Parabhrita, Parabhṛta, Pārabhṛta, Para-bhrita, Parabhṛtā: 11 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Parabhṛta and Pārabhṛta and Parabhṛtā can be transliterated into English as Parabhrta or Parabhrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical studyParabhṛta (परभृत) (lit. “one who is reared and fed by others particularly by a female crow”) is a synonym (another name) for the [Female] Cuckoo (Kokila), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: archive.org: Sushruta samhita, Volume IParabhṛta (परभृत)—Sanskrit word for a bird corresponding to “koel”, “Indian cuckoo” or “kokila”. This animal is from the group called Pratuda (which peck). Pratuda itself is a sub-group of the group of animals known as Jāṅghala (living in high ground and in a jungle).
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPārabhṛta (पारभृत).—A present (perhaps a misreading for prābhṛta).
Derivable forms: pārabhṛtam (पारभृतम्).
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Parabhṛta (परभृत).—a. nourished by another.
Parabhṛta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms para and bhṛta (भृत).
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Parabhṛta (परभृत) or Parabhṛtā (परभृता).—the (Indian) cuckoo; (so called because she is nourished by another i. e. by a crow); प्रागन्तरिक्षगमनात्- स्वमपत्यजातमन्यैर्द्विजैः परभृताः खलु पोषयन्ति (prāgantarikṣagamanāt- svamapatyajātamanyairdvijaiḥ parabhṛtāḥ khalu poṣayanti) Ś.5.22; Kumārasambhava 6.2; R.9.43; Ś.4.1.
Derivable forms: parabhṛtaḥ (परभृतः).
Parabhṛta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms para and bhṛta (भृत).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryParabhṛta (परभृत).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Cherished or nourished by a stranger, fostered, adopted. m.
(-taḥ) The Indian cuckoo, which is supposed to leave its eggs in the nest of the crow to be hatched. E. para another, and bhṛta nourished.
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Pārabhṛta (पारभृत).—n.
(-taṃ) A present, an offering. E. para, bhṛta prepared, aṇ aff. According to some it is a misreading of prābhṛta .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryParabhṛta (परभृत).—[para-bhṛta] (vb. bhṛ), m. The Cocila or Indian cuckoo, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 85.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryParabhṛta (परभृत).—[masculine] = parapuṣṭa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Parabhṛta (परभृत):—[=para-bhṛta] [from para] m. ‘nourished by another’, the Kokila or Indian cuckoo (supposed to leave its eggs to be hatched by the crow), [Kāvya literature]
2) Parabhṛtā (परभृता):—[=para-bhṛtā] [from para-bhṛta > para] f. the female K°, [ib.]
3) Parābhṛta (पराभृत):—[=parā-bhṛta] mfn. (√bhṛ) borne or taken off, put aside, hidden, concealed, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda]
4) Pārabhṛta (पारभृत):—[=pāra-bhṛta] [from pāra] n. a present, offering ([probably] [wrong reading] for prā-bhṛta), [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Parabhṛta (परभृत):—[para-bhṛta] (taḥ) 1. m. Cuckoo. a. Nourished by another.
2) Pārabhṛta (पारभृत):—[pāra-bhṛta] (taṃ) 1. n. A present.
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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 corpusParabhṛta (ಪರಭೃತ):—[noun] = ಪರಪುಷ್ಟ [parapushta].
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: Bhrita, Para.
Starts with: Parabhritamaya.
Full-text: Paraidhita, Parabhritamaya, Parabhrit, Parabhritiya, Parodvaha, Kakapushta, Parabhuta, Dhuksh, Sangin, Vayasa, Bhar.
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