Pañcamukhī)
1 definition
Gendarussa vulgaris
(H3B) [Printed book page 577,1]
पञ्च (pañca)—मुखी (—mukhī) f. Gendarussa Vulgaris, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=113818]
पञ्च (pañca)—मुखी (—mukhī) f. Gendarussa Vulgaris, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=113818]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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Definitions on this page come from 6 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.