Parsha, Parṣa: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Parsha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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 Parṣa can be transliterated into English as Parsa or Parsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)Parṣa (पर्ष) refers to “pillows” (e.g., ‘she who is furnished with seats and pillows’), according to the King Vatsarāja’s Pūjāstuti called the Kāmasiddhistuti (also Vāmakeśvarīstuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nityā.—Accordingly, “[...] She is elegantly seated on a lofty couch studded with jewels, furnished with seats and pillows (parṣa), and decorated with a canopy of pearls. Her face is a fully developed lotus. She has a row of chowries being shaken around her, and her beaming lotus-face surpasses beautiful lotuses. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Parsa in India is the name of a plant defined with Butea monosperma in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Rudolphia frondosa (Willd.) Poir. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Prodr. (DC.) (1825)
· Familles des Plantes (1763)
· Cytologia (1989)
· Encycl. (Lamarck) (1804)
· Asiatic Researches (1792)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Parsa, for example side effects, health benefits, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryParṣa (पर्ष).—a. Voilent, rough (as wind); देवे वर्षति यज्ञविप्लवरुषा वज्राश्मपर्षानिलैः (deve varṣati yajñaviplavaruṣā vajrāśmaparṣānilaiḥ) Bhāgavata 1.26.25.
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Parṣa (पर्ष).—Ved. A bundle, sheaf; खले न पर्षान् प्रति हन्मि भूरि (khale na parṣān prati hanmi bhūri) Ṛgveda 1.48.7.
Derivable forms: parṣaḥ (पर्षः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryParṣā (पर्षा).—(= pariṣā, etc.; Sanskrit parṣad), assembly: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 354.12 (verse); Mahāvastu i.310.5 (prose); of the four assemblies of a Buddha (see s.v. pariṣā), Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 9.1; 237.13 (both verses); Mahāvastu i.27.11 (prose).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryParṣa (पर्ष).—[masculine] bundle, sheaf.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Parṣa (पर्ष):—1. parṣa m. (√parṣ, pṛṣ ?) a bundle, sheaf, [Ṛg-veda x, 48, 7] ([Nirukta, by Yāska iii, 10]).
2) 2. parṣa mfn. = paruṣa, rough, violent (as wind), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryParṣa (पर्ष):—parṣati 1. a. To be mild or moist.
[Sanskrit to German]
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusParṣa (ಪರ್ಷ):—[noun] a number of things, tied, wrapped or otherwise held together; a bundle.
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Parsa (ಪರ್ಸ):—[noun] the country Iran, situated between the Capsian Sea and the Persian Gulf; Persia.
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)
Starts with (+13): Parshaccharadya, Parshachchharadya, Parshad, Parshada, Parshadaka, Parshadamsha, Parshadaparishishta, Parshadapravara, Parshadashadya, Parshadashva, Parshadasutravriti, Parshadata, Parshadatika, Parshadavritti, Parshadavyakhya, Parshadbhiru, Parshadiya, Parshadvala, Parshadvana, Parshadvat.
Ends with (+64): Abhutalasparsha, Adhisparsha, Agnisparsha, Alpasparsha, Angasparsha, Antahsparsha, Antarasparsha, Anusparsha, Anyaparagasparsha, Apasparsha, Asamsparsha, Asparsha, Atalasparsha, Atisparsha, Bahyasparsha, Bhumisparsha, Bhusparsha, Dhatusparsha, Divasparsha, Duhkhasamsparsha.
Full-text: Parshin, Parsh, Parshavant, Darius, Parisa, Heliotropium ramosissimum, Astragalus hamosus, Parvata, Leucanthemum vulgare, Pri.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XCIV < [Bhagavat-Gita Parva]
The Divinity of Vaak < [January – March, 1983]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
The Pey, Putam and Paritam (different sorts of Ganas, attendants) < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]