Parahan, Para-han, Parāhan: 6 definitions
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Parahan means something in 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 Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaParahan (परहन्).—A king of ancient Bhārata. (Śloka 238, Chapter 1, Ādi Parva, Mahābhārata).

The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryParāhan (पराहन्).—2 P.
1) To strike or beat back, strike down, repulse, repel, overthrow, drive back; दैवं मत्पौरुषपराहतम् (daivaṃ matpauruṣaparāhatam) Rām.
2) To attack, assail; कटाक्षपराहतं वदनपङ्कजम् (kaṭākṣaparāhataṃ vadanapaṅkajam) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 7.
3) To dash against, strike.
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Parahan (परहन्).—a. killing enemies.
Parahan is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms para and han (हन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryParāhan (पराहन्).—strike off or down, overthrow; hit, touch.
Parāhan is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms parā and han (हन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Parahan (परहन्):—[=para-han] [from para] m. ‘foe-killer’, Name of a prince, [Mahābhārata]
2) Parāhan (पराहन्):—[=parā-√han] [Parasmaipada] -hanti ([imperfect tense] 2. 3. sg. parāhan [perfect tense] 3. [plural] parā-jaghnur), to strike down or away, hurl down, overthrow, [Ṛg-veda; Mahābhārata];
2) —to touch, feel, grope, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
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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.
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Starts with: Parahanana, Parahanati, Parahanga.
Full-text: Parahati, Samparahata, Parahata, Ahna.
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