Pariti, Parīti: 6 definitions

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Pariti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, biology, Tamil. 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.

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India history and geography

Source: Institut Français de Pondichéry: The Shaivite legends of Kanchipuram

Pariti (பரிதி) (in Tamil) refers to Paridhi in Sanskrit, and represents one of the proper nouns mentioned in the Kanchipuranam, which narrates the Shaivite Legends of Kanchipuram—an ancient and sacred district in Tamil Nadu (India). The Kanchipuranam (mentioning Pariti) reminds us that Kanchipuram represents an important seat of Hinduism where Vaishnavism and Shaivism have co-existed since ancient times.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Pariti in India is the name of a plant defined with Talipariti tiliaceum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Hibiscus azanzae DC. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Quart. J. Forest Res. (1999)
· Dissertação Sobre as Plantas do Brazil (1810)
· Florae Fluminensis (1825)
· Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium (2001)
· Botanical Magazine (1914)
· Hortus Suburbanus Calcuttensis (1845)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Parīti (परीति):—= puṣpāñjana, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Pariti 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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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pariti (பரிதி) noun < thirukkural-dhi.

1. Halo round the sun or moon; பரிவேடம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) வளைந்து கொள்ளும் பரிதியை [parivedam. (pingalagandu) valainthu kollum parithiyai] (இரகுவமிசம் இந்து. [iraguvamisam inthu.] 7).

2. Circle, circumference; வட்டவடிவு. (திவா.) பரிதி ஞாலத்து [vattavadivu. (thiva.) parithi gnalathu] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 174).

3. Sun; சூரியன். பரிதியஞ் செல் வன் [suriyan. parithiyagn sel van] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 4, 1).

4. Wheel of a car; தேருருளை. அத்தேர்ப் பரிதி [therurulai. atherp parithi] (களவியற் நாற்பது [kalaviyar narpathu] 4).

5. Discus; சக்கராயு தம். பரிதியிற் றோட்டிய வேலைக் குண்டகழ் [sakkarayu tham. parithiyir rottiya velaig kundagazh] (கல்லாடம் [kalladam] 80, 23).

6. Cakra bird. See சக்கரவாகப்புள். தண்கோட்டகம் பரிதியங் குடிங்குகூடுமே [sakkaravagappul. thankottagam parithiyang kudingugudume] (இரகுவமிசம் நாட்டுப். [iraguvamisam nattup.] 40).

7. Light, lustre; radiance, brightness; ஒளி. பரிதியம் பரிதியொத்தான் [oli. parithiyam parithiyothan] (இரகுவமிசம் இந்து. [iraguvamisam inthu.] 7).

8. Sacrificial stake; யூபஸ்தம் பம். [yupastham pam.]

9. The bunches of darbha grass laid round a sacrificial fire; ஓமாக்கினியைச் சுற்றி யிடப்படும் தருப்பை. பாசிலை நாணற் படுத்துப் பரிதி வைத்து [omakkiniyais surri yidappadum tharuppai. pasilai nanar paduthup parithi vaithu] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் நாய்ச். [nalayira thivyappirapandam nays.] 6, 7).

10. One of the commentators of the Kuṟaḷ; திருக்குறளுரையாசிரியருள் ஒருவர் [thirukkuraluraiyasiriyarul oruvar] (தொண்டைமண்டல சதகம் [thondaimandala sathagam] 40, மேற்கோள். [merkol.])

11. (Astronomy) Epicycle. See சீக்கிரபரிதி. [sikkiraparithi.]

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