Parihas: 6 definitions
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Parihas means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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 dictionaryParihas (परिहस्).—1 P.
1) To jest, joke.
2) To laugh at, ridicule; (hence) to surpass, excel; जनानामानन्दः परिहसति निर्वाणपदवीम् (janānāmānandaḥ parihasati nirvāṇapadavīm) G. L.5.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryParihas (परिहस्).—sport or jest with ([accusative]); scoff, deride.
Parihas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pari and has (हस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryParihas (परिहस्):—[=pari-√has] [Parasmaipada] -hasati ([Passive voice] [Aorist] pary-ahāsi), to laugh, jest or joke with ([accusative]), laugh at, ridicule, deride, [Mahābhārata; Kathāsaritsāgara; Rājataraṅgiṇī]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Parihas (परिहस्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Parihasa.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryParihas in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) joke; humour; ~[sapriya] humour-loving, humorous; ~[satmaka] jocular, humorous..—parihas (परिहास) is alternatively transliterated as Parihāsa.
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Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryParihaas is another spelling for परिहास [parihāsa].—n. 1. fun; laughter; 2. sarcasm; ridicule; derision; 3. joking; jesting; mirth; merriment;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Has, Haas, Pari.
Starts with (+11): Parihasa, Parihasagai, Parihasagoshthi, Parihasahari, Parihasaka, Parihasakatha, Parihasakeli, Parihasakeshava, Parihasakshama, Parihasana, Parihasanimittam, Parihasapura, Parihasapurvam, Parihasashila, Parihasashilata, Parihasati, Parihasavastu, Parihasavastuta, Parihasavedin, Parihasavijalpita.
Full-text: Parihasa, Parihasati, Parihasavastuta, Parihasashilata, Parihasakatha, Parihasapurvam, Parihasavijalpita, Parihasita, Parihasapura, Parihasahari, Parihasavastu, Parihasavedin, Parihasya, Parihasashila, Pari.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 7.37 < [Section IV - Duties of the King]
Mahavamsa (by Wilhelm Geiger)
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
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