Paraidhita, Para-edhita: 6 definitions
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Paraidhita 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Paraidhita (परैधित).—a. fostered or brought up by another. (-taḥ) 1 a servant.
2) the (Indian) cuckoo.
Paraidhita is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms para and edhita (एधित).
1) Paraidhita (परैधित):—[from para] m. ‘nourished by another’, the Indian cuckoo (cf. para-bhṛta)
2) [v.s. ...] a servant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Paraidhita (परैधित):—[parai-dhita] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Nourished by a stranger. m. A cuckoo.
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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
Paraidhita (ಪರೈಧಿತ):—
1) [noun] a man fostered by another (other than his parents).
2) [noun] a servant; an attendant.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Discovery of Sanskrit Treasures (seven volumes) (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
1.5. Sanskrit Linguistic Appraisal of 20th century < [Volume 4 - Modern Sanskrit Literature]
Glimpses of History of Sanskrit Literature (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Chapter 38 - Modern Sanskrit literature—Linguistic and Stylistic appraisal < [Section 5 - Modern Sanskrit literature]