Alternative spellings of this word include Paricharin.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Paricārin, (adj. n.) (fr. paricāreti) serving, attending, f. a maid-servant J. II, 395. (Page 424)

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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 dictionary

Paricārin (परिचारिन्).—m.

1) A servant, an attendant.

2) A Śūdra; मुखजा ब्राह्मणास्तात (mukhajā brāhmaṇāstāta) ..... पादजाः परिचारकाः (pādajāḥ paricārakāḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.296.6.

3) An executor (of an order).

See also (synonyms): paricāraka, paricārika.

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

Paricārin (परिचारिन्).—i. e. pari -car + in, I. adj., f. iṇi. 1. Moveable, Mahābhārata 12, 8070. 2. Attending on, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 403. 3. Doing homage. Ii. m. An attendant, Mahābhārata 1, 6296.

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

Paricārin (परिचारिन्).—[adjective] going about, movable, attending to, serving; [masculine] servant.

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

1) Paricārin (परिचारिन्):—[=pari-cārin] [from pari-car] mfn. moving about, moveable, [Mahābhārata]

2) [v.s. ...] attending on or to, serving, worshipping, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] m. man-servant (cāriṇī f. maid), [Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Paricarin 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Pari, Carin.

Starts with: Paricarini.

Full-text: Paricarika, Paricarita, Paricaraka.

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