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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: University of Vienna: Sudarśana's Worship at the Royal Court According to the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā

Paramāyus (परमायुस्) refers to the “longest of lives”, according to the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā, belonging to the Pāñcarātra tradition which deals with theology, rituals, iconography, narrative mythology and others.—Accordingly, “[This rite] should be employed by utterly glorious Sovereigns when they are in distress—[for this rite] removes the three kinds of sorrow which begin with the one relating to oneself; causes the destruction of all afflictions; is marked by auspiciousness; destroys all enemies; pacifies (i.e. removes unwanted consequences of ritual mistakes etc.); is the cause of triumph; kills the Demons; brings about prosperities; subdues all; bestows the longest of lives (paramāyus-prada); is meritorious; [and] was perfomed by ancient Kings”.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Paramāyus (परमायुस्) refers to the “full life” (of elephants), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient  India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 4, “on marks of longevity”]: “5. One who has these distinguishing marks, three, five, seven, or eight in number, attains long life to just that extent (i.e., to the extent of three, five, seven, or eight decades); this is my opinion. 6. The fourth (stage, decade) is declared to be full life (paramāyus) [paramāyurihocyate] for the ‘deer’ caste (i.e., he lives four decades), the eighth for the ‘slow’ caste, the twelfth for the ‘state’ caste”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Paramāyus (परमायुस्).—m.

(-yuḥ) The longest period of life, either in men or animals. E. parama and āyusa life.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Paramāyus (परमायुस्):—[from parama > para] mfn. reaching to a very advanced age, [Varāha-mihira]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Paramāyus (परमायुस्):—[paramā+yus] (yuḥ) 5. n. Life, long life.

[Sanskrit to German]

Paramayus in German

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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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Partial matches: Ayus, Parama.

Starts with: Paramayusha, Paramayushya.

Full-text: Paramayusha.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Paramayus, Parama-ayus, Parama-āyus, Paramāyus; (plurals include: Paramayuses, ayuses, āyuses, Paramāyuses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)

Verse 7.6 < [Chapter 7 - Length of Life]

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