Parshvavartin, Pārśvavartin, Parshva-vartin: 6 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Pārśvavartin can be transliterated into English as Parsvavartin or Parshvavartin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pārśvavartin (पार्श्ववर्तिन्).—a.

1) being by the side, attending, waiting upon.

2) adjacent. (-m.)

1) an attendant; भूयः स भूतेश्वरपार्श्ववर्ती किंचिद् विहस्यार्थपतिं बभाषे (bhūyaḥ sa bhūteśvarapārśvavartī kiṃcid vihasyārthapatiṃ babhāṣe) R.2.46.

2) a companion, associate; अमुना ननु पार्श्ववर्तिना (amunā nanu pārśvavartinā) Kumārasambhava 4.29.

Pārśvavartin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pārśva and vartin (वर्तिन्).

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

Pārśvavartin (पार्श्ववर्तिन्).—adj. being at the side, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 19, 4. Purovartin, i. e.

Pārśvavartin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pārśva and vartin (वर्तिन्).

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

Pārśvavartin (पार्श्ववर्तिन्).—[adjective] the same.

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

1) Pārśvavartin (पार्श्ववर्तिन्):—[=pārśva-vartin] [from pārśva > pārśava] mfn. standing by the s°, an attendant

2) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] attendants, retinue, [Kāvya literature]

[Sanskrit to German]

Parshvavartin 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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