Paricara, Paricāra: 14 definitions
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Paricara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Parichara.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryParicāra, fr. (paricāreti) serving, attendance; (m.) servant, attendant Th. 1, 632 (C. on this stanza for paddhagū). (Page 424)
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryparicāra (परिचार).—m S Going around or about; circumambulation: also traveling or peregrination.
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paricāra (परिचार).—m (Corr. from pracāra) Prevalence, currency, general usage.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishparicāra (परिचार).—m Circumambulation. m Prevalence.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryParicara (परिचर).—a.
1) Roaming or moving about.
2) Flowing.
3) Movable.
-raḥ 1 A servant, follower, an attendant.
2) A body-guard.
3) A guard or patrol in general.
4) Homage, service.
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Paricāra (परिचार).—
1) Service, attendance; शुश्रूषां परिचारं च देववद्या करोति च (śuśrūṣāṃ paricāraṃ ca devavadyā karoti ca) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.146.37.
2) A servant.
3) A place for walking.
Derivable forms: paricāraḥ (परिचारः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryParicara (परिचर).—m.
(-raḥ) 1. A guard, a body-guard. 2. An attendant, a companion, a servant. 3. A commander-in-cheif. E. pari about, and cara who goes.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryParicara (परिचर).—[pari-car + a], m. An attendant, [Suśruta] 1, 124, 5.
— Cf.
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Paricāra (परिचार).—i. e. pari-car + a, m. 1. Attendance, homage, Mahābhārata 4, 374. 2. A walking-place, 4, 892. 3. An attendant, 7, 1261.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryParicara (परिचर).—[adjective] roaming about, moving, flowing.
— [masculine] companion, assistant; attendance, homage.
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Paricāra (परिचार).—[masculine] attendance, devotion.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Paricara (परिचर):—[=pari-cara] [from pari-car] mf(ā)n. moving, flowing, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Atharva-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] m. an attendant, servant, follower, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] a patrol or body-guard, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] homage, service, [Harivaṃśa]
5) Paricarā (परिचरा):—[=pari-carā] [from pari-cara > pari-car] f. Name of [particular] verses which may be put at the beginning or middle or end of a hymn, [Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa; Lāṭyāyana]
6) Paricāra (परिचार):—[=pari-cāra] [from pari-car] m. attendance, service, homage, [Mahābhārata]
7) [v.s. ...] a place for walking, [ib.]
8) [v.s. ...] an assistant or servant, [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryParicara (परिचर):—[pari-cara] (raḥ) 1. m. A guard; attendant; commander-in-chief.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Paricara (परिचर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pariara, Pariyāra.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryParicara (परिचर) [Also spelled parichar]:—(nm) an attendant; a servant.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusParicara (ಪರಿಚರ):—
1) [noun] = ಪರಿಚಾರಕ - [paricaraka -] 3.
2) [noun] a moving, wandering about.
3) [noun] a man engaged to guard another; a body-guard.
4) [noun] a man patrolling (an army camp).
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Paricāra (ಪರಿಚಾರ):—[noun] = ಪರಿಚಾರಕ [paricaraka].
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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Starts with: Paricara-dala, Paricara-gadi, Paricaraa, Paricaragitti, Paricaraka, Paricarakam, Paricarakan, Paricarakatva, Paricaraki, Paricaram, Paricarana, Paricaranaka, Paricaraniya, Paricarati, Paricaray, Paricaraya, Paricarayajna, Paricarayati.
Ends with: Caidyoparicara, Rajoparicara, Sunaparicara, Uparicara, Vidyoparicara.
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