The Sanskrit term Pariṣvaṅga can be transliterated into English as Parisvanga or Parishvanga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Pariṣvaṅga (परिष्वङ्ग).—A son of Devakī killed by Kaṃsa; taken to Dvārakā from Sutala by Kṛṣṇa, and after having been seen by his parents, went to heaven.^*

• * Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 85. 51-6.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pariṣvaṅga (परिष्वङ्ग).—or

-pariṣvajanam 1 An embrace; Kirātārjunīya 18.19; विशन्ति सहसा मूढा येऽविचार्य द्विषद्बिलम् । खड्गधारापरिष्वङ्गं लभन्ते ते सुनिश्चितम् (viśanti sahasā mūḍhā ye'vicārya dviṣadbilam | khaḍgadhārāpariṣvaṅgaṃ labhante te suniścitam) || H.3.6.

2) Touch, contact, union; परिष्वङ्गे तुङ्गे प्रसरतितरां सा परिणतिः (pariṣvaṅge tuṅge prasaratitarāṃ sā pariṇatiḥ) Bhartṛhari 3.17; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1.3; अतिस्नेहपरिष्वङ्गाद्वर्तिरार्द्राऽपि दह्यते (atisnehapariṣvaṅgādvartirārdrā'pi dahyate) Rām.4.1.116.

Derivable forms: pariṣvaṅgaḥ (परिष्वङ्गः).

See also (synonyms): pariṣvañjana, parisvañjana.

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

Pariṣvaṅga (परिष्वङ्ग).—m.

(-ṅgaḥ) Embracing, an embrace. E. pari before, ṣvaji to embrace, aff. ghañ .

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

Pariṣvaṅga (परिष्वङ्ग).—i. e. pari -svañj + a, m. 1. Embrace, [Pañcatantra] ii. [distich] 61; [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 71, 5. 2. Touch.

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

Pariṣvaṅga (परिष्वङ्ग).—[masculine] embrace, contact.

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

1) Pariṣvaṅga (परिष्वङ्ग):—[=pari-ṣvaṅga] [from pari-ṣvaj] m. embracing, an embrace, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] touch, contact with ([compound]), [Kāmandakīya-nītisāra; Hitopadeśa]

3) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Devakī, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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

Pariṣvaṅga (परिष्वङ्ग):—[pari-ṣvaṅga] (ṅgaḥ) 1. m. Embracing.

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

Pariṣvaṅga (परिष्वङ्ग) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Parisaṃga.

[Sanskrit to German]

Parishvanga 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

Pariṣvaṃga (ಪರಿಷ್ವಂಗ):—

1) [noun] an embracing; hug; embrace.

2) [noun] physical contact; a touch.

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: Svanga, Pari.

Full-text: Parisanga, Svargastri, Svargavadhu, Parishvanjana, Pranayin.

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