Paranta, Parānta, Para-anta: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Paranta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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 EncyclopediaParānta (परान्त).—A place of habitation of ancient Bhārata. (Śloka 47, Chapter 9, Bhīṣma Parva).
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Paranta in India is the name of a plant defined with Entada gigas in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Acacia scandens (L.) Willd. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Fl. Congo Belge & Ruanda-Urundi (1952)
· Journal of Botany, being a second series of the Botanical Miscellany (Hooker) (1841)
· Phytologia (2006)
· Flora of Jamaica containing descriptions of the flowering plants known from the island (1920)
· Enum. Pl.
If you are looking for specific details regarding Paranta, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryParānta (परान्त).—final death.
-tāḥ m. (pl.) Name of a people.
Derivable forms: parāntaḥ (परान्तः).
Parānta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms para and anta (अन्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryParānta (परान्त).—[masculine] the final end, death.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Parānta (परान्त):—[from para] m. ‘the last end’, death (-kāla m. time of d°), [Muṇḍaka-upaniṣad]
2) [v.s. ...] ‘living at the remotest distance’, Name of a people, [Mahābhārata]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Paramtagul, Paramtama, Paramtapana, Paramtata, Parantaka, Parantakala, Parantakan, Parantamam, Parantaman, Parantap, Parantapa, Parantapabbata, Parantapan, Parantastha, Parantati, Parantavattam.
Ends with: Aparanta, Ashmaparanta, Attaparanta, Attapparanta, Cannalam-paranta, Cannalamparanta, Kundaparanta, Kuttaparanta, Maranoparanta, Nilamparanta, Saparanta, Shronaparanta, Sunaparanta, Taduparanta, Tyaham-uparanta, Uparanta.
Full-text: Parantakala, Cannalam-paranta, Parantavattam, Aparanta, Paryapanna.
Relevant text
Search found 7 books and stories containing Paranta, Parānta, Para-anta; (plurals include: Parantas, Parāntas, antas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 1.1.10 < [Section 1 - First Tiruvaymoli (Uyarvu ara Uyar Nalam)]
Pasuram 3.10.10 < [Section 10 - Tenth Tiruvaymoli (Canmam Palapala)]
Pasuram 4.10.3 < [Section 10 - Tenth Tiruvaymoli (Onrum-tevum, ulakum)]
Early Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Melpadi < [Chapter X - Historical Survey]
Temples in Tiruvamattur < [Chapter II - Temples of Parantaka I’s Time]
Temples in Tiruvaduturai (Tiruvavaduturai) < [Chapter II - Temples of Parantaka I’s Time]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 6 - Bhāratavarṣa: Its Rivers and Regions < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
The Pey, Putam and Paritam (different sorts of Ganas, attendants) < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section IX < [Jambukhanda Nirmana Parva]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)