Patancali, Patañcali: 2 definitions
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Patancali means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Patanchali.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPatañcali (पतञ्चलि) or Patañjali.—m.
(-liḥ) 1. The name of a saint or Muni and teacher of the Yoga philosophy, thence called after him Patanjala; also the author of Mahabhashya or commentary on Panini. 2. A name of the poet Vararuchi. E. pat falling, añjali the hands joined as a mark of respect; having fallen from heaven, it is said, in the shape of small snake, into the hands of the saint Panini as he was performing this act of reverence.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPatañcali (பதஞ்சலி) noun < Pat-añjali. A sage, author of the yōga sūtras, Mahābhāṣya and a treatise on medicine in Sanskrit, considered an incarnation of Ādiśeṣa; வட மொழியில் யோகசூத்திரமும் வியாகரண மகாபாஷ்ய மும் வைத்திய நூலொன்றும் இயற்றியவரும் ஆதிசேட னவதாரமாகக் கருதப்படுபவருமான ஒரு முனிவர். [vada mozhiyil yogasuthiramum viyagarana magapashya mum vaithiya nulonrum iyarriyavarum athiseda navatharamagak karuthappadupavarumana oru munivar.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Starts with: Patancaliyam.
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