पञ्चगुप्त

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

पञ्च—गुप्त  m.  m. ‘ covered or protected in a fivefold manner’, a tortoise (as drawing in its 4 feet and head; cf. पञ्चा-ङ्ग-ग्°), [L.]

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   the materialistic system of the चार्वाकs, [L.]

Shabda-Sagara

पञ्चगुप्त  m.  ( -प्तः)
   1. A tortoise, a turtle.
   2. The atheistical system of the Bauddhas.
    E. पञ्च five, (members, &c.) गुप्त concealed.

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