Paridhapana, Paridhāpana, Pari-dhapana: 6 definitions
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Paridhapana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Paridhāpana (परिधापन) refers to “making the bride put on new clothes” and represents one of the various Marriage Rites (saṃskāra) according to the Parāskara-gṛhya-sūtra I.4.—The main outlines of the marriage saṃskāra show a remarkable continuity for several thousand years from the times of the Rig Veda down to modern times.—Snapana, Paridhāpana and Saṃnahana respectively refers to “making the bride bathe, put on new clothes and girding her with a string or rope of darbha”.—Parāskara-gṛhya-sūtra I.4 refers only to the putting on of two garments, Gobhila-gṛhya-sūtra (II.1.17-18) refers to bathing and putting on a garment, Manava-gṛhya-sūtra (1.11.46) refers to paridhāpana and samnahana. Strangely enough Gobhila-gṛhya-sūtra II.1.10 speaks of the sprinkling of the girl’s head with the best of sura (wine), which the commentator explains as water.—[Cf. Vide Āpastamba-gṛhya-sūtra, IV.8 and Kāṭhaka-gṛhya-sūtra 25.4. ]
Paridhāpana (परिधापन) or Vastraparidhāpana refers to the “clothing (of groom and bride)”, and represents one of the traditional marriage rituals, according to Dadhirāma Marāsini’s 19th century Vivāhapaddhati (part of his Karmakāṇḍabhāskara) which is based on the Pāraskara-Gṛhyasūtra, a domestic manual in the Mādhyandina school of the Vājasaneyisaṃhitā.—If performed traditionally, high caste marriages among the Parbatiyas (Parbates/Paharis/Pahadis) or Indo-Nepalese people in Nepal are normally executed by following the course of events as presented in marriage manuals. The Vastra-paridhāpana rite is mentioned under the header called Rules for the marriage (vivāhavidhi): worship of the groom (varapūjana).
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Paridhāpana (परिधापन):—[=pari-dhāpana] [from pari-dhā] n. causing to put on (a garment), [Kauśika-sūtra]
Paridhāpana (परिधापन):—(vom caus. von 1. dhā mit pari) n. das Umnehmenlassen (des Gewandes) [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 54.]
Paridhāpana (परिधापन):—n. das Umnehmenlassen (eines Gewandes).
Paridhāpana (परिधापन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pahirāvaṇa.
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: Pari.
Full-text: Paridhapaniya, Vastraparidhapana, Pahiravana, Snapana, Samnahana.
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