Parnashala, Parṇaśālā, Parna-shala: 7 definitions

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Parnashala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

The Sanskrit term Parṇaśālā can be transliterated into English as Parnasala or Parnashala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Parṇaśālā (पर्णशाला).—a hut made of leaves, a hermitage; निर्दिष्टां कुलपतिना स पर्णशालामध्यास्य (nirdiṣṭāṃ kulapatinā sa parṇaśālāmadhyāsya) R.1.95;12.4;

Parṇaśālā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms parṇa and śālā (शाला).

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

Parṇaśālā (पर्णशाला).—f.

(-lā) A hut of leaves and grass, a hermitage. E. parṇa a leaf, and śālā a hall.

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

Parṇaśāla (पर्णशाल).—f. 1. an arbour, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 6, 15. 2. the name of a district inhabited by anchorites, Mahābhārata 13, 3398.

Parṇaśāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms parṇa and śāla (शाल).

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

1) Parṇaśālā (पर्णशाला):—[=parṇa-śālā] [from parṇa > parṇ] f. ‘leaf-hut’, an arbour, [Rāmāyaṇa; Raghuvaṃśa; Kādambarī] ([especially] as the dwelling of a Buddhist monk, [Religious Thought and Life in India 81; 430])

2) [v.s. ...] Name of a great settlement of Brāhmans in Madhya-deśa between the Yamunā and Gaṅgā, [Mahābhārata]

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

Parṇaśālā (पर्णशाला):—[parṇa-śālā] (lā) 1. f. A hut of leaves.

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Parnashala 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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