Pariharaka, Parihāraka: 10 definitions
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Pariharaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryparihāraka : (adj.) protecting; guarding.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPariharaka, (adj. n.) (fr. pari+hṛ) 1. surrounding or surrounded, having on one’s hands J. II, 190 (sukha°, v. l. for °parihaṭa).—2. an armlet, bracelet VvA. 167 (v. l. °haraṇa; explained as hatthâlaṅkāra.) See also parihāraka. (Page 438)
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Parihāraka, (adj. -n.) (fr. pari+hṛ) surrounding, encircling; a guard A. II, 180. (Page 439)
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 Dictionaryparihāraka (परिहारक).—a (S) That removes, averts, remedies.
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 dictionaryParihāraka (परिहारक).—An armlet.
Derivable forms: parihārakaḥ (परिहारकः), parihārakam (परिहारकम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryParihāraka (परिहारक).—nt. or m., = parihāṭaka, q.v.
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Pārihāraka (पारिहारक).—m. (= parihāraka, °hāṭaka, q.v.; compare § 3.10), bracelet (or anklet?): °kā (so mss., Senart em. °hāryakā) pi kriyanti Mahāvastu ii.470.10 (prose); nūpurā valayā …°rakā (here kept by Senart) iii.276.8 (verse).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pariharaka (परिहरक):—[=pari-haraka] [from pari-hṛ] m. [varia lectio] for hāraka, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Parihāraka (परिहारक):—[=pari-hāraka] [from pari-hṛ] mf(ikā)n. repelling, refuting, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] m. or n. an armlet, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. haraka and parihāṭaka).
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusParihāraka (ಪರಿಹಾರಕ):—
1) [noun] that which removes, eliminates (an evil, danger, etc.).
2) [noun] he who does it.
3) [noun] a kind of ornament for the arms.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryParihāraka (परिहारक):—[parihāraka / parihārī] adj. 1. repelling; 2. removing; eliminating;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Haraka, Pari.
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