Parastri, Parastrī, Para-stri: 11 definitions
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Parastri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramParastrī (परस्त्री) refers to the “best of women”, according to the Śrīmatottara-tantra, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “He who has the vidyā within (his) body by recollecting (it) attracts (towards himself) with the vidyā the supreme goal (of life), the best of women (parastrī) endowed with divine ornaments, the supreme nature, good fortune, the supreme scripture, the supreme Command, the supreme knowledge, and the alchemical mercury”.
Source: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (shak)Parastrī (परस्त्री) refers to one of the topics discussed in the Śaktisangamatantra, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 1 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)” by Rajendralal Mitra (1822–1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.—The Mahāmokṣatantra manuscript contains roughly 11,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and represents a voluminous compendium of the Śākta cult comprising four books on Kālī, Tārā, Sundarī and Chinnamastā.—The catalogue includes the term—Parastrī-pūjana its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads—[chapter 3.1-10: tṛtīyasyādiḥ khaṇḍitaḥ | 20 paṭale khaṇḍasamāptirdṛśyate | tatra, 4-10, mantra-prastāra-mantrapārāyaṇa-mantranyāsa nānāvidhasnāna-sandhyāmantrajapa-tadaṅgahoma-pūjyapūjakakramāpta[?]ācyādidiṅnirṇaya-deśavyavasthā-parastrīpūjanasvarūpānandayogakathanādi].
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationParastrī (परस्त्री) refers to “another man’s woman”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.19 (“Kāma’s destruction by Śiva”).—Accordingly, as Śiva thought to himself: “How is it that obstacles have cropped up while I am performing the great penance? Who can be that wicked person who has made my mind highly perturbed? With love I have described in bad taste another man’s woman [i.e., parastrī]. I have contravened rules of virtue and transgressed the bounds of the Vedas”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryparastrī (परस्त्री).—f (S) A strange woman; a woman other than one's wife. 2 Violation of another man's bed.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishparastrī (परस्त्री).—f A strange woman; a woman other than one's wife.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryParastrī (परस्त्री).—another's wife.
Parastrī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms para and strī (स्त्री).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryParastrī (परस्त्री):—[=para-strī] [from para] f. the wife of an° or an unmarried woman depending on an°, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusParastrī (ಪರಸ್ತ್ರೀ):—[noun] = ಪರಸತಿ [parasati].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryParastrī (परस्त्री):—n. another's wife;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Parastrigamana, Parastrigami, Parastrilola, Parastripujana, Parastrivyasana.
Full-text: Stripara, Parastrigamana, Parastrivyasana, Parastrilola, Parastraineya, Kamacarin, Costiri, Parastripujana, Lolubha, Saubhagya, Rasasiddhi, Pararupa, Divyabharana, Parajna, Parashastra, Abharana, Lampata, Varjana, Rasayana.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 677 < [Hindi-Kannada-English Volume 2]
Page 472 < [Marathi-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 222 < [English-Urdu-Hindi (1 volume)]
Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 8.14 < [Chapter 8 - Dashas and Antar Dashas]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 67 < [Volume 10 (1890)]
Ashta Nayikas and Dance Forms (study) (by V. Dwaritha)
Part 4.2 - The Parakīyā type of woman character < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 1 - Definition of illicit love (kāmamithyācāra) < [Section I.3 - Abstention from illicit love]
Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study) (by Sadhu Gyanananddas)
11.1. Components of Ekāntiki-Bhakti (a): Dharma < [Chapter 4 - Analysis on the Basis of Spiritual Endeavour]