पञ्चक

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

PAÑCAKA    one of the two soldiers presented to Subrahmaṇya by indra for the battle between the devas and asuras. The other was named Utkrośa. [Śloka 35, Chapter 45, Śalya Parva] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

पञ्चक  mfn.  mfn. consisting of 5, relating to 5, made of 5 &c., [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [Suśr.]; [Pur.]; 5 days old ( see below)
    bought with 5 22 Sch."> [Pāṇ. 5-1, 22] Sch.
शत  n. (with n.) 5 percent, [Mn.]; [Yājñ.]
    taking 5 per cent, [Pāṇ. 5-1, 47], Vārtt. 1, [Pat.]
पञ्चक  n.  m. any collection or aggregate of 5 [W.] ( also n.; cf. g. अर्धर्चा- दि)
   a partic. caste, [VP.]
    also title or epithet).">N. of one of the attendants of स्कन्द, [MBh.]
   of a son of नहुष, [VP.]
    pl. the 5 first disciples of गौतम बुद्ध, [Jātakam.]
पञ्चक  n.  n. an aggregate of 5, a pentad, [Hariv.]; [Var.] &c.
   a field of battle, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

पञ्चक [pañcaka]   a.
   Consisting of five.
    relating to five.
    made of five.
    bought with five.
    taking five percent.
   कः, कम् A collection or aggregate of five; अम्लपञ्चकम्.
   the pentad of five नक्षत्रs beginning from धनिष्ठा and ending in रेवती.
- कम्   A field of battle.

Shabda-Sagara

पञ्चक  mfn.  ( -कः-का- कं) five or relating to five, made of five, bought with five, &c.
  m.  ( -कः) any collection or aggregate of five, a five.
  n.  ( - कं) A field of battle.
    E. पञ्च five, and कन् aff.

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पञ्च कन्