In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Parimlāna (परिम्लान):—Lethargic, Lazy

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Parimlāna (परिम्लान) refers to “being depressed”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.3 (“The virtues of the three cities—Tripura).—Accordingly, after Viṣṇu spoke to the Gods: “On hearing these words the gods became miserable and dejected. They spoke to Viṣṇu with their lotus-like faces depressed (parimlāna)”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Parimlāna (परिम्लान) refers to the “withering” (of flowers), 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, [after the Bhagavān reached the vicinity of the residence of Vaiśravaṇa], “Then at the time of drought [at] the lotus lake, all forest flowers, fruits, leaves and foliage were dry, the flowers withered (parimlāna). The fish, Makaras, Timiṅgilas, alligators, bees and various other water-born beings were deprived of water, and when only little water remained they fled in the ten directions, dashed, ran with pained hearts because their lives were obstructed and ruined”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Parimlāna (परिम्लान).—p. p.

1) Faded, fainted, withered.

2) Languid, dull, faint.

3) Waned, impaired, diminished.

4) Soiled, stained; परिम्लानः पीनस्तनजघनसङ्गादुभयतः (parimlānaḥ pīnastanajaghanasaṅgādubhayataḥ) Ratn. 2.11.

-nam 1 Change of countenance by fear or grief.

2) A spot, stain.

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

Parimlāna (परिम्लान).—mfn.

(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) 1. Soiled, stained. 2. Waned, withered, faded. 3. Diminished, impaired. n. (naṃ) 1. Soil. 2. Change of countenance by fear or grief. E. pari, and mlāna dirty.

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

Parimlāna (परिम्लान).—[adjective] faded, withered, diminished, impaired, vanished, gone.

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

1) Parimlāna (परिम्लान):—[=pari-mlāna] [from pari-mlai] mfn. faded, withered, [Kāvya literature; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] exhausted, languid, [Mahābhārata]

3) [v.s. ...] become thinner, emaciated, [Caraka]

4) [v.s. ...] disappeared, gone, [Vāmana’s Kāvyālaṃkāravṛtti iv, 3, 8]

5) [v.s. ...] n. change of countenance by fear or grief, [Horace H. Wilson]

6) [v.s. ...] soil, stain, [ib.]

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

Parimlāna (परिम्लान):—[pari-mlāna] (naḥ-nā-naṃ) a. Waned, diminished; soiled. n. Soil; change of countenance by grief or fear.

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

Parimlāna (परिम्लान) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Parimilāṇa.

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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 corpus

Parimlāna (ಪರಿಮ್ಲಾನ):—

1) [adjective] fatigued; exhausted.

2) [adjective] lacking brightness and liveliness.

3) [adjective] lacking strength; weak.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Mlana, Pari.

Starts with: Parimlanate.

Ends with: Aparimlana, Viparimlana.

Full-text: Aparimlana, Viparimlana, Aparimlanalalatata, Pramlana, Parimilana, Parimlaan, Mlai, Mla.

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