Parashasana, Paraśāsana, Para-shasana: 2 definitions
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Parashasana 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.
The Sanskrit term Paraśāsana can be transliterated into English as Parasasana or Parashasana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryParaśāsana (परशासन).—n. the order of another, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 300 (cf. Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 3292).
Paraśāsana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms para and śāsana (शासन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryParaśāsana (परशासन):—[=para-śāsana] [from para] n. the order of another, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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: Shasana, Para.
Full-text: Danda.
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