Pareshtuka, Pareṣṭukā, Para-ishtuka: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Pareṣṭukā can be transliterated into English as Parestuka or Pareshtuka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPareṣṭukā (परेष्टुका).—a cow which has often calved.
Pareṣṭukā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms para and iṣṭukā (इष्टुका).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPareṣṭukā (परेष्टुका).—f.
(-kā) A cow bearing many calves. E. para best, iṣ to go, tu aff., and kan added.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pareṣṭukā (परेष्टुका):—[from para] a f. ‘highest desire (?)’, a cow which has often calved, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) b f. a cow which has often calved, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPareṣṭukā (परेष्टुका):—(kā) 1. f. A good cow, one bearing many calves.
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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Partial matches: Para.
Full-text: Pareshta.
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