The Sanskrit term Parāśraya can be transliterated into English as Parasraya or Parashraya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Parasray.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Parashraya in India is the name of a plant defined with Hiptage benghalensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Gaertnera obtusifolia Roxb. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1791)
· Taxon (1979)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Taxon (1981)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Parashraya, for example extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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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 dictionary

Parāśraya (पराश्रय).—a. dependent upon another. (-yaḥ) 1 dependence upon another.

2) the retreat of enemies.

-yā a plant growing on another tree.

Parāśraya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms para and āśraya (आश्रय).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Parāśraya (पराश्रय).—mfn.

(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Dependent or relying upon another. m.

(-yaḥ) Dependance. f.

(-yā) A parasite plant. E. para another, āśraya asylum.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Parāśraya (पराश्रय).—m. 1. dependence from another, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 5154. 2. the refuge of the enemies, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 1, 4, 12.

Parāśraya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms para and āśraya (आश्रय).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Parāśraya (पराश्रय).—1. [masculine] dependence on others.

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Parāśraya (पराश्रय).—2. [adjective] dependent on others.

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

1) Parāśraya (पराश्रय):—[from para] a m. dependence on others, [Harivaṃśa]

2) [v.s. ...] a refuge to enemies, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] mfn. clinging to others, dependent on others, [Śikṣā]

4) Parāśrayā (पराश्रया):—[from parāśraya > para] f. a parasitical plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) Parāśraya (पराश्रय):—b parāśrita See under para, p. 588, col. 1.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Parāśraya (पराश्रय):—[parā+śraya] (yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a. Dependent. m. Dependence. 1. f. A parasite plant.

[Sanskrit to German]

Parashraya 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Parāśraya (पराश्रय) [Also spelled parasray]:—(nm) dependence on another; subjugation, subjection.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Parāśraya (ಪರಾಶ್ರಯ):—[noun] = ಪರಾವಲಂಬನ [paravalambana].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Partial matches: Ashraya, Para.

Ends with: Parasparashraya.

Full-text: Parashrita, Parasray.

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