(p. 601) pañca five. ̃ক n. a set of five, a quintette, a quintet, a pentad (গীতপঞ্চক). ̃কোণ, ̃কোণী a. pentagular. ̃গব্য n. the five articles derived from the cow, namely, curd, milk, clarified butter, cow's urine and cowdung. ̃গুণ n. the five qualities or attributes, namely, beauty, exudation or juice, smell, touch and sound. a. five times, fivefold. ̃গৌড় n. a collective name for the ancient regions of Gaud (গৌড়), Mithila (মিথিল), Utkal (উত্কল), Kanauj (কনৌজ), and the region situated on the bank of the river Saraswati. ̃চত্বারিংশ a. forty-five. ̃চত্বারিংশত্ n. & a. forty-five. ˜চত্বারিংশত্তম a. forty-fifth. fem. ̃চত্বারিংশত্তমী । ̃তপা a. one who practises severe religious austerities with the blazing sun overhead and enkindling four huge fires on four sides. ̃ত্রিংশ n. thirty-five. ̃ত্রিংশত্ n. & a. thirty-five. ˜ত্রিংশত্তম a. thirty-fifth. fem. ̃ত্রিংশত্তমী । পঞ্চত্ব n. death. পঞ্চত্বপ্রাপ্ত a. dead. পঞ্চত্বপ্রাপ্ত হওয়া v. to meet with death, to give or yield up the ghost, to die. পঞ্চত্বপ্রাপ্তি n. death. ̃দল a. having five petals, quinquepetalous; pentamerous; quinquepartite. ̃দল পুষ্প a cinquefoil. ̃দলীয় a. pentamerous; pertaining to or consisting of five parties, quinquepartite. ̃দশ n. & a. fifteen. □ a. fifteenth. ̃দশী a. fem. fifteenth; fifteen years old. n. the ultimate day of a lunar fortnight; the full moon or the new moon; one of the Vedantas (বেদান্ত). ̃দেবতা n. five deities or Gods receiving oblation before one's meal. ̃নদ n. the Punjab (it is inundated by five rivers). ̃পান্ডব n. the five Pandava( পান্ডব). brothers of the Mahabharata, the Pandava quintette. ̃পাত্র n. a vessel used in Hindu religious service: it consists of four small metal cups placed on a metal tray. ̃পিতা n. one's progenitor, deliverer from fear, father-in-law, preceptor and maintainer collectively. ̃প্রদীপ n. a metal lamp with room for five wicks. ̃বটী n. a sacred place with the assemblage of five banyan trees. ̃বাণ n. the five arrows of Kam (কাম) the god of love, namely, enchantment, excitement, absorption, heating and stupefaction; Kama the god of love. ̃বায়ু n. the five vital airs (or breaths) that are drawn into or sent out from the body. ̃বিংশ a. twenty-five. ̃বিংশতি n. & a. twenty-five. ˜বিংশতিতম a. twenty-fifth. fem. ̃বিংশতিতমী । ̃ভূজ n. (geom.) a pentagon. a. pentagonal. ̃ভূত n. the five vital elements collectively, namely, earth, water, heat, air and atmosphere or space. পঞ্চভূতে মেশা v. (lit.) to be dissolved into the five vital elements; (fig.) to die. পঞ্চম a. fifth. n. same as পঞ্চমস্বর । ̃মকার n. wine, meat, fish, posture and sexual intercourse collectively, five essential tantric (তান্ত্রিক) practices or rites. পঞ্চমবাহিনী n. the fifth column; the group of soldiers supporting and working for the enemy within the country. পঞ্চমস্বর n. (mus.) the major fifth of the C-scale; the cuckoo's note. ̃মহাপাতক n. the five mortal sins according to Hindu scriptures. পঞ্চমী a. fem. fifth. n. fem. the fifth lunar day of either fortnight. ̃মুখ a. having five faces or mouths, five-faced; eloquent (প্রশংসায় পঞ্চমুখ). n. an appellation of Shiva (শিব). ̃মুখী a. fem. five-faced; pentapetalous; having five surfaces (পঞ্চমুখী নীলা); having five bores or holes (পঞ্চমুখী রুদ্রাক্ষ); having five parts or sections, pentamerous, fivepronged. ̃মুখী পুষ্প a cinquefoil. ̃রঙ্গ ̃রং n. (in chess) one of the systems of checkmating. ̃রত্ন n. the five gems collectively, namely, sapphire, diamond, ruby, pearl and coral. ̃রাশিক n. (arith.) the double rule of three. ̃শর same as ̃বাণ । ̃শস্য n. the five principal grains collectively, namely, paddy, kidney-bean or oat, barley, sesame and pigeon-pea. 51)
