Parisheka, Pariṣeka, Parishe, Pariśe: 11 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Pariṣeka and Pariśe can be transliterated into English as Pariseka or Parisheka or Parise or Parishe, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Pariṣeka (परिषेक) refers to “douching”, and is mentioned in verse 2.16 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Pariṣeka (“douching”) has been translated twice, each time by a hendiadys: in pāda 16d by blugs-śiṅ bkrus-pa, lit. “the besprinkling and bathing”, and in pāda 17a by blugs-khrus byas-na, lit. “having made a besprinkling and bathing”.
1) Pariṣeka (परिषेक):—Sprinkling or pouring the stream of medicated decoctions, milk, oil, ghee (clarified butter), takra (buttermilk) or meat juices over the body of the patients to minimize or to treat the effect of poison and disease.
2) Fluid used to wash body parts with which may be used as a vehicle for administering poison causing harm.

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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Pariṣeka (परिषेक).—
1) Sprinkling or pouring over, moistening.
2) Water for watering trees (pariṣecanam).
3) A vessel for sprinkling or bath (pariṣecanapātraviśeṣa); Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.53.25.
Derivable forms: pariṣekaḥ (परिषेकः).
See also (synonyms): pariṣecana.
Pariṣeka (परिषेक).—i. e. pari-sic + a, m. 1. Sprinkling, pouring over water. 2. A bath.
Pariṣeka (परिषेक).—[masculine] sprinkling over, moistening, bathing.
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Parīṣeka (परीषेक).—[masculine] = pariṣeka.
1) Pariṣeka (परिषेक):—[=pari-ṣeka] [from pari-ṣic] m. sprinkling over, moistening, [Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] a bath, bathing apparatus, [ib.; Mahābhārata; Varāha-mihira] (cf. parī-ṣ).
3) Parīṣeka (परीषेक):—[=parī-ṣeka] [from parī] m. = pari-ṣ (under pari-ṣic), [Suśruta]
Pariṣeka (परिषेक):—(von sic mit pari) m. Begiessung, Uebergiessung, Giessbad [Suśruta 1, 46, 17. 182, 8. 365, 3. 2, 3, 15. 5, 5.] śītamālepanaṃ kāryaṃ pariṣekaśca śītalaḥ [19, 16. 60, 10. 412, 10.] dārayanti śilāṃ pariṣekaiḥ [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 53, 116.] śayanāni ca mukhyāni pariṣekāśca puṣkalāḥ wohl Badeapparat [Mahābhārata 13, 2779.] parī [Suśruta 1, 39, 12. 2, 28, 5. 35, 3.]
Pariṣeka (परिषेक):—m. —
1) Begiessung , Uebergiessung , Giessbad. —
2) Badeapparat , Giesskanne u.s.w.
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Parīṣeka (परीषेक):—m. - pariṣeka 1).
Pariṣeka (परिषेक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pariseya.
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
Pariśe (ಪರಿಶೆ):—[noun] = ಪರಿಸೆ [parise].
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Pariṣe (ಪರಿಷೆ):—[noun] = ಪರಿಸೆ [parise].
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Parise (ಪರಿಸೆ):—
1) [noun] a periodical gathering of people in a large number at a place for celebrating a festival, social occasion or for buying and selling.
2) [noun] people so gathered.
3) [noun] (in gen.) a crowd; a multitude.
4) [noun] a body of elected or appointed persons vested with some authorities, as to make rules, enforce these rules, manage the affairs of an organisation, institution, etc.; an assembly or council.
Pariṣēka (ಪರಿಷೇಕ):—[noun] the act of sprinkling or dropping of water in small droplets, over something.
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Parisēka (ಪರಿಸೇಕ):—[noun] the act of sprinkling or dropping of water in small droplets, over something.
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 (+0): Seka, Pari.
Full-text (+0): Shaktiparishe, Pariseya, Pariccai, Gamasahassa, Kuradai, Parishecana, Seka.
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