Parani, Parāṇī, Paraṇi: 9 definitions

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Parani means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Tamil. 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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

parāṇī (पराणी).—f A goad.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

parāṇī (पराणी).—f A goad.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Parānī (परानी).—lead away or back.

Parānī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms parā and (नी).

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

1) Parāṇī (पराणी):—[=parā-ṇī] (√nī) [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -ṇayati, te to lead away or back, [Atharva-veda]

2) Pāraṇi (पारणि):—[from pāra] m. a [patronymic] [gana] taulvaly-ādi.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Parāṇī (पराणी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Parāṇī.

[Sanskrit to German]

Parani 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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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Parāṇī (पराणी) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Parāṇī.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Paraṇi (பரணி) noun < bharaṇī.

1. The second nakṣatra, part of Aries; இரண்டாம் நட் சத்திரம். பரணிநாட் பிறந்தான் [irandam nad sathiram. paraninad piranthan] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 1813).

2. A poem about a hero who destroyed 1000 elephants in war; போர்முகத்தில் ஆயிரம் யானை களை அழித்துவென்றவீரனைப் பாட்டுடைத்தலைவனாகக் கொண்ட பிரபந்தவகை. [pormugathil ayiram yanai kalai azhithuvenraviranaip pattudaithalaivanagak konda pirapanthavagai.] (இலக்கண விளக்கம் [ilakkana vilakkam] 839.)

3. The sixth of the 15 divisions of the night; இரவின் பதினைந்து முகூர்த்தங்களுள் ஆறாவதான இராக்கதம். [iravin pathinainthu mugurthangalul aravathana irakkatham.] (விதானமாலை குணாகுண. [vithanamalai kunaguna.] 73, உரை. [urai.])

4. Oven, fireplace; அடுப்பு. (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல.) [aduppu. (thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.)]

5. [Telugu: bariṇa, K. baraṇi.] Jewel casket, small box; செப்பு. [seppu.]

6. A kind of jar; சாடி. [sadi.] Local usage

7. A spider’s web; சிலந்திக்கூடு. [silanthikkudu.] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 7, 5, 10.)

8. Sluice of a tank; ஏரிமதகு. [erimathagu.] (W.)

9. Dance; கூத்து. (சதுராகராதி) [kuthu. (sathuragarathi)]

10. See பரண் [paran], (W.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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