Panchala

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proper noun

One of the sixteen mahajanapadas of ancient India featured in the Mahabharata.

OriginSanskrit पाञ्चाल →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. One of the sixteen mahajanapadas of ancient India featured in the Mahabharata.

Origin

  1. Sanskritपाञ्चाल
  2. EnglishPanchala

Borrowed from Sanskrit पाञ्चाल (pāñcāla).

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Translations

Hindi पांचाल
  • पांचाल (pāñcāl)one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas
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Chicago

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