Pariyatraka, Pāriyātraka: 6 definitions

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Pariyatraka in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Pāriyātraka (पारियात्रक) is the name of a leader of Gaṇas (Gaṇapa or Gaṇeśvara or Gaṇādhipa) who came to Kailāsa, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.1.20. Accordingly, after Śiva decided to become the friend of Kubera:—“[...] The leaders of Gaṇas revered by the whole world and of high fortune arrived there. [...] Viśākha with sixty-four crores; Pāriyātraka with nine crores, Sarvāntaka with six crores and the glorious Dunduma with eight crores. [...]”.

These [viz., Pāriyātraka] and other leaders of Gaṇas [viz., Gaṇapas] were all powerful (mahābala) and innumerable (asaṃkhyāta). [...] The Gaṇa chiefs and other noble souls of spotless splendour eagerly reached there desirous of seeing Śiva. Reaching the spot they saw Śiva, bowed to and eulogised him.

Pāriyātraka participated in Vīrabhadra’s campaign against Dakṣa, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.33. Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“O Nārada, listen to the numerical strength of the most important and courageous of those groups. [...] Viśākha with sixty-four crores, Pāriyātraka with nine crores; Sarvāṅkaka and the heroic Vikṛtānana each with six crores. [...] Thus at the bidding of Śiva, the heroic Vīrabhadra went ahead followed by crores and crores, thousands and thousands, hundreds and hundreds of Gaṇas [viz., Pāriyātraka]”.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Pāriyātraka (पारियात्रक).—The son of Rūru and father of Devala.*

  • * Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 4. 106.
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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pariyatraka in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Pāriyātraka (पारियात्रक) or Pāriyātra.—m. (= Sanskrit pārijāta, °taka, which also occurs here, name of a heavenly tree; Pali pāricchattaka, also rarely pārijāta, °taka, compare Childers; see Malalasekara (Dictionary of Pali Proper Names), and under our kovidāra, which is sometimes equated with this; the form °yātra(ka) is supported by Chin., Ware, JAOS 48.160, note, and Tibetan below, and should not be emended), name of a heavenly tree: °traka Mahāvastu i.267.1 (v.l. °jātaka); of a heavenly grove (perhaps formed by a single enormous tree, compare s.v. kovidāra), Mahāvastu i.32.4, read °yātra with v.l. for Senart °pātra; Divyāvadāna 194.3, 11 °yātraka; either grove or tree, Mahāvastu i.358.6 (read °yātro for mss. and Senart °pātro); Mahāvyutpatti 4198 °yātraḥ, so also Mironov (with- out v.l.), not to be em., Tibetan ḥdus-brtol supports yātrā, assembly; Divyāvadāna 219.20, mss. °yātrako, while in 219.27 they seem to read °jātakaḥ; Gaṇḍavyūha 501.11 °yātrakasya.

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Pariyatraka 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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pariyatraka in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pāriyātraka (ಪಾರಿಯಾತ್ರಕ):—[noun] = ಪಾರಿಯಾತ್ರ - [pariyatra -] 1 & 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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