Panchandiya and Navkar Mantra (one-line Q&A)

• Question: Panchandiya kya hai aur Navkar Mantra ka arth kya hai?
• Answer: Panchandiya (Panch Namokar) paanch Parmeshtho ko ek sath vandan hai; Navkar Mantra paanch Paramesthi ka vandan hai—Namo Arihantanam, Namo Siddhanam, Namo Ayariyanam, Namo Ujjhayanam, Namo Loe Savva Sahunam—jisse paap bachate hain aur adharm se mukti ki aur badhte hain; dono me mool arth bhakti aur vinayam ki hai, Digambar-Śvetāmbara dono paramparao me saman hai.

Navkar Mantra (text for reference) णमो अरिहन्ताणं णमो सिद्धाणं णमो आयिरियाणं णमो उवज्झायाणं णमो लोए सव्व सாஹूणं Eso pañch Namokāro ... Savva-pavappanasano Manglanāncha Savvesim Padhamam Havei Mangalam ( Arth: I bow to the five supreme beings, and this mantra destroys all sins and is foremost among auspicious things.) ( jainknowledge.com)

Note: The core meaning is the same for Digambar and Śvetāmbara traditions; any slight textual variants do not change the essential purpose of bowing to the five Parameṣṭhi.