Paritoshana, Paritōṣaṇa, Paritoṣaṇa: 8 definitions
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Paritoshana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Paritōṣaṇa and Paritoṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Paritosana or Paritoshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishparitōṣaṇa (परितोषण).—n Delighting, gratifying highly.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryParitoṣaṇa (परितोषण).—a. Satisfying, gratifying.
-ṇam Satisfaction.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryParitoṣaṇa (परितोषण).—i. e. pari -tuṣ + ana, I. adj. Satisfying, who or what satisfies, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 1, 5, 35. Ii. n. Satisfying, 4, 30, 40.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryParitoṣaṇa (परितोषण).—[adjective] & [neuter] the same.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Paritoṣaṇa (परितोषण):—[=pari-toṣaṇa] [from pari-tuṣ] mfn. idem, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] n. satisfaction, gratification, [ib.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryParitoṣaṇa (परितोषण):—n. making somebody satisfied or gratified;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Tosana, Pari.
Full-text: Paritosha.
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