Paṇis
group · 3 works · 26 mentions · 32 anchored passages
Paṇi · the Paṇi · the niggardly Paṇi · niggard Paṇi · stingy Paṇis · the Paṇis · the miser
spoken of as
1 expressionPaṇi6 mentions
Rigveda (Sanskrit)
O Agni and Soma, that heroic deed of yours is proclaimed whereby ye took away the cows from the niggardly Paṇi without shelter.
in the texts
Rigveda
Miserly withholders of cattle/wealth, used as a negative figure of comparison for hoarding.
The waters stood still, guarded by the Dāsa's rule, guarded by the serpent — dammed up like cows held by a Paṇi.
O Indra, you who roar aloud with abundant wealth — do not be a Paṇi, superior to us in might.
The good hymn — he who is the charioteer of charioteers, in its separate golden arrow of the Paṇis — bring that to Indra the Soma-drinker, fragrant for us;
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
A group of miserly/deceptive beings named as a threat warded off by the protective amulet.
Let not the Paṇis, let not the Yātudhānas deceive you.
He with whom as ally the ṛṣis shone apart Vala, through whom the sorceries of the Asuras were cut away, that Agni with whom Indra conquered the Paṇis — may he release us from distress.
Placed in three parts, hidden away by the Paṇis, the gods found the ghee within the cow.
Sāmaveda
A group of miserly hoarders whose wealth is won by the gods.
You indeed found that wealth of the Paṇis;