The Sanskrit term Pariṣṭoma can be transliterated into English as Paristoma or Parishtoma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pariṣṭoma (परिष्टोम).—

1) The coloured housings of an elephant.

2) A coverlet in general.

3) A cushion.

Derivable forms: pariṣṭomaḥ (परिष्टोमः).

See also (synonyms): paristoma.

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Paristoma (परिस्तोम).—

1) A painted or variegated cloth for a cover on elephant's back (kutha); द्रुमाणां विविधैः पुष्पैः परिस्तोमैरिवार्पितम् (drumāṇāṃ vividhaiḥ puṣpaiḥ paristomairivārpitam) Rām.4.1.8; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 6.54.54.

2) A sacrificial vessel; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 5.141.41. (com. paristomāḥ somacamasādayaḥ).

Derivable forms: paristomaḥ (परिस्तोमः).

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

Pariṣṭoma (परिष्टोम).—m.

(-maḥ) An elephant’s coloured housings: see ṣaristoma .

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Paristoma (परिस्तोम).—m.

(-maḥ) An elephant’s painted or coloured cloth or housings. E. pari around, stu to applaud, aff. kta, irregular form, man being substituted for the proper termination; also pariṣṭoma when considered as a compound of pari and stoma.

Paristoma can also be spelled as Pariṣṭoma (परिष्टोम).

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

Paristoma (परिस्तोम).—[pari-stoma], m. (n. Mahābhārata 6, 2287), A cover, a bolster.

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

Paristoma (परिस्तोम).—[masculine] cover, cushion.

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

1) Pariṣṭoma (परिष्टोम):—[=pari-ṣṭoma] [from pari-ṣṭu] m. = paristoma, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Paristoma (परिस्तोम):—[=pari-stoma] m. a coverlet, cushion, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]

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

1) Pariṣṭoma (परिष्टोम):—[pari-ṣṭoma] (maḥ) 1. m. The coloured or painted housings of an elephant.

2) Paristoma (परिस्तोम):—[pari-stoma] (maḥ) 1. m. An elephant’s painted cloth or housings.

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

Paristoma (परिस्तोम) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paritthoma.

[Sanskrit to German]

Parishtoma in German

context information

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

Paristōma (ಪರಿಸ್ತೋಮ):—

1) [noun] something that covers or used to cover, as long cloth, blanket, etc.

2) [noun] an ornamental cloth spread over the back of an elephant (as to hang down on either side).

context information

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: Stoma, Pari.

Full-text: Paritthoma.

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