paṅka

Dictionary Definitions

[mw] mn. (g. ardharcādi, said to be fr. 1. pac to spread) mud, mire, dirt, clay (ifc. f (A).) Suparn2.; Mn.; MBh. &c 574,2 113291 m. ointment, unguent (in comp.; cf. kuṅkuma-, candana- &c) Ka1v.; BhP. 574,2 113292 m. moral impurity, sin L. 072822 574,2 113293 m. mud on the banks of a river, soft mud L. 072823 574,2 113294

Root

Appears in 67 texts

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mn. (g. ardharcādi, said to be fr. 1. pac to spread) mud, mire, dirt, clay (ifc. f (A).) Suparn2.; Mn.; MBh. &c 574,2 113291 m. ointment, unguent (in comp.; cf. kuṅkuma-, candana-...

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

162

Texts Appeared In

47

DCS: name of two wks | Monier-Williams: moral impurity, sin, L.

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Mahābhārata 41 25.3%
2. Hitopadeśa 11 6.8%
3. Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā 9 5.6%
4. Rāmāyaṇa 9 5.6%
5. Kirātārjunīya 8 4.9%

Concordance (Sample)

• Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā surface: paṅka

  āmūlaṃ veṣṭitaṃ darbhaiḥ padminīpaṅkalepitam

• Rāmāyaṇa surface: paṅkam

  paṅkam āsādya vipulaṃ sīdantam iva kuñjaram

• Rāmāyaṇa surface: paṅka

  uvāca rāmaṃ samprekṣya paṅkalagna iva dvipaḥ