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Panchala

Panchala proper noun: one of the sixteen mahajanapadas of ancient India featured in the Mahabharata.

panchala: one of the sixteen mahajanapadas of ancient India featured in the Mahabharata
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Proper noun

Panchala

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

Panchala meaning in Hindi

Panchala in Hindi

one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas
पांचाल pāñcāl

Origin of Panchala

Borrowed from Sanskrit पाञ्चाल (pāñcāla).

Questions about Panchala

What does Panchala mean?
Panchala means one of the sixteen mahajanapadas of ancient India featured in the Mahabharata.
What is Panchala in Hindi?
Panchala in Hindi is पांचाल (pāñcāl). See Panchala meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Panchala?
Panchala is a proper noun.

Words near Panchala in the dictionary

  1. Panchagarh District
  2. Panchaia
  3. panchakarma
  4. panchakarmas
  5. Panchal
  6. Panchala
  7. panchaloha
  8. panchalohas
  9. Panchals
  10. Panchami
  11. panchan

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