paMcama a. ( mI f. ) 1 The fifth. 2 Forming a fifth part. 3 Dexterous, clever, 4 Beautiful, brilliant. — maH 1 The fifth (or in later times the seventh) note of the Indian gamut; it is said to be produced by the cuckoo ( kokilo rOti paMcamaM Nārada ), and is so called because it is produced from 5 parts of the body: - vAyuH samudgato nABerurohftkaMWamUrDasu . vicaran paMcamasTAnaprAptyA paMcama ucyate .. . 2 N. of a Rāga or musical mode (sung in the ( pb ) above note); vyaTayati vfTA mOnaM tanvi prapaMcaya paMcamaM Gīt. 10 ; so udaMcitapaMcamarAgaM Gīt. 1. 3 The fifth consonant of a class; i. e. a nasal. — maM 1 A fifth 2 Sexual intercourse ( mETuna ), the fifth makAra of the Tāntrikas. — maM ind. For the fifth time, fifthly. — mI 1 The fifth day of a lunar fortnight. 2 The ablative case (in gram. ). 3 An epithet of Draupadī. 4 A chequered board for playing at draughts. Comp. — AsyaH the cuckoo.