The Sanskrit terms Pariniṣṭhā and Pariṇiṣṭhā can be transliterated into English as Parinistha or Parinishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Pariniṣṭhā (परिनिष्ठा) or Pariniṣṭhāvīrya refers to the “energy as accomplishment” and represents one of the “three kinds of energies” (vīrya) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 108) The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., pariniṣṭhā). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pariṇiṣṭhā (परिणिष्ठा).—Perfect skill.

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Pariniṣṭhā (परिनिष्ठा).—

1) Complete knowledge or acquaintance (of anything).

2) Complete accomplishment.

3) Extreme limit.

4) Final emancipation (mokṣa); बुद्धिश्च परिनैष्ठिकी (buddhiśca parinaiṣṭhikī) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.62.17.

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

Pariṇiṣṭhā (परिणिष्ठा).—f.

(-ṣṭhā) Perfect skill.

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

Pariniṣṭhā (परिनिष्ठा).—[pari-niṣṭhā] (see niṣ- ṭha), f. 1. Complete accomplishment, Mahābhārata 3, 2815. 2. Complete knowledge, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 2, 1, 6.

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

Pariniṣṭhā (परिनिष्ठा).—[feminine] extreme limit, highest point; completion, perfection.

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Parinisthā (परिनिस्था).—[Causative] teach thoroughly ([genetive] of [person or personal]).

Parinisthā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms parini and sthā (स्था).

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

1) Pariṇiṣṭhā (परिणिष्ठा):—[=pari-ṇiṣṭhā] See pari-niṣṭhā.

2) Pariniṣṭhā (परिनिष्ठा):—[=pari-ni-ṣṭhā] a (√sthā), [Causal] -ṣṭhāpayati to teach thoroughly, [Uttararāma-carita]

3) [=pari-niṣṭhā] [from parini-ṣṭhā] b f. extreme limit, highest point, [Mahābhārata; Kapila]

4) [v.s. ...] complete knowledge, familiarity with ([locative case] or [compound]), [Śaṃkarācārya; Purāṇa]

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

Pariniṣṭhā (परिनिष्ठा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pariṇiṭṭhā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Parinishtha in German

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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Pariniṣṭhā (परिनिष्ठा):—n. 1. complete knowledge or acquaintance; 2. complete accomplishment; 3. extreme limit;

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Stha, Nishtha, Parini, Pari.

Starts with: Parinishthana, Parinishthapaniya, Parinishthavirya.

Full-text: Parinishthapaniya, Parinaishthika, Parinishthita, Parinishthana, Parinittha, Parinishthavirya, Vinishtha, Paryavasana, Trivirya, Three Energies, Three kinds of Energy, Virya.

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