Parishkanna, Pariṣkaṇṇa, Pariṣkanna: 7 definitions

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Parishkanna 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.

The Sanskrit terms Pariṣkaṇṇa and Pariṣkanna can be transliterated into English as Pariskanna or Parishkanna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pariṣkaṇṇa (परिष्कण्ण) or Pariṣkanna (परिष्कन्न).—a. Fostered by another.

-ṇṇaḥ A fosterchild, one nourished by a stranger.

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

Pariṣkanna (परिष्कन्न).—m.

(-nnaḥ -or -ṇṇaḥ) A foster child, or one nourished by a stranger: see pariskanna. E. pari + skanda-kta .

Pariṣkanna can also be spelled as Pariṣkaṇṇa (परिष्कण्ण).

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Pariskanna (परिस्कन्न).—m.

(-nnaḥ) 1. A foster or an adopted child. 2. The Kokila or Indian cuckoo. E. pari before, skand to go, aff. kta; also pariṣkanna.

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

Pariskanna (परिस्कन्न).—[adjective] scattered (semen).

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

1) Pariṣkaṇṇa (परिष्कण्ण):—[=pari-ṣkaṇṇa] [from pari-ṣkand] mfn. ([Pāṇini 8-3, 74]) spilled, scattered

2) [v.s. ...] m. = or [wrong reading] for next, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc. 1.]

3) Pariskanna (परिस्कन्न):—[=pari-skanna] [from pari-ṣkand] mfn. ([Mahābhārata]), spilled, scattered

4) [v.s. ...] m. = or [wrong reading] for next, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc. 1.]

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

1) Pariṣkanna (परिष्कन्न):—[pari-ṣkanna] (nnaḥ) 1. m. Idem.

2) Pariskanna (परिस्कन्न):—[pari-skanna] (nnaḥ) 1. m. A foster or adopted child; going round.

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Parishkanna in German

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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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