Panchavati

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proper noun

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.

OriginSanskrit पञ्चवटी →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. HinduismA 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.

Origin

  1. Sanskritपञ्चवटी
  2. EnglishPanchavati

Borrowed from Sanskrit पञ्चवटी (pañcavaṭī).

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Translations

Hindi पंचवटी
  • पंचवटी (pañcavṭī)sacred forest in Ramayana
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