Pariksh, Parīkṣ: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Parīkṣ can be transliterated into English as Pariks or Pariksh, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryParīkṣ (परीक्ष्).—1 Ā.
1) To examine, look at or scrutinize carefully; अतः परीक्ष्य कर्तव्यं विशेषात् संगतं रहः (ataḥ parīkṣya kartavyaṃ viśeṣāt saṃgataṃ rahaḥ) Ś.5.24; सन्तः परीक्ष्यान्यतरद्भजन्ते (santaḥ parīkṣyānyataradbhajante) M.1.2; Manusmṛti 9.14.
2) To test, try, put to the test; मायां मयोद्भाव्य परीक्षितोऽसि (māyāṃ mayodbhāvya parīkṣito'si) R.2.65; यत्नात् परीक्षितः पुंस्त्वे (yatnāt parīkṣitaḥ puṃstve) Y.1.55 'carefully tested as to potency'.
3) To observe, perceive.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryParīkṣ (परीक्ष्).—look round, investigate, scrutinize, examine.
Parīkṣ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pari and īkṣ (ईक्ष्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryParīkṣ (परीक्ष्):—(pari-√īkṣ) [Ātmanepada] parīkṣate ([present participle] parīkṣat, [Mahābhārata]; imp. pary-aikṣat [Sāyaṇa] -aicchat [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]),
—to look round, inspect carefully, try, examine, find out, observe, perceive, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc. etc.:—[Causal] parīkṣayati, to cause to examine or investigate, [Manu-smṛti]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Parīkṣ (परीक्ष्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āṇakkha.
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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Starts with (+64): Pareekshan-kaal, Pareekshman, Pariksha, Pariksha-bhavana, Pariksha-bhawan, Pariksha-niyantrak, Pariksha-niyantraka, Pariksha-pramukh, Pariksha-pramukha, Pariksha-sancalaka, Pariksha-sancalana, Pariksha-sanchaalak, Pariksha-shakha, Pariksha-vibhaag, Pariksha-vibhaga, Parikshak, Parikshaka, Parikshakemdra, Parikshakshama, Parikshakshavan.
Ends with: Prapariksh, Sampariksh, Upapariksh.
Full-text (+3): Parikshin, Upapariksh, Parikshana, Parikshaka, Pariksha, Prapariksh, Parikkhati, Upapariksha, Parikshaniyatva, Parikshya, Parikshakshama, Anakkha, Parikshatattva, Parikshapaddhati, Paritci, Parikshartha, Paricikshishu, Parikshitavya, Parikkha, Upaparikshana.
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