Paritoshika, Paritōṣika, Paritoṣika: 14 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Paritōṣika and Paritoṣika can be transliterated into English as Paritosika or Paritoshika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Paritoshik.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryparitōṣika (परितोषिक).—n S A gratification for service; a remuneration or honorarium.
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pāritōṣika (पारितोषिक).—n S Clothes, money, lands &c. given to one who has furnished amusement or rendered acceptable service; a gift as a mark of favor.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishparitōṣika (परितोषिक).—n A remuneration of honorarium.
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pāritōṣika (पारितोषिक).—n Reward; gift.
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 dictionaryPāritoṣika (पारितोषिक).—a. (-kī f.) [परितोषः प्रयोजनमस्य ठञ् (paritoṣaḥ prayojanamasya ṭhañ)] Pleasing, gratifying, consolatory.
-kam A present, reward; गृह्यतां पारितोषिकमिदमङ्गुलीयकम् (gṛhyatāṃ pāritoṣikamidamaṅgulīyakam) Mṛcchakaṭika 5.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāritoṣika (पारितोषिक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Delighting, making happy. n.
(-kaṃ) A reward, a gratuity. E. paritoṣa satisfaction, ṭhañ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāritoṣika (पारितोषिक).—i. e. paritoṣa + ika, n. A gratuity, a reward, [Mṛcchakaṭikā, (ed. Stenzler.)] 82, 9.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāritoṣika (पारितोषिक).—[neuter] gratuity, present, reward ([abstract] tva [neuter]*).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pāritoṣika (पारितोषिक):—[=pāri-toṣika] [from pāri] mf(ī)n. (-toṣa) gratifying, satisfactory, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] n. a reward, gratuity, [Kāvya literature; Rājataraṅgiṇī]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāritoṣika (पारितोषिक):—[pāri-toṣika] (kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) a. Pleasing. n. A gratuity, a reward.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pāritoṣika (पारितोषिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pāriosiya.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPāritoṣika (पारितोषिक) [Also spelled paritoshik]:—(nm) a reward, prize; —[vitaraṇa] prize distribution.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPāritōṣika (ಪಾರಿತೋಷಿಕ):—[noun] = ಪಾರಿತೋಷ [paritosha].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryPāritoṣika (पारितोषिक):—n. reward; present; adj. satisfying; pleasing; gratifying; appeasing;
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.
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Partial matches: Pari.
Starts with: Paritoshikam.
Full-text: Paritoshikam, Paritoshik, Tatanka, Pariosiya, Adhivedanika, Paritosha, Vridh.
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