Paratrika, Pāratrika: 11 definitions

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Paratrika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.

India history and geography

Pāratrika.—(CII 1), ‘benefit in the other world’; merit. Note: pāratrika is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary
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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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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Paratrika in Marathi glossary

pāratrika (पारत्रिक).—a S (paratra Elsewhere.) Relating to the other world or to another place.

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary
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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Pāratrika (पारत्रिक).—a. (- f.)

1) Belonging to the next world.

2) Useful in the future life; तद् वै पारत्रिकं तात ब्राह्मणानाम- कुप्यताम् (tad vai pāratrikaṃ tāta brāhmaṇānāma- kupyatām) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.151.14.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pāratrika (पारत्रिक).—mfn.

(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Relating to the next world. E. paratra, and ṭhak aff.

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

Pāratrika (पारत्रिक).—i. e. paratra + ika, adj. Relating to the next world.

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

1) Pāratrika (पारत्रिक):—[=pāra-trika] [from pāra] a mf(ī)n. (-tra) relating to or advantageous in another world, [Mahābhārata]

2) b trya See under 2. pāra.

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

Pāratrika (पारत्रिक):—[(kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) a.] Belonging to another world.

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

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Paratrika in German

Pāratrika (पारत्रिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pāratta, Pārattiya.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)
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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Paratrika in Kannada glossary

Pāratrika (ಪಾರತ್ರಿಕ):—[adjective] of, belonging or relating to the heaven.

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Pāratrika (ಪಾರತ್ರಿಕ):—

1) [noun] = ಪಾರತ್ರಯ [paratraya].

2) [noun] that which belongs to, performed for the purpose of attaining, the heaven.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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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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