Parapinda, Parapiṇḍa, Para-pinda: 4 definitions
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Parapinda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Parapiṇḍa (परपिण्ड).—another's food, food given by another. °अद् (ad) a., °भक्षक (bhakṣaka) a. one who eats another's food or one who feeds at the cost of another; यादृशोऽहं परपिण्डभक्षको भूतः (yādṛśo'haṃ parapiṇḍabhakṣako bhūtaḥ) Mṛcchakaṭika 8.25/26; (-m.) a servant. °रत (rata) a. feeding upon another's food; परपिण्डरता मनुष्याः (parapiṇḍaratā manuṣyāḥ) Bh.
Derivable forms: parapiṇḍaḥ (परपिण्डः).
Parapiṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms para and piṇḍa (पिण्ड).
Parapiṇḍa (परपिण्ड).—n.
(-ṇḍaṃ) Food given by another. E. para, and piṇḍa a ball of rice or meat.
Parapiṇḍa (परपिण्ड):—[=para-piṇḍa] [from para] in -puṣṭaka m. ‘nourished by an°’s food’, a servant, [Mṛcchakaṭikā viii, 25/26]
Parapiṇḍa (परपिण्ड):—[para-piṇḍa] (ṇḍaṃ) 1. n. Food given.
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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Starts with: Parapindada, Parapindapushtaka.
Full-text: Parapindada, Tarkuka, Savamana, Lolupata, Apamana.
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