Pargana, Parganā: 2 definitions
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Pargana means something in the history of ancient India. 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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India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryParganā.—(EI 9, 32), a group of villages; same as pratijā- garaṇaka (q. v.). Note: parganā is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPargaṇa (ಪರ್ಗಣ):—[noun] an administrative division of a country or state; a district.
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Pargana (ಪರ್ಗನ):—[noun] = ಪರ್ಗಣ [pargana].
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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Full-text (+134): Svayambhu, Parguna, Kampana, Caurashi, Chandraketugarh, Maha-dvadashaka, Parakona, Hobaḻi, Paragana, Vijayeshvara, Pratijagaranaka, Pancahasta, Caturasiti, Pathaka, Gopalpur, Cada, Siman, Devasara, Ishtikapatha, Vaṇita.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Folklore of the Santal Parganas
Chapter LXXIV - The Tiger’s Foster Child < [Part I]
Plants used as antidotes by the tribals of bihar < [Volume 17 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 1998]
Ethnobotany of medicinal plants for skin infections in Indian tribals. < [Volume 11 (issue 3-4), Jan-Jun 1992]
Folk-lore medicinal plants of dumka (bihar) < [Volume 4 (issue 3), Jan-Mar 1985]
Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal (by Shubha Majumder)
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Archaeological sites in District South Twenty Four Parganas < [Chapter 4 - Distribution of Sites Yielding Jaina Remains]
Introduction < [Chapter 4 - Distribution of Sites Yielding Jaina Remains]
The Northern Circars and The First Committee of Circuit < [September-October, 1929]
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The Indian Buddhist Iconography (by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya)