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पञ्चलक्षण

   
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पञ्चलक्षण

A Sanskrit English Dictionary | Sanskrit  English |   | 
पञ्च—लक्षण  mfn. mfn. possessing 5 characteristics (said of the पुराणs, which ought strictly to comprehend 5 topics, viz. the creation of the universe, its destruction and renovation, the genealogy of gods and patriarchs, the reigns of the मनुs, and the history of the solar and lunar races)
पञ्च—लक्षण  n. n. a पुराण or mythological poem, [W.]

पञ्चलक्षण

Shabda-Sagara | Sanskrit  English |   | 
पञ्चलक्षण  n.  (-णं) A Purāna or mythological poem.
   E. पञ्च five, and लक्षण a mark; Puraṇa should comprehend five topics; the creation of worlds, their destruction and renovation, the genea- logy of gods and heroes, the reigns of the manus, and the ac- tions of their descendants.

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