Parivatsara: 12 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Parivatsara (परिवत्सर) refers to one of the five years (pañcasaṃvatsara), defined in the Nīlamatapurāṇa. The expression pañcasaṃvatsara indicates the knowledge of five years, namely, Saṃvatsara, Parivatsara, Idvatsara, Anuvatsara and Vatsara.
1a) Parivatsara (परिवत्सर).—The sun god;1 lord among the varṣas.2
- 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 21. 131; IV. 32. 15; Vāyu-purāṇa 31. 38; 56. 20.
- 2) Matsya-purāṇa 141. 18; 167. 52.
1b) The second year of the five year yuga,1 yuga of five years: Samvatsara, Parivatsara, Idvatsara, Anuvatsara, and Vatsara;2 Agni, Surya, Soma, Vāyu and Rudra respectively of the five years.
- 1) Vāyu-purāṇa 31. 27; 50. 183; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 13. 114, 117, 126-7; Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 8. 72.
- 2) Bhāgavata-purāṇa III. 11. 14; V. 22. 7; Matsya-purāṇa 141. 18-19.
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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Parivatsara (परिवत्सर) refers to five years of each yuga of Jupiter’s cycle, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 8), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The five years of each yuga are known as—1. Saṃvatsara, 2. Parivatsara, 3. Idāvatsara, 4. Anuvatsara, 5. Idvatsara. These are sacred respectively to 1. Agni (fire), 2. Arka (the Sun), 3. Candra (the Moon), 4. Prajāpati (the Creator), 5. Rudra (the Destroyer)”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Parivatsara (परिवत्सर).—
1) A year, a full year, the revolution of one year; देव्या शून्यस्य जगतो द्वादशः परिवत्सरः (devyā śūnyasya jagato dvādaśaḥ parivatsaraḥ) Uttararāmacarita 3.33.
2) Name of a particular year; संवत्सरः परिवत्सर इडावत्सर एव च । अनुवत्सरो वत्सरश्च विदुरेवं प्रभाष्यते (saṃvatsaraḥ parivatsara iḍāvatsara eva ca | anuvatsaro vatsaraśca vidurevaṃ prabhāṣyate) || Bhāgavata 3.11.14.
Derivable forms: parivatsaraḥ (परिवत्सरः).
Parivatsara (परिवत्सर).—m.
(-raḥ) A year. E. pari end, vatsara a year.
Parivatsara (परिवत्सर).—[pari-vatsara], m. A full year, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 1, 12. 2. A year, Mahābhārata 1, 3202.
Parivatsara (परिवत्सर).—[masculine] a full year; adj. rīṇa.
1) Parivatsara (परिवत्सर):—[=pari-vatsara] m. a full year, a year, [Ṛg-veda; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] the second of a cycle of 5 years, [Atharva-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa; Kauśika-sūtra; Varāha-mihira]
Parivatsara (परिवत्सर):—[pari-vatsara] (raḥ) 1. m. A year.
Parivatsara (परिवत्सर):—
Parivatsara (परिवत्सर):—m. —
1) ein rundes — , volles Jahr. Einmal n. —
2) das zweite Jahr im fünfjährigen Cyclus.
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
Parivatsara (ಪರಿವತ್ಸರ):—[noun] a year that has 365 days (i.e. which is not a leap year).
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 (+0): Vatsara, Pari.
Full-text (+0): Viparivatsara, Anuvatsara, Parivatsariya, Parivatsarina, Samvatsara, Idvatsara, Vatsara, Pancasamvatsara, Shitamayukhamalin, Shailasutapati, Idavatsara, Yuga, Kha.
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Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 16 - Eulogy of Śiva by Brahmā < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Appendix 3 - Purāṇic measurements of time < [Appendices]
Chapter 39 - The Greatness of Barkareśvara < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1.12 < [Section VII - Nature of Brahmā]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 71 < [Volume 24 (1918)]
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 13 - The Real Nature of Kāla (time) < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Chapter 21 - Description of the solar system < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Chapter 28 - Meeting of Purūravas and Pitṛs < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 284 < [Volume 9 (1888)]