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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Paranipāta (परनिपात).—Lit.placing after; the placing of a word in a compound after another as contrasted with पूर्वनिपात (pūrvanipāta) . A subordinate word is generally placed first in a compound, cf. उपसर्जनं पूर्वम् (upasarjanaṃ pūrvam); in some exceptional cases however, this general rule is not observed as in the cases of राजदन्त (rājadanta) and the like, where the subordinate word is placed after the principal word, and which cases, hence, are taken as cases of परनिपात (paranipāta). The words पूर्व (pūrva) and पर (para) are relative, and hence, the cases of परनिपात (paranipāta) with respect to the subordinate word (उपसर्जन (upasarjana)) such as राजद्न्त, प्राप्तजीविक (rājadnta, prāptajīvika) etc. can be called cases of पूर्वनिपात (pūrvanipāta) with respect to the principal word (प्रधान (pradhāna)) cf. परश्शताः राजदन्तादित्वात्परनिपातः (paraśśatāḥ rājadantāditvātparanipātaḥ) Kaas. on P. II.1.39.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Paranipāta (परनिपात).—the irregular posteriority of a word in a compound; i. e. भूतपूर्वः (bhūtapūrvaḥ) where the sense is पूर्वं भूतः (pūrvaṃ bhūtaḥ); so राजदन्तः, अग्न्याहितः (rājadantaḥ, agnyāhitaḥ) &c.

Derivable forms: paranipātaḥ (परनिपातः).

Paranipāta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms para and nipāta (निपात).

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

Paranipāta (परनिपात):—[=para-nipāta] [from para] m. the irregular posteriority of a word in a compound (opp. to pūrva-n), [Pāṇini [Scholiast or Commentator]]

[Sanskrit to German]

Paranipata 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: Nipata, Para.

Full-text: Goprakanda, Purvanipata, Agnyadheya, Adhikarmakrita.

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