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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Paryāsa (पर्यास).—Earth, equal to dyaus in size.^*

• * Vāyu-purāṇa 50. 74-75.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Paryāsa (पर्यास).—

1) End, conclusion, termination; पर्यास इति चान्ताख्या (paryāsa iti cāntākhyā) MS.5.3.8.

2) Rotation, revolution.

3) Inverted order or position.

4) Killing.

5) Falling down.

Derivable forms: paryāsaḥ (पर्यासः).

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

Paryāsa (पर्यास) or Paryyāsa.—m.

(-saḥ) 1. Inverted order or position. 2. End, conclusion. 3. Rotation, revolution. E. pari before, as to be, aff. ghañ.

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

Paryāsa (पर्यास).—i. e. pari- 2. as + a, m. Rotation, Mārk. P. 54, 2.

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

Paryāsa (पर्यास).—[masculine] turning round, revolution; edging, bordering, close, end, concluding strophe in a recitation.

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

1) Paryāsa (पर्यास):—[=pary-āsa] [from pary-as] a m. edging, trimming, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] rotation, resolution, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] end, conclusion (Name of [particular] concluding strophes in certain hymns), [Brāhmaṇa; ???]

4) [v.s. ...] inverted order or position, [Horace H. Wilson]

5) [=pary-āsa] b sana See pary- √2. as.

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

Paryāsa (पर्यास):—[paryā+sa] (saḥ) 1. m. Inverted order or position.

[Sanskrit to German]

Paryasa 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Paryāsa (ಪರ್ಯಾಸ):—

1) [noun] an act or instance of concluding; the end; conclusion.

2) [noun] a turning or spinning motion of a body around a center or axis; rotation.

3) [noun] the condition of being contrary to the usual, natural order or system.

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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)

Partial matches: Pary, Aca, Asha.

Starts with: Paryasamantat, Paryasan, Paryasana.

Ends with: Atmaviparyasa, Caruparyasa, Charuparyasa, Dashaviparyasa, Gativiparyasa, Kalaviparyasa, Kathaviparyasa, Mativiparyasa, Nityaviparyasa, Shuchiviparyasa, Shuciviparyasa, Sukhaviparyasa, Varnaviparyasa, Vidhiviparyasa, Viparyasa.

Full-text: Viparyasam, Paryasana, Paryasita, Viparyasa, Vipariyacam, Paryyasa, Viparyasopama, Anurupa, Anucchada, Tantu, Paryas, Prithivi.

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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 7.32.10 < [Sukta 32]

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The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)

Chapter 21 - Description of the solar system < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]

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