Parikshit, Parīkṣit: 16 definitions
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Parikshit has 14 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Parīkṣit can be transliterated into English as Pariksit or Parikshit, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchParikṣit (परिक्षित्):—
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Parīkṣit (परीक्षित्):—(Nebenform von parikṣit) m. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Abhimanyu und Vaters des Janamejaya [Mahābhārata 1, 1664. 1670. 3743. 3836. fg.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 2, 95.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 9, 6. 30, 41.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 460. fg. 619.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 3, 42. 7, 12.] eines Söhnes des Kuru [9, 22, 4.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 455.] eines Sohnes des Anaśvan und Vaters des Bhīmasena [Mahābhārata 1, 3794.] eines Königs von Ayodhyā [13154.] Die Form mit langem ī kommt häufiger vor und verdankt ihren Ursprung vielleicht einer falschen Etymologie (von īkṣ mit pari; vgl. [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 12, 30]). — Vgl. parikṣit, pārīkṣita .
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Pārīkṣit (पारीक्षित्):—(!) = pārīkṣita patron. des Janamejaya: āsīdrājā mahāvīryaḥ pārīkṣijjanamejayaḥ [Mahābhārata 12, 5596.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungParikṣit (परिक्षित्):——
1) Adj. rings umher wohnend (Agni) , rings sich ausbreitend (Du. von Himmel und Erde). —
2) m. Nomen proprium verschiedener Fürsten.
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Parīkṣit (परीक्षित्):—m. Nomen proprium verschiedener Fürsten.
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Pārikṣit (पारिक्षित्):—(metrisch) m. = pārikṣita
1) [Mahābhārata 12,150,3.V.L.] pārīkṣit.
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Pārīkṣit (पारीक्षित्):—(metrisch) m. = pārīkṣita
2) v.l. pārikṣit.
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Starts with: Parikshita, Parikshitavya, Parikshiti, Parikshitiya, Parikshitum.
Ends with: Aparikshit.
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