Pareta: 8 definitions
Introduction
Introduction:
Pareta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarypareta : (adj.) afflicted with; overcome by; gone on to.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPareta, (pp. of pareti, more likely para+i than pari+i, although BSk. correspondent is parīta, e.g. śokaparīta Jtm 3194) gone on to, affected with, overcome by (-°), syn. with abhibhūta (e.g. PvA. 41, 80). Very frequent in combination with terms of suffering, misadventure and passion, e.g. khudā°, ghamma°, jighacchā°, dukkha°, dosa°, rāga°, soka°, sneha°, Vin. I, 5; D. II, 36; M. I, 13, 114, 364, 460; III, 14, 92; S. II, 110; III, 93; IV, 28; A. I, 147=It. 89; A. III, 25, 96; Sn. 449, 736, 818 (=samohita samannāgata pihita Nd1 149) 1092, 1123; J. III, 157; Pv. I, 86; II, 24; Miln. 248; PvA. 61, 93. (Page 439)

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPareta (परेत).—p. p. Deceased, departed, dead.
-taḥ A spirit, a ghost.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPareta (परेत).—[adjective] gone, dead; [masculine] [plural] the Manes.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pareta (परेत):—[from pare] mfn. departed, deceased, dead, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Yājñavalkya]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a kind of spectre, a ghost, spirit, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPareta (परेत):—[pare-ta] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Dead. m. A ghost.
[Sanskrit to German] (Deutsch Wörterbuch)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPareta (परेत):—(partic. von 3. i mit parā)
1) adj. verstorben, m. ein Verstorbener [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1358.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 180.] [Medinīkoṣa t. 126.] [Halāyudha 3, 7.] Vgl. u. i . —
2) m. eine Art von Gespenstern [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Paretabhartar, Paretabhartri, Paretabhumi, Paretacarita, Paretakala, Paretakalpa, Paretara, Paretaraj, Paretaraja, Paretaramgini, Paretavasa.
Ends with: Dukkhapareta, Maccupareta, Sampareta, Sokapareta.
Full-text: Paretaraj, Paretakalpa, Paretabhumi, Sampareta, Paretabhartri, Paretaraja, Paretavasa, Paretacarita, Sokapareta, Abhibhuta, Maccuparayana, Samohita, Dukkhapareta, Pariyeti, Paretakala, Abhise, Pareti, Kule.
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