Parikshava, Parikṣava: 4 definitions

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Parikshava 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.

The Sanskrit term Parikṣava can be transliterated into English as Pariksava or Parikshava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Parikṣava (परिक्षव).—Ill-omened sneezing.

Derivable forms: parikṣavaḥ (परिक्षवः).

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

Parikṣava (परिक्षव):—[=pari-kṣava] m. (√kṣu) frequent or ill-omened sneezing, [Atharva-veda]

[Sanskrit to German]

Parikshava 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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