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parāपराpárā (ā), f. a foreign country, abroad (?), [Kathās.]
a species of plant, [L.]
N. of a sound in the first of its 4 stages, [L.]
a partic. measure of time, [Sāy.]
N. of a river, [MBh.]; [VP.] (v.l. pārā, veṇā, veṇṇā)
of a goddess (cf. s.v.)
(for 2. See col. 2) f. of para in comp.
párā (for 1. See col. 1). ind. away, off, aside, along, on, (Lat. per; it occurs only in -taram and -vat, and as a prefix to nouns and verbs; it is prob. akin to para, paras, pra.)
parāṅपराङ्ind. outwards, towards the outer world, [KaṭhUp.]; [BhP.]
in comp. for, °rāñc.
parāṇपराण्(parā-√ an) P. parāṇiti (Desid. parāṇiṇiṣati), [Pāṇ. viii, 4, 19] &c.
mfn., [ib.] [20.]
parāgपराग्in comp. for °rāñc.
parākपराक्parāka &c. See parāñc.
ind. away, off, [KātyŚr.]; [AitUp.]
ind. outwards, towards the outer world, [KaṭhUp.]; [BhP.]
in comp. for °rāñc.
parāsपरास्(parā- √ 2. as) P. parāsyati (impf. parāsyat; pf. parāsa), to throw away or down, cast aside, expose (as a new-born child), abandon, reject, leave, [RV.]; &c.
parātपरात्abl. of para in comp.
parābhūपराभूparā-√ bhū P. -bhavati (fut. -bhaviṣyati; Ved. inf. -bhúve), to perish, disappear, be lost, succumb, yield, [AV.]; [Br.] &c.; to overcome, conquer, [R.]; [Kām.]; (Pass. p. -bhūyamāna, [BhP.]) to harm, hurt, injure, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.: Caus. -bhāvayati, to overthrow, destroy, [AV.]; [Br.] &c.; (Ā.) to vanish, perish, sustain a loss, [BhP.]
parādhiपराधिm. or f. ‘the paining of others (?)’, hunting, [L.]
parāṇīपराणीparā-ṇī (√ nī) P. Ā. -ṇayati, °te to lead away or back, [AV.]
parāṇaपराणn. (with vāyoḥ) N. of a Sāman, [L.]
parāśṝपराशॄparā-√ śṝ P. -śṛṇāti (Impv. -śṛṇīhi, °ṇītam, °ṇantu, [RV.]; aor. -śarīt, or -śarait, [AV.]), to crush, destroy.
parāñcपराञ्च्mfn. (fr. 2. añc; nom. āṅ, ācī, āk, or āṅ) directed or going away or towards some place beyond (opp. to arvāñc)
turned away, averted, distant, turning from, being beyond or outside of (abl.), not returning, done away with, gone, departed, [RV.]; [AV.]; [TS.]; [Br.]; [Up.]
having any one behind
standing or going behind one another, following (abl.), [ib.]
directed outwards or towards the outer world (as the senses), [KaṭhUp.]; [BhP.]
n. the body, [BhP. iv, 11, 10]
parācīपराचीf. of °rāñc, in
parādāपरादाparā-√ 1. dā P. -dadāti, (pf. -dadātha aor. -dās, -dāt [often as Subj.], -dur; Ved. inf. -daí), to give up or over, deliver, throw away, [RV.]; [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; give in exchange for, barter against (dat.), [RV. viii, 1, 5]; to exclude from, [BhP.]
parāgāपरागाparā-√ 1. gā (only aor. -gās, -gāt), to go away, fly, escape, [RV.]; [AV.]
parāgaपरागm. (prob. for apa-r°), the pollen of a flower, [Kāv.]; [Pur.] &c.
dust, [Ragh. iv, 30]
fragrant powder used after bathing, [L.]
sandal, [L.]
an eclipse of the sun or moon, [L.]
fame, celebrity, [L.]
independence, [L.]
N. of a mountain, [L.]
parāhāपराहाparā-√ 2. hā Ā. -jihīte, to give way, let slip, abandon, evade (acc.), [TS.]
parāhaपराहm. the next day, [L.]
parājiपराजिparā-√ ji Ā. -jayate (cf. [Pāṇ. i, 3, 19]; pf. -jigye, [RV.]; p. -jigyāna, [TS.]; aor. parājaiṣṭa, [MBh.]; fut. -jayiṣye, [ib.]; but also P., e.g. Pot. -jayet, or -jayyāt, [MBh.]; pf. -jigyathur, [RV.]; aor. parājaiṣīt, [MBh.]; inf. -jetum, [R.]; ind.p. -jitya, [ib.]), to be deprived of, suffer the loss of (acc.), be conquered, succumb, [RV.] &c. &c.; to submit to, be overcome by (abl.), [Pāṇ. i, 4, 26]; to conquer, win, vanquish, overthrow, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.; to defeat in a lawsuit, [Yājñ. ii, 75.]
parākṝपराकॄparā-√ kṝ (only ind.p. -kīrya), to throw away, lose, forfeit, [MBh.]
parākaपराकparāká m. distance (only e and āt, at or from a distance), [RV.] (cf. [Naigh. iii, 26])
N. of a Tri-rātra, [Br.]; [ŚrS.]
of a sort of religious penance (said to consist in fasting for 12 days and nights and keeping the mind attentive and organs subdued), [Mn.]; [Yājñ.]
a sacrificial sword, [L.]
a kind of disease, [L.]
a species of animal, [L.]
parāká mfn. small, [L.]
parākṛपराकृparā-√ kṛ P. -karoti ([Pāṇ. i, 3, 79]; p. -kurvat, [Bhaṭṭ.]), to set aside, reject, disregard.
parāmīपरामीparā-√ mi or mī (only fut. p. -meṣyat), to come back, return, [AitBr.]
parāmiपरामिparā-√ mi or mī (only fut. p. -meṣyat), to come back, return, [AitBr.]
parāpūपरापूparā-√ pū P. -punāti (ind.p. -pāvam), to purify, cleanse away, [VS.]; [AV.]; [ĀpŚr.]
parāpaपरापn. (fr. parā + ap), [Pāṇ. vi, 3, 97], Vārtt. 1, [Pat.]
mfn. (a place &c.) whence water has retired, [W.]
parāriपरारिind. (para + ?) in the year before last, [Pāṇ. v, 3, 22.]
parāruपरारुm. Momordica Charantia, [L.] (v.l. pavāru).
parāsūपरासूparā-√ sū P. -suvati (aor. -sāvīḥ), to frighten away, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [TS.]
parāsaपरासm. the range or distance of anything thrown, [ŚāṅkhŚr.]
n. tin, [L.]
parāsṛपरासृparā-√ sṛ P. -sarati, to come near, approach, [RV.]
parāsuपरासुmfn. one whose vital spirit is departed or departing
dying or dead, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
parāvāपरावाparā-√ 2. vā P. -vāti, to blow away, remove by blowing, [RV.]
parāyāपरायाparā-√ yā P. -yāti, to go away, [RV.]; [AV.] : Caus. -yāpáyati, to bid go away, [Kauś.]
parādhāvपराधाव्parā-√ 1. dhāv P. -dhāvati, to run away, [RV.]
parādhmāपराध्माparā-√ dhmā P. -dhamati, to blow away, [RV.]
parākhyāपराख्याparā-√ khyā (only pf. -cakhyau), to see afar off, [ŚBr.]
parāṅgaपराङ्गn. the hinder part of the body, [Kāv.]
a part of that which follows, [Pāṇ. ii, 1, 2.]
parāṇudपराणुद्parā-ṇud (√ nud) P. Ā. -ṇudáti, °te (Ved. inf. -ṇúde) to push or drive away, banish, remove, [RV.]; &c.
parāśasपराशस्parā-śás f. (√ śaṃs) calumny, curse, imprecation, [TS.]; [AV.]
parāñjaपराञ्जm. (only [L.]) an oil-mill
froth or foam
the blade of a sword or knife (cf. parañja).
parācaisपराचैस्parācaís ind. away, aside, off, [RV.]; [AV.]
parācarपराचर्parā-√ car P. -carati, to go away, depart, [RV.]
parādṛśपरादृश्parā-√ dṛś (pf. -dadṛśur ind.p. -dṛ́śya), to perceive, behold, [AV.]; [ŚBr.]
parādiśपरादिश्parā-√ diś (only pf. -dideśa), to order off, remove, [AV.]
parādruपराद्रुparā-√ dru P. -dravati, to run away, flee, escape, [BhP.]
parāgamपरागम्parā-√ gam P. -gacchati, to go away, depart, die, [AV.]; [ŚBr.]
parāginपरागिन्parā°gin ([Śiś.]) mfn. laden or covered with pollen.
parāhṇaपराह्णm. the afternoon, [Var.]; [Pañc.] (w.r. °hna).
parāhanपराहन्parā-√ han P. -hanti (impf. 2. 3. sg. párāhan pf. 3. pl. parā-jaghnúr), to strike down or away, hurl down, overthrow, [RV.]; [MBh.]; to touch, feel, grope, [VS.]; [ŚBr.]
parājitपराजित्parā—jit m. N. a son of Rukma-kavaca, [Hariv.]
parākṛṣपराकृष्parā-√ kṛṣ (only ind.p. -kṛṣya), to draw away or down, [MBh.]
parāmṛśपरामृश्parā-√ mṛś P. -mṛśati (inf. -marṣṭum ind.p. -mṛśya), to seize or lay hold of, touch, feel, stroke, handle, clutch, [ŚāṅkhŚr.]; [MBh.] &c.; to handle roughly, violate (as a woman or a temple), [MBh.]; [R.]; to point or refer to (acc.), [Śaṃk.]; [Nīlak.]; to consider, deliberate, [Bhām.] : Pass. -mṛśyate, to be touched, be referred to or meant, [Kāś.]; [Kull.] (w.r. -mṛṣ°).
parānnaपरान्नn. the food of another, [Kāv.]; [KātyŚr.], Sch.
parāntaपरान्तm. ‘the last end’, death (-kāla m. time of death), [MuṇḍUp.]
‘living at the remotest distance’, N. of a people, [MBh.]
parāpaśपरापश्parā-√ paś P. -paśyati, to look far off (or to a distance), [AV.]; [TS.]; [ŚBr.]; to see or perceive (at a distance), [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.]
parāpatपरापत्parā-√ pat P. -patati, to fly away or past, escape, depart, [RV.] &c. &c.; to fall out, fail, be missing, [AV.]; [Br.]; [GṛS.]; [Uttarar.]; to fly or rush along, [Kād.]; to fly towards, approach, arrive, [Hcar.]; [Kād.] : Caus. -pātayati, to drive away, [AV.]; -pā́tam ind.p. flying away, [MaitrS.]
parāpurपरापुर्parā—púr f. a great body (?), [VS.], Sch.
parārdhaपरार्धparārdhá m. the more remote or opposite side or half, [Br.]; [KaṭhUp.]; [MBh.]
parārdhá m. n. the highest number (100,000 billions), [VS.]; [TS.]; [MBh.] &c.
the number of mortal days corresponding to 50 years of Brahmā's life, [Pur.]
parārdhá m. n. (as mfn. w.r. for °dhya.)
parārthaपरार्थm. the highest advantage or interest, an important object, [MBh.]
sexual intercourse, [Pañc.]
another's advantage or interest (ibc., °rtham ind. or °rthe ind. for another or for others or for something else), [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
mfn. (also -ka) having another object
designed for another
dependent on something else (-tā f. -tva n.), [ŚrS.]; [Sāṃkhyak.]; [Tarkas.]
parārdha &c. See under para, p. 587, col. 3.
parārtheपरार्थेind.
parāsṛjपरासृज्parā-√ sṛj P. -sṛjati, to give away, bestow, [MBh.]
parāsicपरासिच्parā-√ sic P. -siñcati (aor. -asicat; Pass. -sicyate aor. -aseci), to pour or throw away, cast aside, remove, [RV.]; [TS.]; [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; [ŚrS.]
parāsinपरासिन्mfn. throwing or measuring the distance of anything thrown, [TāṇḍBr.]
parāstaपरास्तmfn. thrown away, rejected, repudiated, [Sāh.]
defeated, [W.]
parāsyaपरास्यparā́sya or parāsyà mfn. to be thrown away, [ŚBr.]
parāttaपरात्तparā-tta mfn. given up &c., [Pāṇ. vii, 4, 47], Sch.
parāvadhपरावध्parā-√ vadh (only aor. -avadhīt, -vadhīt), to strike down, crush, tear, [RV. i, 38, 6] (párā-parā vadhīt), [AV.]; [TS.]
parāvacपरावच्parā-√ vac P. -vakti, to contradict (opp. to anu-vac), [ŚBr.]
parāvadपरावद्parā-√ vad P. -vadati, to warn off or remove by speaking or reciting, [AV.]
parāvahपरावह्parā-√ vah P. -vahati (aor. Subj. -vakṣat), to carry off take away, bring to (dat.), [RV.]; [AV.]
parāvamपरावम्parā-√ vam P. -vamiti, or -vamati, to spit or vomit away, [Kāṭh.]
parāvapपरावप्parā-√ 2. vap P. -vapati, to lay aside, remove (as dead bodies, arrows &c.), [AV.]; [VS.]; [MaitrS.]; [Br.]
parāvatपरावत्parā-vat (for °ra-vat) mfn. offering beatitude, [Āpast.]
parā—vát f. distance (opp. to arvā-vat), [ib.]; [AV.]; [Br.]
parā-vat See under 2. parā, p. 589.
parāvṛjपरावृज्parā-√ vṛj P. -vṛṇakti (impf. -vṛṇak; pf. -vavṛjur; aor. -vark, -varktam), to turn away; (with śīrṣā) to flee, [RV.]; to wring off (as a head), [ib.]; to throw away, remove, reject, abandon, [ib.]
parā-°vṛj m. an out-caste, wretch, miserable, [RV.] ([Sāy.] ‘N. of a person’).
parāvṛtपरावृत्parā-√ vṛt Ā. -vartate (ind.p. -vṛtya), to turn back or round (intrans.), return, desist from (abl.), [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.: Caus. -vartayati, to turn round (trans.), [RV. i, 38, 9] ; cause to return, [MBh. vii, 9201] (B. pari-vartaya).
parā-°vṛt m. N. of a son of Rukmakavaca, [VP.]
parāyusपरायुस्m. ‘one who has reached the highest age or 100 years’, N. of Brahmā, [BhP.]
parābhāvaपराभावparā-bhāva m. defeat, overthrow, [MBh.]
humiliation, contempt, [L.]
parābhūtaपराभूतpárā-bhūta (párā-), mfn. vanished, perished, forlorn, [ŚBr.] (cf. á-parābh°)
defeated, overcome, harmed, injured, degraded, humbled, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
parābhūtiपराभूतिpárā-bhūti (párā-), f. defeat, overthrow, humiliation, injury, [AV.]; [Kāv.]; [Pur.]
parābhavaपराभवparā-bhavá m. vanishing, disappearance, dissolution, separation, [R.]
overthrow, defeat, humiliation, mortification, contempt, injury, destruction, ruin, [ŚBr.]; [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
N. of the 40th (or 14th) year in Jupiter's cycle of 60 years, [Var.] (cf. parāvasu)
parābhṛtaपराभृतpárā-bhṛta mfn. (√ bhṛ) borne or taken off, put aside, hidden, concealed, [RV.]; [AV.]
parādhīnaपराधीनmf(A)n. = °ra-vaśa, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
(ifc.) entirely engaged in or intent upon or devoted to, [Kād.]; [Rājat.]
parāśaraपराशरparā-śara See parā-śṝ below.
parā-°śará m. a crusher, destroyer, [RV.]; [AV.]
a partic. wild animal, [Bhagavatīg.] (w.r. °sara)
N. of a Nāga, [MBh.]
N. of a son of Vasiṣṭha or of a son of Śakti and grandson of V° (according to [MBh.] the father of Vyāsa; said to be the author of [RV. i, 65]-[73] and part of [ix, 97])
of a son of Kuṭhumi, [VP.]
of the author of a well-known code of laws, [RTL. 51] &c.
of sev. writers on medicine and astrology &c. (with bhaṭṭa N. of a poet), [Cat.]
parāśvasपराश्वस्parā-√ śvas (only ind.p. -śvasya), to confide in (loc.), [MBh.]
parāñcinपराञ्चिन्parāñ°cin mfn. not returning, non-recurring, [Br.]
parābabaपराबबn. N. of two Sāmans, [L.] (v.l. °bava).
parācīnaपराचीनparācī́na mfn. turned away or downwards or opposite, averted, [VS.] &c. &c.
being opposite or beyond or outside of [BhP.] averse from, indifferent to (abl.), [MBh.]
unfit, improper, [Hcar.]
parācitaपराचितm. ‘nourished by another’, a servant, [L.]
parādānaपरादानparā-dā́na n. the act of giving up &c., [VS.]
parādadiपराददिparā-dadí mfn. giving up, delivering over, [RV.]
parādanaपरादनm. a horse of Persian breed, [L.]
parādevīपरादेवीparā—devī f. a partic. form of Devī
parāgamaपरागमm. the arrival or attack of an enemy, [Var.]
parā°gama m. arrival, [Nalac.]
approach or invasion (of an enemy), [Var.]
parāgataपरागतpárā°gata (párā-), mfn. gone, deceased, [ib.]
come, arrived, [Kād.]
covered with, full of (comp.), [Śiś.]
parāgdṛśपराग्दृश्parāg-dṛś &c. See p. 590, col. 1.
parāg—dṛś mfn. having the eye turned towards the outer world, [BhP.]
parāhataपराहतm. struck by another, assailed, attacked, [W.]
párā-°hata (párā-), mfn. turned over, tilled (the earth), [RV. v, 56, 3]
struck down or back, repelled, averted, rejected, [MBh.]; [Kāv.]
refuted, contradicted, [Nyāyam.]
parāhatiपराहतिparā-°hati f. contradiction, [Sarvad.]
parāhṛtaपराहृतparā-hṛta mfn. (√ hṛ) carried off, removed, [ĀpŚr.]; [BhP.]