Etymology

Panchavati

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Today it means: A sacred place on the banks of the Godavari river near modern Nashik, where Rāma, Sita, and Lakshmana resided during their exile and from where Sita was abducted. Full definition →

Sanskrit पञ्चवटी
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromपञ्चवटी
  2. English todayPanchavati

Borrowed from Sanskrit पञ्चवटी (pañcavaṭī).

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