Parvati, Pārvatī: 34 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPārvati (पार्वति):—m. patron. von parvata [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 1, 103.] des Dakṣa [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 2, 4, 4, 6.] [Śāṅkhāyana’s Brāhmaṇa 4, 4.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungParvati (पर्वति):—f. Fels , Stein [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 1,1,6,1.]
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Parvatī (पर्वती):—1. f. s. parvata 3).
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Parvatī (पर्वती):—2. Adv. mit kar zu einem Berge machen.
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Pārvati (पार्वति):—m. Patron. des Dakṣa.
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 (+21): Parvatibuddhi, Parvaticarita, Parvatidharmaputraka, Parvatijani, Parvatijanman, Parvatika, Parvatikalyananataka, Parvatikar, Parvatikaruna, Parvatikri, Parvatikshetra, Parvatilocana, Parvatilocanam, Parvatimaya, Parvatimokshana, Parvatin, Parvatinandana, Parvatinatha, Parvatinetra, Parvatiparameshvara.
Ends with: Dhankalaparvati, Dviparvati, Hadalaparvati, Hasataparvati, Lankeci Parvati, Lankeci-parvati, Pakhalaparvati.
Full-text (+5529): Parv, Bhavani, Agatmaja, Mridani, Uma, Sharvani, Menaja, Gauri, Adrinandini, Ganesha, Girisuta, Bhagavati, Rudrani, Manonmani, Skandajanani, Menakatmaja, Shivavallabha, Aparna, Parvatikri, Kali.
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Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
Analysis of technical terms: Tāṇḍava and Lāsya < [Chapter 1 - Nāṭya]
Reference to Nāṭya, Nṛtta and Nṛtya Gati in Sanskrit dramas < [Chapter 3 - Application of gati in Dṛśya-kāvyas]
Gati in Yakṣagāna < [Chapter 4 - Practice of Gati]
Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
2.6. Pharmaceutical use of Lipstick < [Chapter 1 - Cosmetics]
2.10. Pharmaceutical use of Powders < [Chapter 1 - Cosmetics]
2.11. Pharmaceutical use of Incense < [Chapter 1 - Cosmetics]
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
3. Birth of Ambikā / Kauśikī out of Pārvati’s body < [Chapter 3]
Women in the Field of Education < [Chapter 2]
Śakti Mythology (Introduction) < [Chapter 3]
Atithi or Guest Reception (study) (by Sarika. P.)
Part 2 - References to Hospitality in the Kumārasaṃbhava < [Chapter 4 - Atithi-saparyā in Classical Sanskrit Literature]
Part 13 - References to Hospitality in Subhāṣita-Ratna-Bhāṇḍāgāra < [Chapter 4 - Atithi-saparyā in Classical Sanskrit Literature]
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
3.3. Use of Vakrokti-alaṃkāra < [Chapter 3 - Use of Alaṃkāras in Mudrārākṣasa]
3.29. Use of Vyājokti-alaṃkāra < [Chapter 3 - Use of Alaṃkāras in Mudrārākṣasa]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.146 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 5.5 < [Chapter 5 - Second-rate Poetry]
Text 10.180 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
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