num. a. (Always pl.; nom. and acc. paṃca) Five. (As the first member of comp. paṃcan drops its final n). [cf. Gr. pente ] Comp. aṃśaḥ the fifth part, a fifth. agniḥ 1. an a ggregate of five sacred fires; i. e. [Page0656-b+ 57] (anvāhāryapacana or dakṣiṇa, gārhapatya, āhava- nīya, sabhya, and āvasathya)

2. a house- holder who maintains the five sacred fires; paṃcāgnayo dhṛtavratāḥ Māl. 1; Ms. 3. 185.

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