Parigrihita, Parigṛhīta, Parigṛhītā: 14 definitions

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Parigrihita means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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.

The Sanskrit terms Parigṛhīta and Parigṛhītā can be transliterated into English as Parigrhita or Parigrihita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Parigṛhīta (परिगृहीत) refers to “holding (a particular item)” (in one’s hand), according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [as the Bhagavān teaches an offering manual]: “A wax Garuḍa should be made. [...] [The Garuḍa] should hold (parigṛhīta) a three-headed [Nāga] in the right hand, and jewels and gems in the left. It should be covered with shining gold. It should be touched by colours according to the ritual manual. [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Parigṛhīta.—(IE 8-2; EI 31), ‘accepted’, sometimes used in place of anudhyāta (‘meditating’ or ‘favoured’) in passages like tatpāda-parighṛhīta; cf. bappa-bhaṭṭāraka-pāda-parigṛhīta, bhaṭṭāraka- Mahāsena-parigṛhīta, etc.; refers to selection or acceptance of a succession or appointment or receipt in one's favour. Cf. catuḥśāla-parigṛhītaṃ śaila-maṇḍapam and Samyaksam- buddhasya dhātu-parigṛhītasya (Select Inscriptions, p. 228). Note: parigṛhīta is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

parigṛhīta (परिगृहीत).—p S Admitted, allowed, approved.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

parigṛhīta (परिगृहीत).—p Admitted, approved.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Parigṛhīta (परिगृहीत).—p. p.

1) Grasped, seized, clutched.

2) Embraced, surrounded.

3) Accepted, taken, received.

4) Assented or consented to, admitted.

5) Patronized, favoured.

6) Followed, obeyed, observed.

7) Married,

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Parigṛhīta (परिगृहीत).—ppp. (in meaning comprehended, °taṃ bodhi-sattvaiḥ Lalitavistara 423.14, may be regarded as standard Sanskrit, where at least close relatives of this word are so used), ungenerous, close-fisted, stingy, in neg. a-pari°: amātsaryo 'haṃ (Buddha speaks) kulaputrā aparigṛhītacitto… buddhajñānasya dātā Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 485.1, I am, gentlemen, one who gives out the Buddha-knowledge without selfishness, with heart not niggardly (restricted); Tibetan ḥdzin pa (= parigṛhīta; note that zin pa, a form of the same Tibetan verb, renders parigṛddha, q.v.) sems (= citta) med do (I am not). The word of course is not connected with parigṛddha; Sanskrit parigṛhīta has mgs. like limited, restricted, of which this is a specialization.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Parigṛhīta (परिगृहीत).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Taken, accepted. 2. Assented, counsented to. 3. Obeyed. 4. Opposed, checked. f.

(-tā) 1. Grasped. 2. Embraced. 3. Favoured. 4. Obeyed. E. pari before, grah to take, kta aff.

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

Parigṛhīta (परिगृहीत).—[adjective] seized, received, connected with, possessed of ([instrumental] or —°).

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

1) Parigṛhīta (परिगृहीत):—[=pari-gṛhīta] [from pari-grah] mfn. taken hold of on both sides, [Atharva-veda]

2) [v.s. ...] surrounded, embraced, enclosed, enveloped, fenced, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] seized, grasped, taken, received, obtained, accepted, adopted, admitted, followed, obeyed, [Brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] opposed, checked, [Horace H. Wilson]

5) [v.s. ...] m. [gana] ācitādi.

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

Parigṛhīta (परिगृहीत):—[pari-gṛhīta] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) p. Received; assented to; obeyed; checked.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Parigṛhīta (परिगृहीत) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pariggahiya.

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Parigrihita 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Parigṛhīta (ಪರಿಗೃಹೀತ):—

1) [adjective] received; taken in hand; accepted.

2) [adjective] got;had.

3) [adjective] consented; agreed.

4) [adjective] taken in marriage.

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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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