Parshnivigraha, Pārṣṇivigraha, Parshni-vigraha: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Parshnivigraha 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 Pārṣṇivigraha can be transliterated into English as Parsnivigraha or Parshnivigraha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaPārṣṇivigraha (पार्ष्णिविग्रह) refers to an “attack by an enemy in the rear”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 9.134 (here used figuratively).
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPārṣṇivigraha (पार्ष्णिविग्रह).—an attack by an enmy in the rear; मा विधान्मुधा कृतानुतापस्त्वयि पार्ष्णिविग्रहम् (mā vidhānmudhā kṛtānutāpastvayi pārṣṇivigraham) N.9. 134.
Derivable forms: pārṣṇivigrahaḥ (पार्ष्णिविग्रहः).
Pārṣṇivigraha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pārṣṇi and vigraha (विग्रह).
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Parshni, Vigraha.
Full-text: Parishuddhaparshni.
Relevant text
No search results for Parshnivigraha, Pārṣṇivigraha, Parshni-vigraha, Pārṣṇi-vigraha, Parsnivigraha, Parsni-vigraha; (plurals include: Parshnivigrahas, Pārṣṇivigrahas, vigrahas, Parsnivigrahas) in any book or story.