Parikrama, Parikramā: 14 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarParikrama (परिक्रम).—The same as परक्रम (parakrama); doubling (द्वित्व (dvitva)) of a subsequent consonant as for example the doubling of स् (s) in इर्मन् स्स्याम (irman ssyāma) ; cf. सान्तःस्थादौ धारयन्तः परक्रमं (sāntaḥsthādau dhārayantaḥ parakramaṃ) (v. I. परिक्रमं (parikramaṃ)) R.Pr. XIV. 23.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhajana-rahasya - 2nd EditionParikramā (परिक्रमा) refers to:—(1) circumambulation; (2) the path that encircles a sacred tract of land, such as Vṛndāvana or Vraja. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryparikrama (परिक्रम).—m S parikramaṇa n S Walking round or about. 2 Walking for pleasure; strolling, sauntering, roving, rambling.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishparikrama (परिक्रम).—m parikramaṇa n Walking round or about. Walking for pleasure; strolling.
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 dictionaryParikrama (परिक्रम).—
1) Roaming about, moving about; द्रुतपदमभियातुमिच्छितानां गगनपरिक्रमलाघवेन तासाम् (drutapadamabhiyātumicchitānāṃ gaganaparikramalāghavena tāsām) Kirātārjunīya 1.2.
2) Roaming, walking or passing over.
3) Circumambulating.
4) Walking for pleasure.
5) Series, order.
6) Succession.
7) Penetrating.
8) Following the course of a river down from its source to its mouth and then on the other bank upto its source again; MW.
Derivable forms: parikramaḥ (परिक्रमः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryParikrama (परिक्रम).—m.
(-maḥ) 1. Walking, going. 2. Walking round or about, circumambulating, going about. 3. Roaming about. 4. Series, order. E. pari about, around, krama going, bhāve ghañ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryParikrama (परिक्रम).—[pari-kram + a], m. 1. Walking for pleasure. 2. Walking round, Mahābhārata 4, 1701. 3. Succession, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 214 (see Lois.).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryParikrama (परिक्रम).—[masculine] ṇa [neuter] walking about, roaming.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Parikrama (परिक्रम):—[=pari-krama] [from pari-kram] m. roaming about, circumambulating, walking through, pervading, [Mahābhārata; Purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] transition, [Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya] ([varia lectio] parā-kr)
3) [v.s. ...] following the course of a river down from its source to its mouth and then on the other bank up to its source again, [Religious Thought and Life in India 348]
4) [v.s. ...] succession, series, order, [Lāṭyāyana; Kauśika-sūtra; Manu-smṛti iii, 214] (read āvṛt-parikramam)
5) [v.s. ...] a remedy, medicine, [Caraka]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryParikrama (परिक्रम):—[pari-krama] (maḥ) 1. m. Walking about.
[Sanskrit to German]
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
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryParikramā (परिक्रमा):—(nf) revolution; going round; —[karanā] to go round the idol of a deity or a holy place etc.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusParikrama (ಪರಿಕ್ರಮ):—
1) [noun] the act of proceeding, going, moving in an orderly manner.
2) [noun] a turning round (as in dancing).
3) [noun] a going round a deity, temple, etc. in worship.
4) [noun] a truce entered into between two kings or nations, in which one would give to another a substantial portion of his wealth.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Parikramam, Parikramana, Parikramasaha, Parikramasamdhi, Parikramat.
Ends with: Aparikrama, Laghuparikrama, Navadvipaparikrama, Saparikrama.
Full-text: Parikramasaha, Aparikrama, Parikramasamdhi, Saparikrama, Parikramana, Navadvipaparikrama, Aparikramam, Laghuparikrama, Simuliya, Pancatirtha, Shimuli, Simantadvipa, Nagariyaghata, Barakonaghata, Gahvarakunda, Krishnakunda, Kram.
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Search found 8 books and stories containing Parikrama, Pari-krama, Parikramā; (plurals include: Parikramas, kramas, Parikramās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 100c - Yātrā Parikrama (pilgrimages) (3): Aṣṭāyatana Yātrā < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 100a - Yātrā Parikrama (pilgrimages) (1): Pañca-tīrthikā Yātrā < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 100e - Yātrā Parikrama (pilgrimages) (5): Ekādaśāyatanī Yātrā < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.11.45 < [Chapter 11 - Meeting with Śrī Īśvara Purī]
Verse 3.2.308 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Lord’s Travel Through Bhuvaneśvara and Other Placesto Jagannātha Purī]
Swami Vivekananda’s Voyage for the World’s Parliament of Religions < [October – December, 1993]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 240 - The six expedients used by a king (continued)
Chapter 367 - The class of words dependent on the substantives for their genders
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 12 - Philosophical ideas depicted (found in the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita) < [Chapter IV - Socio-cultural study of the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
The Way of the White Clouds (by Anāgarika Lāma Govinda)
Chapter 43 - The Last Trial < [Part 4 - Return to Western Tibet]
Chapter 29 - The Mind that Conquers Death < [Part 3 - Death and Rebirth]