The Sanskrit terms Parituṣṭa and Parituṣṭā can be transliterated into English as Paritusta or Paritushta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Paritusht.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Parituṣṭā (परितुष्टा) refers to “delighted”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.5.—Accordingly, as Goddess Śivā (i.e., Umā/Durgā) said to Menā:—“O Himācala’s beloved, you are as favourite to me as my vital air. Whatever you desire I shall give you. There is nothing that I can withhold from you. On hearing these nectar-like words of the Goddess, the delighted [i.e., parituṣṭā] Menā, the wife of Himācala, said”.

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

parituṣṭa (परितुष्ट).—p S Delighted, highly gratified.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

parituṣṭa (परितुष्ट).—p Delighted, highly gratified.

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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 dictionary

Parituṣṭa (परितुष्ट).—p. p.

1) Completely satisfied; वयमिह परितुष्टा वल्कलैस्त्वं च लक्ष्म्या (vayamiha parituṣṭā valkalaistvaṃ ca lakṣmyā) Bhartṛhari 3.5.; so मनसि च परितुष्टे कोऽर्थवान् को दरिद्रः (manasi ca parituṣṭe ko'rthavān ko daridraḥ) ibid.

2) Pleased, delighted.

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

Parituṣṭa (परितुष्ट).—mfn.

(-ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭaṃ) Pleased, delighted. E. pari much, tuṣṭa pleased.

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

Parituṣṭa (परितुष्ट).—[adjective] much pleased by ([instrumental]), very glad.

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

Parituṣṭa (परितुष्ट):—[=pari-tuṣṭa] [from pari-tuṣ] mfn. completely satisfied, delighted, very glad, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.

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

Parituṣṭa (परितुष्ट):—[pari-tuṣṭa] (ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭaṃ) p. Pleased.

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

Parituṣṭa (परितुष्ट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pariuṭṭha, Parituṭṭha.

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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 dictionary

Parituṣṭa (परितुष्ट) [Also spelled paritusht]:—(a) gratified, fulfilled; fully satisfied; ~[tuṣṭi] gratification; fulfilment, satisfaction.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Parituṣṭa (ಪರಿತುಷ್ಟ):—

1) [adjective] satisfied completely; contented fully.

2) [adjective] enjoyed.

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Parituṣṭa (ಪರಿತುಷ್ಟ):—[noun] a man who is completely satisfied.

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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 Dictionary

Parituṣṭa (परितुष्ट):—adj. 1. completely satisfied; contented; 2. pleased; delighted;

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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: Tushta, Pari.

Starts with: Paritushtartha, Paritushtatman.

Ends with: Aparitushta.

Full-text: Paritusht, Paritushtartha, Paritushtatman, Parituttha, Pariuttha, Alpaguna, Satush, Tush.

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