Parisara, Parisāra, Parīsāra, Parishara: 14 definitions

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Alternative spellings of this word include Parisar.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Parisara.—(EI 11), an area. Note: parisara is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Parisara (परिसर).—

1) Verge, border, proximity, vicinity, neighbourhood, environs (of a river, mountain, town &c.); गोदावरीपरिसरस्य गिरेस्तटानि (godāvarīparisarasya girestaṭāni) Uttararāmacarita 3.8; परिसरविषयेषु लीढमुक्ताः (parisaraviṣayeṣu līḍhamuktāḥ) Kirātārjunīya 5.38.

2) Position, site.

3) Width, breadth.

4) Death.

5) A rule, precept.

6) A god.

7) A vein, artery; परिसरपद्धतिं हृदयमारुणयो दहरम् (parisarapaddhatiṃ hṛdayamāruṇayo daharam) Bhāgavata 1.87.18.

Derivable forms: parisaraḥ (परिसरः).

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Parisāra (परिसार) or Parīsāra (परीसार).—Wandering or moving about, perambulation.

Derivable forms: parisāraḥ (परिसारः), parīsāraḥ (परीसारः).

See also (synonyms): parisaryā.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Pariśara (परिशर).—(?) , app. nearly = śara, dart, arrow: śoka-pariśara-viddha-(mss. °ddho) hṛdayo Mahāvastu ii.274.5 (prose). Should we read by transposition śoka-śara-parividdha-?

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Parisara (परिसर).—(?) , nt., in a colophon Mahāvastu i.193.12, daśa-bhūmayaḥ mahāvastuparisaraṃ, according to Senart intro- duction (from the meaning environs, vicinity); he also thinks of possibly emending to parivartam (q.v.), section.

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

Parisara (परिसर).—m.

(-raḥ) 1. Ground on the skirts of a river or mountain, or contiguous to a town, &c. 2. Death, dying. 3. Rule, precept, prescribed mode. 4. Part, place, site. 5. Width, breadth. E. pari about, or end, term, &c. sara going, from sṛ to go, aff. ap.

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Parisāra (परिसार).—m.

(-raḥ) Wandering about. E. pari before, sṛ to go, aff. aṇ.

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Parīsāra (परीसार).—m.

(-raḥ) 1. Going round or about, wandering, perambulation. 2. Near approach. E. pari about, sṛ to go, aff. ghañ.

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

Parisara (परिसर).—i. e. pari-sṛ + a, I. adj. Encompassing, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 68, Ii. m. 1. Border, [Pañcatantra] 25, 3. 2. Proximity, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 119. 3. Standing-place, [Suśruta] 2, 166, 21.

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

Parisara (परिसर).—[adjective] adjacent, contiguous, lying near or upon (—°); [masculine] standing-place, position, environs, proximity.

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Parīsara (परीसर).—[masculine] circumference, surroundings.

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

1) Parisara (परिसर):—[=pari-sara] a pari-sarpa See parisṛ, pari-sṛp, p.604.

2) [=pari-sara] [from pari-sṛ] b mfn. adjacent, adjoining, contiguous, [Sāyaṇa on Ṛg-veda iii, 33, 2]

3) [v.s. ...] lying near or on ([compound]), [Meghadūta; Uttararāma-carita]

4) [v.s. ...] m. position, site, [Suśruta]

5) [v.s. ...] verge, border, proximity, neighbourhood, environs, [Kāvya literature; Pañcatantra] (cf. parī-s)

6) [v.s. ...] a veils or artery, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

7) [v.s. ...] death, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

8) [v.s. ...] a rule, precept, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

9) [v.s. ...] a god, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

10) Parisāra (परिसार):—[=pari-sāra] [from pari-sṛ] m. wandering about, perambulation, [Horace H. Wilson]

11) Parīsara (परीसर):—[=parī-sara] [from parī] m. circumference, surroundings, [Bālarāmāyaṇa] (cf. pari-s).

12) Parīsāra (परीसार):—[=parī-sāra] [from parī] m. going about or round, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

1) Parisara (परिसर):—[pari-sara] (raḥ) 1. m. Ground on the skirts of a river or mountain; death; precept; park; width.

2) Parisāra (परिसार):—[pari-sāra] (raḥ) 1. m. Wandering about.

3) Parīsāra (परीसार):—[parī-sāra] (raḥ) 1. m. Going round or about; near approach.

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

Parisara (परिसर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Parisara.

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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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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Parisara (परिसर) [Also spelled parisar]:—(nm) premises; enclave.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Parisara (परिसर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Parisara.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Parisara (ಪರಿಸರ):—

1) [noun] a limit or boundary that confines something within.

2) [noun] the state of being; condition.

3) [noun] all the conditions, circumstances, and influences surrounding, and affecting the development of, an organism or group of organisms; environment.

4) [noun] the fact of being very close; nearness; proximity.

5) [noun] range or limits of anything; scope; coverage; extent.

6) [noun] that which determines events, condition or course.

7) [noun] cessation of life; death.

8) [noun] ಪರಿಸರ ಮಾಲಿನ್ಯ [parisara malinya] parisara mālinya a polluting of one’s surroundings, environent; 2. any of different types of pollutions of the environment as air pollution, water pollution,sound pollution, etc.

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Parīsāra (ಪರೀಸಾರ):—

1) [noun] a walking or going about; a wandering.

2) [noun] a coming towards or near.

3) [noun] the work done or duty performed for another; a serving of a deity or a venerable person; service.

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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.

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