Parisamantaka, Parisāmantaka: 1 definition
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Parisamantaka 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.
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Parisāmantaka (परिसामन्तक).—(-parisāmantaka) (compare sāmantaka), in [bahuvrīhi] adj. (= prec.), ardhayojana-parisāmantakaḥ Mahāvyutpatti 5603, having environs (surrounding area) of half a yojana (= of that circumference?); cited by [Boehtlingk and Roth] as °samantaka, but Mironov also °sām°, no v.l.; °kena, adv., = °ntena (see prec.), Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 159.11 (bodhimaṇḍasya).
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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