The Sanskrit terms Pariṣṭi and Parīṣṭi can be transliterated into English as Paristi or Parishti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Parīṣṭi (परीष्टि) refers to “service” or “attendance” or “caresses”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 16.112.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pariṣṭi (परिष्टि).—f. Ved.

1) Searching all round.

2) Violence.

3) Obstruction.

4) Dilemma.

Derivable forms: pariṣṭiḥ (परिष्टिः).

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Parīṣṭi (परीष्टि).—f.

1) Research, inquiry, investigation; तस्य निमित्तपरीष्टिः (tasya nimittaparīṣṭiḥ) MS.1.1.3.

2) Service, attendance; वार- सुन्दरीपरीष्टिभिस्तुष्टिमुपेयुषां निशि (vāra- sundarīparīṣṭibhistuṣṭimupeyuṣāṃ niśi) N.16.112.

3) Respect, worship, homage.

4) Willingness, readiness.

Derivable forms: parīṣṭiḥ (परीष्टिः).

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

Parīṣṭi (परीष्टि).—f.

(-ṣṭiḥ) 1. Inquiry, research, especially philosophical. 2. Service. 3. Willingness, readiness. 4. Homage, worship. E. pari much, iṣṭi wish.

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

Pariṣṭi (परिष्टि).—[feminine] surrounding, impeding, oppression, distress.

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Parīṣṭi (परीष्टि).—[feminine] investigation, research.

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

1) Pariṣṭi (परिष्टि):—[=pari-ṣṭi] f. (√1. as; cf. abhi-ṣṭi, upa-sti) obstruction, impediment, distress, dilemma, [Ṛg-veda]

2) Parīṣṭi (परीष्टि):—[from parīṣ] f. investigation, research, inquiry, [Jaimini; Patañjali]

3) [v.s. ...] service, attendance, homage, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] freedom of will, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Parīṣṭi (परीष्टि):—[parī-ṣṭi] (ṣṭiḥ) 2. f. Enquiry, research; service; willingness.

[Sanskrit to German]

Parishti 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Parīṣṭi (ಪರೀಷ್ಟಿ):—[noun] = ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ - [parikshe -] 1 & 2.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Sti, Pari.

Ends with: Aparishti, Nimittaparishti, Patraparishti.

Full-text: Sti, Paryeshana, Vishtibhis, Abhishti, Patraparishti, Nimittaparishti, Prashti, Vishti, Upasti, Ushmanayatana, Parpata.

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