Paru, Pāru: 9 definitions

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1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
3. Tamil
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Introduction:

Paru means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Paru (परु).—

1) A joint, knot.

2) A limb, member.

3) The ocean.

4) Heaven, paradise.

5) A mountain.

Derivable forms: paruḥ (परुः).

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Pāru (पारु).—

1) The sun.

2) A Fire.

Derivable forms: pāruḥ (पारुः).

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

Paru (परु).—m.

(-ruḥ) 1. A knot or joint in a reed. 2. Paradise. 3. The ocean. 4. A mountain. E. pṝ to fill, aff. ḍa, also parus.

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Pāru (पारु).—m.

(-ruḥ) 1. The sun. 2. Fire. E. pā or nourish, Unadi aff. ru.

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

Paru (परु).—[masculine] limb, member.

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

1) Paru (परु):—m. (√pṝ; cf. parus below) a limb, member (See yathā-p)

2) a mountain, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) the ocean, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) the sky, paradise, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) Bos Grunniens, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) Pāru (पारु):—m. = peru, the sun, [Uṇādi-sūtra iv, 101 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

7) fire, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

1) Paru (परु):—(ruḥ) 2. m. A knot or joint in a reed, cane or bambu; paradise; ocean; mountain.

2) Pāru (पारु):—(ruḥ) 2. m. The sun; fire.

[Sanskrit to German]

Paru in German

context information

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 corpus

Paru (ಪರು):—

1) [noun] the hard joint of the stem of a plant (as of jowar, sugarcane, bamboo, etc.); a node.

2) [noun] (myth.) a heaven, the abode for virtuous persons after their death.

3) [noun] a mountain.

4) [noun] the ocean.

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Paru (ಪರು):—[noun] a kind of musical composition.

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Pāru (ಪಾರು):—

1) [verb] to see; to look at.

2) [verb] to expect; to look forward to; to anticipate.

3) [verb] to wish for.

4) [verb] to think deeply about; to consider carefully; to ponder over.

5) [verb] to notice or perceive; to pay special attention to; to observe.

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Pāru (ಪಾರು):—

1) [verb] to spring, jump up.

2) [verb] to rise or fly high into the air; to soar.

3) [verb] to move or glide on currents of air.

4) [verb] to go away; to depart.

5) [verb] (a group of people, mob) to break up and move in different directions; to scatter; to disperse.

6) [verb] to throb, palpitate rapidly.

7) [verb] to be destroyed; to be demolished.

8) [verb] to send out; to discharge; to emit.

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Pāru (ಪಾರು):—

1) [verb] to grow, increase oneself.

2) [verb] to happen; to become.

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Pāru (ಪಾರು):—

1) [noun] an instance of jumping or leaping forward or down.

2) [noun] the distance covered by such a movement.

3) [noun] the act, manner of flying; flight.

4) [noun] a kind of boat.

5) [noun] an aircraft; an aeroplane.

6) [noun] (dial.) a steep fall of water, as of a stream, from a height; a cascade; a waterfall.

7) [noun] the act of throbbing (of the heart); throb.

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Pāru (ಪಾರು):—

1) [noun] the bank on the other side of a river, stream, etc.

2) [noun] the termination portion; the end.

3) [noun] the slope of the roof of a building.

4) [noun] either of the extremities of a yoke of a plough, cart, etc.

5) [noun] an instance of escaping from a difficult, dangerous condition.

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Pāṟu (ಪಾಱು):—

1) [verb] to spring, jump up.

2) [verb] to rise or fly high into the air; to soar.

3) [verb] to move or glide on currents of air.

4) [verb] to go away; to depart.

5) [verb] (a group of people, mob) to break up and move in different directions; to scatter; to disperse.

6) [verb] to throb, palpitate rapidly.

7) [verb] to be destroyed; to be demolished.

8) [verb] to send out; to discharge; to emit.

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Pāṟu (ಪಾಱು):—

1) [noun] an instance of jumping or leaping forward or down.

2) [noun] the distance covered by such a movement.

3) [noun] the act, manner of flying; flight.

4) [noun] a kind of boat.

5) [noun] an aircraft; an aeroplane.

6) [noun] (dial.) a steep fall of water, as of a stream, from a height; a cascade; a waterfall.

7) [noun] the act of throbbing (of the heart); throb.

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Pāṟu (ಪಾಱು):—

1) [noun] = ಪಾಱಿ [pari].

2) [noun] lack of firmness; unsteadiness; inconsistency.

3) [noun] illicit sexual relations one has with a person whom he or she is not married to; adultery.

4) [noun] a man, who leads an unrestrained, sexually immoral life; a rake; a libertine.

5) [noun] a weak or cowardly person.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Paru (பரு) [paruttal] 11 v.intransitive cf. bṛh. To become large, bulky, plump; to swell; பெருத்தல். பருத்த தோளு முடியும் பொடிபட [peruthal. parutha tholu mudiyum podipada] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 498, 11).

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Paru (பரு) noun < paru. cf. பரு-. [paru-.]

1. Pimple, as on the face; pustule; blotch; முகமுதலியவற்றி லுண்டாஞ் சிறு கட்டிவகை. [mugamuthaliyavarri lundagn siru kattivagai.] Colloq.

2. Boil; சிலந்திப்புண். [silanthippun.] Local usage

3. Node; கணு. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [kanu. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

4. Sea; கடல். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [kadal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

5. Mountain; வைத்திய மலையகராதி (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [vaithiya malaiyagarathi (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

6. Heaven; சுவர்க்கம். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [suvarkkam. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

7. Sprout of paddy plant; நெல்லின் முளை. [nellin mulai.] Tanjore usage

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Pāru (பாரு) noun Medicine; மருந்து. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [marunthu. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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Pāṟu (பாறு) [pāṟutal] 5 intransitive verb

1. To be destroyed, ruined; அழிதல். பழமலையந்தாதி்வினைகள் பாறும் வண்ணம் [azhithal. pazhamvinaigal parum vannam] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 51, 1).

2. To be scattered; சிதறுதல். ஆலி வானிற் காலொடு பாறி [sitharuthal. ali vanir kalodu thirukkural] (அகநா. [agana.] 9).

3. To run, flee; நிலை கெட்டோடுதல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) அனு மன் பாறினன் [nilai kettoduthal. (pingalagandu) anu man parinan] (கம்பராமாயணம் கும்பக. [kambaramayanam kumbaga.] 182).

4. To be torn into pieces; கிழிபடுதல். பாறிய சிதாரேன் [kizhipaduthal. pariya sitharen] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 150).

5. To give way; to be uprooted; அடிபறிதல். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [adiparithal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

6. To be in disorder; to be dishevelled; ஒழுங்கற்றுப் பரந்துகிடத்தல். செம்முக மந்தி . . . பாறுமயிர் திருத்தும் [ozhungarrup paranthugidathal. semmuga manthi . . . parumayir thiruthum] (நற்றிணை [narrinai] 151).

7. To fight; பொருதல். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [poruthal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)] — transitive To cross, pass over; கடத்தல். (திவா.) [kadathal. (thiva.)]

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Pāṟu (பாறு) noun < பாறு-. [paru-.]

1. Ruin, damage; கேடு. பாறுபடப் பறைந்த பன்மாறு மருங்கின் [kedu. parupadap paraintha panmaru marungin] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 359).

2. Hawk, kite, falcon; பருந்து. பாறு டைப் பருதிவேல் [parunthu. paru daip paruthivel] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 568).

3. Eagle; கழுகு. பாற்றுக்கும் . . . பருந்துக்கும் [kazhugu. parrukkum . . . parunthukkum] (மகாபாரதம் புட்பவிதி [magaparatham pudpavithi] 82).

4. Ship, sailing vessel; மரக்கலம். (திவா.) [marakkalam. (thiva.)]

context information

Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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