Parantaka, Parāntaka, Para-antaka: 3 definitions

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Parantaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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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India history and geography

Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (history)

Parantaka (AD 907-955) is the name of a king from the [Medieval] Chola Dynasty (AD 848).—The last important phase of art in South India is a mingling of late Chalukya and late Chola art under the Vijayanagara monarchs. In the time of Aditya (AD 871-907) and Parantaka, there was much temple-building activity and Parantaka, who was devoted to Siva, covered the temple at Chidambaram with gold.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Parāntaka (परान्तक).—an epithet of Śiva.

2) a frontier.

Derivable forms: parāntakaḥ (परान्तकः).

Parāntaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms para and antaka (अन्तक).

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

1) Parāntaka (परान्तक):—[from para] m. a frontier, [Divyāvadāna]

2) [v.s. ...] [plural] Name of a people, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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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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