Pariya, Pariyā, Pārīya: 9 definitions

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Pariya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit, 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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Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Pariya, (either short form of pariyāya, or ger. of pari+ī substantivised (for the regular form paricca) representing an ending —ya instead of —tya.—Bdhgh at Vism. 409 takes pariya as nt. , but seems to mix it with the idea of a ppr. by defining it as “pariyātī ti pariyaṃ, paricchindatī ti attho”) encompassing, fathoming, comprehending (as ger.); penetration, understanding (as n.). Only in phrase ceto-pariya-ñāṇa knowledge encompassing heart or mind (cp. phrase cetasā ceto paricca) D. II, 82 sq. (v. l. °āya); III, 100 (v. l. °āye); DA. I, 223 (corresp. with pubbe-nivāsa-ñāṇa); with which alternates the phrase indriya-paro-pariya-ñāṇa in same meaning (see indriya cpds. & remark on paropariya) J. I, 78.—See also pariyatta1 pariyatti, pariyāya 3, and cpds. of ceto. (Page 432)

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Pariyā, (f.) (fr. pari+) winding round, turning round; of a tree, branch J. VI, 528 (duma°; read °pariyāsu with v. l. instead of T. pariyāyesu; C. explains by sākhā). (Page 432)

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Pariyā, (f.) (fr. pari+) winding round, turning round; of a tree, branch J. VI, 528 (duma°; read °pariyāsu with v. l. instead of T. pariyāyesu; C. explains by sākhā). (Page 432)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pārīya (पारीय).—a. (At the end of comp.) Completely versed in or conversant with.

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

Pariyā (परिया).—go round, circumambulate, surround, keep, guard; go through, pervade; pass by, avoid; flow off (Soma).

Pariyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pari and (या).

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

1) Pariyā (परिया):—[=pari-√yā] [Parasmaipada] -yāti, to go or travel about, go round or through ([accusative]), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.;

—to run through id est. assume successively (all shapes), [Ṛg-veda ix, 111, 1];

—to surround, protect, guard, [Ṛg-veda];

—to avoid, shun, [ib.];

—to flow off (as Soma), [ib.] :

—[Causal] -yāpayati ([indeclinable participle] -yāpya), to cause to go round or circumambulate, [Mahābhārata]

2) Pārīya (पारीय):—[from pāra] a mfn. one who has gone through or studied, completely familiar with ([compound]), [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]

3) b See under 1. pāra.

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Pariya 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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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

1) Pāriya (पारिय) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Pārita.

2) Pāriya (पारिय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Pārijāta.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pariya (ಪರಿಯ):—[noun] a kind of tree.

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Pāriya (ಪಾರಿಯ):—[noun] = ಪಾರಿವ [pariva]2.

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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.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pariya (பரிய) adjectival < பரு-மை. [paru-mai.] [K. piriya.] Thick, large, big; பருத்த. பரிய மாசுணங் கயிறா [parutha. pariya masunang kayira] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 1138, 6).

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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