Parashabda, Paraśabda, Para-shabda: 1 definition
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Parashabda 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 Paraśabda can be transliterated into English as Parasabda or Parashabda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryParaśabda (परशब्द).—a word expressive of something else; परशब्दस्य परत्र वृत्तौ तद्वद् भावो गम्यते (paraśabdasya paratra vṛttau tadvad bhāvo gamyate) ŚB. on MS.7.2.1.
Derivable forms: paraśabdaḥ (परशब्दः).
Paraśabda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms para and śabda (शब्द).
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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Partial matches: Shabda, Para.
Full-text: Purvavipratishedha, Para.
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