Parava, Paravā: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Parava means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology, Tamil. 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Parava in India is the name of a plant defined with Streblus asper in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cudrania crenata C.H. Wright (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Novae Plantarum Species praesertim Indiae Orientalis (1821)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (1928)
· Observationes Botanicae (Retzius) (1788)
· Mus. Bot. (1856)
· FBI (1888)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1899)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Parava, for example diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryparavā (परवा).—m A water-channel gen.
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paravā (परवा).—f ( P) Care or concern about; regard, heed, value for. v bāḷaga g. of o. 2 Anxiety, solicitude, concern. v bāḷaga.
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parāvā (परावा).—a ( H) Other, foreign, not of or among one's own;--used of persons: strange, different, new;--used of things.
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pāravā (पारवा).—m ( H) Blue pigeon, Columba (Enas. 2 Used in comp. with such words as aṅgarakhā, pā- gōṭēṃ, pātaḷa, śēlā &c., signifying Parwa-colored; blue-pigeon-colored.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishparavā (परवा).—f Care or concern about; regard, heed. Anxiety, solicitude.
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parāvā (परावा).—a Other, foreign, different, new
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pāravā (पारवा).—m Blue pigeon.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryParava (परव).—m. or nt., a high number: Gaṇḍavyūha 106.17. Corre-sponds to dhavara, q.v.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryParāvā (परावा).—blow away.
Parāvā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms parā and vā (वा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryParāvā (परावा):—[=parā-vā] -√2. vā [Parasmaipada] -vāti, to blow away, remove by blowing, [Ṛg-veda]
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 dictionaryParavā (परवा) [Also spelled parva]:—(nf) see [paravāha]; the first day of each lunar fortnight.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryParāva (पराव) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Prāp.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusParavā (ಪರವಾ):—[noun] = ಪರವೆ [parave].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconParavā (பரவா) noun < Urdu parwā.
1. Care, concern; கவலை. [kavalai.]
2. Harm; குற்றம். பரவா இல்லை. [kurram. parava illai.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+176): Parava-kalitanam, Paravac, Paravaca, Paravacana, Paravachya, Paravacutevan, Paravacya, Paravacyata, Paravad, Paravada, Paravadaghni, Paravadanem, Paravadh, Paravadhu, Paravadhya, Paravadi, Paravadin, Paravah, Paravaha, Paravahana.
Ends with: Aparava, Auparava, Beparava, Caparava, Navapushparava, Payanca Parava, Payanca-parava, Payinca Parava, Uparava.
Full-text (+11): Payinca Parava, Paravi, Prap, Muttuppantai, Nakamuti, Paravakkali, Or-eli-ireli, Antarai, Parava-kalitanam, Payanca-parava, Kallavuppu, Cunnampupparavar, Pukkatukkan, Nakacumani, Varimani, Payanca Parava, Elaricimani, Acaikampu, Uccippirai, Pillaittali.
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Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 58 - Account of Kalayavana < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
The Sacrifices of Rajasuya, Vajapeya and Ashvamedha (study) (by Aparna Dhar)
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