Parikalpana, Parikalpanā: 11 definitions

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Introduction:

Parikalpana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Parikalpana (परिकल्पन) or Parikalpanā (परिकल्पना).—

1) Settling, fixing, deciding, determining.

2) Contriving, inventing, forming, arranging; पश्यैतान् परिकल्पनाव्यतिकरप्रोच्छूनवंशान् गजान् (paśyaitān parikalpanāvyatikaraprocchūnavaṃśān gajān) Mu.7.15.

3) Providing, furnishing.

4) Distributing.

Derivable forms: parikalpanam (परिकल्पनम्).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Parikalpana (परिकल्पन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. Contriving, making, inventing. 2. Doing what is necessary, tending, providing food, rest, &c. 3. Dividing. 4. Settling, agreeing upon. E. pari, kvaṣ to be able, lyuṭa aff.

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

Parikalpanā (परिकल्पना).—i. e. pari -kḷp, [Causal.], + ana, f. Assuming (a form), [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 41, 13.

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

Parikalpanā (परिकल्पना).—[feminine] bringing about, contrivance.

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

1) Parikalpana (परिकल्पन):—[=pari-kalpana] [from pari-kḷp] n. fixing, settling, contriving, making, inventing, providing, dividing, distributing

2) Parikalpanā (परिकल्पना):—[=pari-kalpanā] [from pari-kalpana > pari-kḷp] f. making, forming, assuming (See rūpa-parik)

3) [v.s. ...] reckoning, calculation, [Varāha-mihira]

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

Parikalpana (परिकल्पन):—[pari-kalpana] (naṃ) 1. n. Contriving.

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

Parikalpanā (परिकल्पना):—(vom caus. von kalp mit pari) f.

1) das Machen: rūpa das Annehmen einer Gestalt [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 41, 13.] —

2) Berechnung [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 24, 35.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Parikalpanā (परिकल्पना):—f. —

1) Bewerkstelligung. rūpa so v.a. das Annehmen einer Gestalt. —

2) Berechnung.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Parikalpana (परिकल्पन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Parigappaṇa, Parigappaṇā, Pariyappaṇa.

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

context information

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

Parikalpanā (परिकल्पना):—(nf) a hypothesis; fabrication; ~[kalpita] hypothetical; fabricated.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

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Nepali dictionary

Parikalpanā (परिकल्पना):—n. 1. hypothesis; 2. settling; fixing; deciding; determining; 3. contriving; inventing; forming; arranging; 4. providing; furnishing; 5. distributing;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

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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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