Parakalatra, Para-kalatra: 6 definitions
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Parakalatra means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraParakalatra (परकलत्र) refers to “another man’s wife”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 30.—Accordingly: “Furthermore, there are Sūtras of the heretics that allow killing, theft, sexual misconduct, lying and the use of wine. They say: [...] It is forbidden to touch a courtesan (veśya), the more so another man’s wife (parakalatra). [...] The distance between the heretics and the Buddha’s Dharma is like the distance between heaven and earth. The law of the heretics is a generating source for passions; the Buddha’s Dharma is the place of destruction of all the passions: this is the great difference”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryParakalatra (परकलत्र).—another's wife. °अभिगमनम् (abhigamanam) adultery; वरं क्लैब्यं पुसां न च परकलत्राभिगमनम् (varaṃ klaibyaṃ pusāṃ na ca parakalatrābhigamanam) H.1.116.
Derivable forms: parakalatram (परकलत्रम्).
Parakalatra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms para and kalatra (कलत्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryParakalatra (परकलत्र).—n.
(-traṃ) Another's wife. E. para, and kalatra a wife.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryParakalatra (परकलत्र):—[=para-kalatra] [from para] n. an°’s wife
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryParakalatra (परकलत्र):—[para-kalatra] (traṃ) 1. n. Another’s wife.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusParakaḷatra (ಪರಕಳತ್ರ):—[noun] another man’s wife.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kalatra, Para.
Starts with: Parakalatrabhigamana.
Full-text: Parakalatrabhigamana, Nirvarnaniya.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
4. Prajñā of the heretics < [Part 2 - Prajñā and the prajñās]
Act 5.9: All beings obtained the mind of equanimity < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]
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