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pāraपारpārá mfn. (fr. √ pṛ; in some meanings also fr. √ pṝ) bringing across, [RV. v, 31, 8]
pārá n. (rarely m.) the further bank or shore or boundary, any bank or shore, the opposite side, the end or limit of anything, the utmost reach or fullest extent, [RV.] &c. &c. (dūré pāré, at the farthest ends, [RV.]; pāraṃ-√ gam &c. with gen. or loc., to reach the end, go through, fulfil, carry out [as a promise], study or learn thoroughly [as a science] [MBh.]; [R.] &c.; pāraṃ-√ nī, to bring to a close, [Yājñ.])
a kind of Tuṣṭi (s.v.), Sāṃkhyas. Sch.
pārá m. crossing (see duṣ- and su-)
quicksilver, [L.]
a partic. personification, [SāmavBr.]; [Gaut.]
N. of a sage, [MārkP.]
of a son of Pṛthu-ṣeṇa (Rucirāśva) and father of Nīpa, [Hariv.]
of a son of Samara and father of Pṛthu, [ib.]
of a son of Aṅga, and father of Divi-ratha, [VP.]
(pl.) of a class of deities under the 9th Manu, [BhP.]
(for 1. See p. 619), Vṛddhi form of para in comp.
m. = pāla, a guardian, keeper (see brahma-dvāra-p°).
pārajपारज्(nom. °rak, according to [Uṇ. i, 135], Sch. fr. 1. pāra), gold.
pāraṇaपारणmfn. bringing over, delivering, [Hariv.]
m. a cloud (as ‘crossing’, sc. the sky), [L.]
n. carrying through, accomplishing, fulfilling, [MBh.]
conclusion (esp. of a fast, with or sc. vrata-)
n. eating and drinking after a fast, breakfast (also f(A). ), [Kāv.]; [Pur.]; [Rājat.]
n. satisfaction, pleasure, enjoyment (also, f(A). ), [Ragh.]; [Bālar.]
n. going through, reading, perusal (also f(A). and °ṇa-karman, n.), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]
n. completeness, the full text, [L.]
°ṇīya. See under 1. pāra, p. 619, col. 3.
pāraṇiपारणिm. a patr. g. taulvaly-ādi.
pāradaपारदpāra—da mf(A)n. (for 2. See p. 620) leading across (comp.), [Siṃhās.]
m. (cf. pārata), quicksilver, [Var.]; [Suśr.] (-tva n., [Sarvad.])
m. N. of a partic. personification, [SāmavBr.]
m. pl. N. of a people or of a degraded tribe, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. (cf. [IW. 229 n. 1]).
pāragaपारगpāra—ga mf(A)n. going to the opposite shore, crossing over, [MBh.]; [R.]
one who has gone through or accomplished or mastered, knowing thoroughly, fully conversant or familiar with (gen. loc. or comp.), profoundly learned, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
pāra—ga n. keeping, fulfilling (of a promise), [Hariv. 11565] (w.r. for pāraṇa?).
pārakaपारकmf(I)n. carrying over, saving, delivering (cf. udra-p°)
enabling to cross (a river or the world), [W.]
satisfying, pleasing, cherishing, [ib.]
m. pl. N. of a people, [R.]
See under 1. pāra.
pāramaपारमVṛddhi form of parama in comp.
pāramiपारमिf. (?) extremity, [Divyāv.]
pārasīपारसीf. See below.
pāra°sī f. (with or sc. bhāṣā) the P° language
pārasaपारसmf(I)n. Persian
pārataपारतm. (cf. 2. pārada) quicksilver, [Kathās. xxxvii, 232]
pl. N. of a people, [Var.] (also °taka v.l. in [VP.])
pārayaपारय°yati. See √ pṛ, Caus.
mfn. (fr. prec.) able, adequate, fit for, [W.]
satisfying, [ib.] (cf. [Pāṇ. iii, 1, 738]).
pārakyaपारक्यmfn. = parakīya, belonging to another or a stranger, alien (opp. to sva), hostile, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
m. an enemy, [Hit.]
pāratasपारतस्pārá—tas (pārá-), ind. opposite the opposite bank or the further side, beyond (gen.), [RV.]
pāra-tas See p. 619, col. 2.
pārabhṛtaपारभृतpāra—bhṛta n. a present, offering (prob. w.r. for prā-bhṛta), [W.]
pāradhenuपारधेनुpāra—dhenu or pāra—dhe°nuka, m. N. of a low mixed caste, an Āyogava (q.v.), [W.]
pāraṇīyaपारणीयmfn. having an attainable end, capable of being completed or brought to an end, [MBh.]; [BhP.]
pāraṇikaपारणिकSee mahā-p°.
pāraśīkaपारशीक= pārasīka
pāraśavaपारशवmf(I)n. (fr. paraśu; but also written pārasava) made of iron (only in sarvap°)
N. of a mine in which pearls are found and of the pearls found there, [VarBṛS.]
m. or n. iron, [L.]
m. N. of a mixed caste, the son of a Brāhman by a Śūdra woman (f(I). ), [Mn.]; [MBh.] (-tva n.), [Var.]
m. a son by another's wife, a bastard, [L.]
pl. N. of a people in the south-west of Madhya-deśa, [Var.]; [MārkP.]
pārabavaपारबवn. N. of 2 Sāmans, [ĀrṣBr.]
pāracaraपारचरpāra—cara mf(I)n. arrived at the opposite shore, emancipated for ever, [BhP.]
pāragataपारगतpāra—gata mfn. one who has reached the opposite shore of (gen.), passed over in safety, [Bhartṛ.]
pure, holy, [W.]
pāra—gata m. (with Jainas) an Arhat or deified saint or teacher.
pāragatiपारगतिpāra—gati f. going through, reading, studying, [L.]
pārakāmaपारकामpāra—kāma mfn. desirous of reaching the opposite bank, [AitBr.]
pāramakaपारमकmf(ikA)n. = (and v.l. for) paramaka, supreme, chief, best, [MBh.]; [R.]
pāramitāपारमिताpāra—m-itā (ā), f. (for °ta-tā?) coming or leading to the opposite shore, complete attainment, perfection in (comp.)
transcendental virtue (there are 6 or 10, viz. dānta, śīla, kṣānti, vīrya, dhyāna, prajñā, to which are sometimes added satya, adhiṣṭhāna, maitra, upekṣā), [MWB. 128] (cf. [Dharmas. xvii], [xviii]).
pāramitaपारमितpāra—m-ita mfn. gone to the opposite shore
crossed, traversed
transcendent (as spiritual knowledge), [W.]
pāram-ita pāraya &c. See under 1. pāra.
pāranetṛपारनेतृpāra—netṛ mfn. leading to the further shore, making a person (gen.) conversant with (loc.), [MBh.]
pārapāraपारपारpāra—pāra m. N. of Viṣṇu, [VP.]
pāra—pāra n. N. of a kind of Tuṣṭi (s.v.), Sāṃkhyas Sch.
pārasīkaपारसीकpāra°sīka mfn. Persian (cf. below)
pāra°sīka m. (pl.) the Persians, [Ragh.]; [Kathās.] &c.
a Persian horse, [L.]
pāra°sīka n. (prob.) Persia, [Bhpr.]
pārasikaपारसिकpāra°sika mf(I)n. id., [Col.] (v.l. °sīka)
pāra°sika m. pl. the Persian, [MBh.]; [VP.]
pāratryaपारत्र्यpāra—trya mf(A)n. (-tra) id., [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [MārkP.]
pāravataपारवतm. = pārāvata, a pigeon, [L.]
pāraṭīṭaपारटीटm. (fr. 1. pāra?) a stone, rock, [L.] (cf. pārāruka).
pārayitṛपारयितृpārayitṛ́ mfn. one who carries or will carry across, [ŚBr.]
pāraṣadaपारषदv.l. for pāriṣada n.
pāradhvajaपारध्वजpāra—dhvaja m. pl. ‘banners from the further shore’, partic. banners brought from Ceylon and borne in procession by the kings of Kāśmīra, [Rājat.]
pāraśavyaपारशव्यm. patr. of Tirindira, [ŚāṅkhŚr.]
pāraśvadhaपारश्वधand pāraśvadhika, mf(I)n. (fr. paraśvadha) armed with an axe, [L.] (cf. [Pāṇ. iv, 4, 58]).
pāradārinपारदारिन्pāra—dārin m. = prec. m., [MBh.]
pāradāryaपारदार्यpāra—dārya n. adultery, [Mn.]; [Yājñ.]; [MBh.]
pāradatvaपारदत्वpārada—tva n., [Sarvad.]
pāradeśyaपारदेश्यpāra—deśya mfn. ([Yājñ.]) (-deśa) outlandish, foreign, abroad
pāra—deśya m. a traveller or a foreigner.
pāragāminपारगामिन्pāra—gāmin mfn. passing over, crossing, landing, [Kāraṇḍ.]
pāra—gāmin n. = para-loka-hitaṃ karma, [MBh. xiii, 2127] ([Nīlak.])
pārajāyinपारजायिन्pāra—jāyin ([Viṣṇ.]) m. (-jāyā) one who intrigues with another's wife, an adulterer.
pāralokyaपारलोक्यpāra—lokya mfn. (-loka) relating to the next world, [MBh.]
pāramarṣaपारमर्षpārama—rṣa (p° + ṛṣi) mfn. coming from a great Ṛṣi, [Sarvad.]
pārameṣṭhaपारमेष्ठm. (fr. parame-ṣṭhin) patr. of Narada, [MBh.]
pāramparīपारम्परीpāra—m-parī f. regular succession, order, [Subh.]
pāramparaपारम्परpāra—m-para mfn. further, future (world), [Kād.]
pāraskaraपारस्करm. (rather fr. paras + kara than fr. pāra + kara; but cf. [Pāṇ. vi, 1, 157]) N. of the author of a Gṛhya-sūtra (forming a supplement to, [KātyŚr.]) and of a Dharma-śāstra
N. of a district or a town, [Gaṇar. 15], Sch.
mf(I)n. composed by Pāraskara.
pārasvataपारस्वतpā́rasvata mf(I)n. (fr. parasvat) relating &c. to the wild ass, [AV.]
pāratrikaपारत्रिकpāra—trika mf(I)n. (-tra) relating to or advantageous in another world, [MBh.]
°trya. See under 2. pāra.
pāravaśyaपारवश्यpāra—vaśya n. (-vaśa) dependence, [Kap.]
pāravindaपारविन्दpāra—vinda m. ‘finding the opposite shore (?)’, N. of a partic. personification, [SāmavBr.]
pārayiṣṇuपारयिष्णुpārayiṣṇú mfn. bringing to the opposite shore or to a happy issue, successful, victorious, [RV.] &c. &c. (-tama mfn. best in accomplishing, [AitBr.])
pārayiṣṇú m. N. of a partic. personification, [Gobh.]
pārabhṛtīyaपारभृतीयpāra—bhṛ°tīya mfn. relating to a present or offering, sacrificial
belonging to or coming from a cuckoo, [Mṛcch.]
pāradhenukaपारधेनुकpāra—dhenu or pāra—dhe°nuka, m. N. of a low mixed caste, an Āyogava (q.v.), [W.]
pāradārikaपारदारिकpāra—dārika mf(I)n. (-dāra) relating to another's wife, [Cat.]
pāra—dārika m. = -jāyika, [Yājñ.]; [MBh.]; [Kathās.]
pāradeśikaपारदेशिकpāra—deśika ([W.]) mfn. outlandish, foreign, abroad
pāradṛśvanपारदृश्वन्pāra—dṛśvan mf(arI)n. one who has seen the oppositive shore, far-seeing, wise, completely familiar with or versed in (gen. or comp.), [Kām.]; [Ragh.] &c. (cf. [Pāṇ. iii, 2, 94]).
pāragamanaपारगमनpāra—gamana n. reaching the opposite shore, crossing, going to the end of (comp.), [R.]
pārahaṃsyaपारहंस्यpāra—haṃsya mfn. (-haṃsa) relating to an ascetic who has subdued all his senses, [BhP.]
pārajāyikaपारजायिकpāra—jāyika ([MBh.]) m. one who intrigues with another's wife, an adulterer.
pārakulīnaपारकुलीनpāra—kulīna mfn. = para-kule sādhuḥ, g. pratijanādi.
pārakṣudraपारक्षुद्रpāra—kṣudra (with yajus) n. N. of a partic. text, [ĀpŚr.], Sch.
pāralaukikaपारलौकिकpāra—laukika mf(I)n. id., [ib.] (with sahāya m. a comrade on the way to the next world)
N. of a place where pearls are found and the pearls found there, [VarBṛS.]
pāra—laukika n. things or circumstances relating to the next world, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]
pāramārthyaपारमार्थ्यpāramār°thya n. the real full truth, [BhP.]
pāramasthyaपारमस्थ्यpārama—sthya n. (fr. paramastha) g. brāhmaṇādi-. =
pārameṣṭhyaपारमेष्ठ्यpārame°ṣṭhya mfn. relating or belonging to or coming from the supreme god (Brahmā), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Pur.]
relating to a king, royal (cf. below)
pārame°ṣṭhya m. patr. of Nārada, [MBh.] (v.l. °ṣṭha)
pārame°ṣṭhya n. highest position, supremacy, [AitBr.]; [MBh.]; [Pur.]
pl. the royal insignia, [BhP.]
pāramparyaपारम्पर्यpāra—m-parya n. uninterrupted series or succession, tradition, intermediation, indirect way or manner (°yeṇa ind. successively, by degrees), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
pārasīkeyaपारसीकेयpāra°sīkeya mf(I)n. Persian, [Bhpr.]
pāraskandaपारस्कन्दpāra—skanda v.l. for pari-sk°.
v.l. for pari-skanda.
pāratantraपारतन्त्रpāra—tantra w.r. for °trya.
pāravargyaपारवर्ग्यpāra—vargya mfn. (-varga) belonging to another party, inimical, [MBh.]
°vaśya. See under 2. pāra, col. 1.
pārayugīṇaपारयुगीणpāra—yugīṇa mfn. (-yuga), [Gaṇ. 338], Sch.
pāraśavatvaपारशवत्वpāraśava—tva n.
pāraśvadhikaपारश्वधिकpāraśvadha and , mf(I)n. (fr. paraśvadha) armed with an axe, [L.] (cf. [Pāṇ. iv, 4, 58]).
pāradaṇḍakaपारदण्डकpāra—daṇḍaka m. N. of a country (part of Orissa), [L.]
pāra—daṇḍaka See under 1. pāra.
pāradakalpaपारदकल्पpārada—kalpa m. N. of wk.
pāradarśakaपारदर्शकpāra—darśaka mfn. showing the oppositive shore, [BhP.]
pāradarśanaपारदर्शनpāra—darśana mfn. beholding the oppositive shore, surveying all things, [ib.]
pāragrāmikaपारग्रामिकpāra—grāmika mf(I)n. (-grāma) ‘belonging to another village’, hostile, inimical
pāra—grāmika m. (with vidhi) hostile action, hostility, [Daś.]
pārajanmikaपारजन्मिकpāra—janmika mf(I)n. (-janman) relating to a future birth, [Buddh.]
pārakāṅkṣinपारकाङ्क्षिन्pāra—kāṅkṣin m. = pāri-k°, [L.]
m. = pārik°, [L.]
pāramārthikaपारमार्थिकmf(I)n. (fr. paramārtha) relating to a high or spiritual object or to supreme truth, real, essential, true, [Śaṃk.]; [BhP.]; [Kull.] (cf. [IW. 108])
one who cares for truth, [Pañc.]
excellent, best, [W.]
pāramahaṃsaपारमहंसpārama—haṃsa mf(I)n. relating to Parama-haṃsa (s.v.) id., [ib.]
pārameśvaraपारमेश्वरmf(I)n. relating or belonging to or coming from the supreme god (Śiva), [Prab.]; [Kathās.]; [Pur.]
m. or n. N. of wk.
pāramparīṇaपारम्परीणpāra—m-parīṇa mfn. passing from one to another, hereditary, [L.]
pāramparīyaपारम्परीयpāra—m-parīya mfn. handed down, traditional, [Kull.]
pāratalpikaपारतल्पिकpāra—talpika n. (-talpa) adultery, [Daś.]
pāratantryaपारतन्त्र्यpāra—tantrya n. dependence on others, [MBh.]; [Pur.]; [Rājat.]
pāraṇakarmanपारणकर्मन्pāraṇa-karman n.
pāraśavāyanaपारशवायनm. patr. fr. pāraśava
g. bidādi.
pāradaurbalyaपारदौर्बल्यpāra—daurbalya n. the inferiority of each following member of a series to the preceding, [Jaim.]
pāramaiśvaryaपारमैश्वर्यn. (parameśvara) supremacy, divinity, [Sarvad.]
pāramahaṃsyaपारमहंस्यpārama—haṃsya mfn. id., [ib.]
pārama—haṃsya n. the state or condition of a Parama-haṃsa, [ib.]
pārameśvaryaपारमेश्वर्यpārameśva°rya n. N. of wk.