Paravasha, Paravaśa, Para-vasha, Paravāsa: 13 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Paravaśa can be transliterated into English as Paravasa or Paravasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Parvash.

In Hinduism

Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: HAL: The function of the Vṛṣasārasaṃgraha in the Śivadharma corpus (ds)

Paravāsa (परवास) refers to “staying at others’ places”, which should be avoided by Saṃnyāsas (renouncers), according to the Vṛṣasārasaṃgraha: A Sanskrit text of twenty-four chapters contained in the Śivadharma corpus dealing with Dharma (religious duties).—Accordingly, [verse 11.45-46]: “He should avoid honey/alcohol and meat, as well as others’ wives. He should avoid staying [in a place] for long and also staying at others’ places (paravāsa). He should avoid food that has been thrown away and he should avoid food from a single house. He should always refrain from accumulating [wealth] and from self conceit”.

Dharmashastra book cover
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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Paravasha in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

paravaśa (परवश).—a (S) Subject to another.

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pāravasā (पारवसा).—For this word and its compounds, pāra- vasā dōḍakā, pāravasā thuṅkā &c., See under pārōsā.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

paravaśa (परवश).—a Subject to another.

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pāravasā (पारवसा).—m See pārōsā.

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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

[«previous next»] — Paravasha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Paravaśa (परवश).—a. subject to another, dependent, dependent on others; सर्वं परवशं दुःखं सर्वमात्मवशं सुखम् (sarvaṃ paravaśaṃ duḥkhaṃ sarvamātmavaśaṃ sukham).

Paravaśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms para and vaśa (वश). See also (synonyms): paravaśya.

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

Paravaśa (परवश).—mfn.

(-śaḥ-śā-śaṃ) 1. Subservient, dependant, subject. 2. Deceived. E. para another, and vaśa subjection.

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

Paravaśa (परवश).—adj. depending on another, [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 201, M.M.

Paravaśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms para and vaśa (वश).

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

Paravaśa (परवश).—[adjective] subject to another’s wish, dependent on another; mastered or ruled by (—°).

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

Paravaśa (परवश):—[=para-vaśa] [from para] mfn. subject to another’s will, subdued or ruled by ([compound]), subservient, obedient, [Manu-smṛti; Pañcatantra; Hitopadeśa]

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

Paravaśa (परवश):—[para-vaśa] (śaḥ-śā-śaṃ) a. Subject.

[Sanskrit to German]

Paravasha 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.

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Hindi dictionary

[«previous next»] — Paravasha in Hindi glossary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Paravaśa (परवश) [Also spelled parvash]:—(a) dependent; subservient, under another’s control; ~[] dependence; subservience, under another’s sway.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Paravasha in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Paravaśa (ಪರವಶ):—[adjective] being under another’s control; ruled, controlled by another or others.

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Paravaśa (ಪರವಶ):—

1) [noun] the state of being ruled, controlled by another or others; bondage.

2) [noun] the state of being engrossed, completely absorbed in.

3) [noun] habitual forgetfulness; absent-mindedness.

4) [noun] a temporary loss of consciousness; unconsciousness.

5) [noun] he who is ruled, controlled by another; a man under bondage.

6) [noun] a man who is completely absorbed, engrossed in.

7) [noun] a man who has temporarily lost his consciousness.

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Paravasa (ಪರವಸ):—[noun] = ಪರವಶ [paravasha]2.

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Paravāsa (ಪರವಾಸ):—[noun] a residence other than one’s normal or permanent one.

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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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