Terms with Five Meanings

Sanskrit: पञ्चार्थकानिनामानि

Terms with five distinct referents. These are relatively uncommon. Examples include: 1. Arjuna (अर्जुन) — (1) Terminalia arjuna tree, (2) White color, (3) Peacock, (4) Name of a Pandava prince, (5) a type of gem. 2. Vira (वीर) — (1) Brave/hero, (2) a type of grass, (3) Pepper, (4) a type of poison, (5) Sacrifice. The section lists terms where a single name has expanded to five different uses across Ayurvedic and general Sanskrit literature.

What is Terms with Five Meanings (Pancharthaka Namani / पञ्चार्थकानि नामानि)?

Terms with five distinct referents. These are relatively uncommon. Examples include: 1. Arjuna (अर्जुन) — (1) Terminalia arjuna tree, (2) White color, (3) Peacock, (4) Name of a Pandava prince, (5) a type of gem. 2. Vira (वीर) — (1) Brave/hero, (2) a type of grass, (3) Pepper, (4) a type of poison, (5) Sacrifice. The section lists terms where a single name has expanded to five different uses across Ayurvedic and general Sanskrit literature.

Source: Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Varga 23

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