Parvan, Parv膩峁�: 20 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarParvan (啶ぐ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ).鈥擶ord, pada; lit. member of a sentence; the word is found used in the sense of 啶う (pada) in the old Pratisaakhya Literature: cf. 啶呧え啷嵿い啶班啶� 啶ぐ啷嵿さ啶｀ 啷� 啶ぐ啷嵿さ啶多が啷囙う啶� 啶う啶啶氞啶い啷� 啷� 啶う啶啶班啶ぇ啷嵿く啷� 啶う 啶嗋啶 啶さ啶むた 啷� 啶ぅ啶� 啶啶班ぞ啶權啶曕じ啷嬥ぎ啶�, 啶啶班ぞ啶權啶曕啶膏啶 啷� (antare峁嘺 parva峁嚹� | parva艣abedana padamucyate | padayormadhye pada 膩gamo bhavati | yath膩 pr膩峁卥asoma岣�, pr膩峁卥soma岣� |) Uvvata on V. Pr. I. 138.
Vyakarana (啶掂啶ぞ啶曕ぐ啶�, vy膩kara峁嘺) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramParvan (啶ぐ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ) refers to 鈥渟acred days鈥�, according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥�(Bali is offered) in the sacred seats, primary and secondary, in a sacred field, in a cremation ground, at a crossing of three or four roads, (under) a solitary tree, on the banks of a river, to a Siddha Li峁単a, on roads, in the directions, in the Wheel of the Transmission, during an eclipse of the sun or moon, and on all important sacred days [i.e., 尘补丑腻-辫补谤惫补苍], particularly on those concerning the teacher [i.e., guru-parvan闭鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationParvan (啶ぐ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ) refers to the 鈥渇ull and new moon days鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.4.20 (鈥淭he celebration of Ga峁噀艣a鈥檚 marriage鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, after K膩rttikeya went to the Krau帽ca mountain: 鈥淸...] On coming to know that 艢iva had come there with P膩rvat墨, Kum膩ra became unattached and was eager to go elsewhere. On being requested by the gods and sages he stayed in a place three Yojanas away. O N膩rada, on the full and new moon days (parvan), P膩rvat墨 and 艢iva are excited by love towards their son and they go there to see him. On new moon days, 艢iva himself goes there. On full moon days, P膩rvat墨 goes there certainly. [...闭鈥�.
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationParvan (啶ぐ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ) refers to the foremost among holy occasions (parvan), according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.5.2 (鈥淭he Prayer of the gods).鈥擜ccordingly, as the Gods eulogized 艢iva: 鈥淸...] Among sacrifices you are the horse-sacrifice. Among the Yugas you are the K峁泃a Yuga; among the asterisms you are Pu峁a; among the Tithis you are Am膩v膩sy膩. Among the seasons you are the spring; among holy occasions you are the Sa峁僰rama; among grasses you are the Ku艣a grass; among gross trees you are the Banyan tree. [...闭鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusParvan (啶ぐ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ) refers to the 鈥渄ays of the moon鈥檚 change鈥�, according to the 15th century 惭腻迟补峁単补濒墨濒腻 composed by N墨laka峁囜弓ha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.鈥擺Cf. chapter 8, 鈥渙n marks of character鈥漖: 鈥�7. Who loves waste places (solitude), has a smell like a corpse or like a red goat, who strays away and wanders at night, and roars deeply, who is violently enraged on the days of the moon鈥檚 change (parvan) [parvasvat墨va parikupyati ya艣ca], and is stupid, this elephant the teachers consider of goblin character鈥�.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: OpenEdition books: 痴颈惫颈诲丑补迟墨谤迟丑补办补濒辫补岣�Parvan (啶ぐ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ) refers to a unity of measurement (corresponding to 5cm.), and represents a Jaina technical term mentioned in the 痴颈惫颈诲丑补迟墨谤迟丑补办补濒辫补 by Jinaprabhas奴ri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (迟墨谤迟丑补蝉).
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryParvan.鈥�(IA 18), used in relation to eclipses. Cf. Ko峁卥a峁嘺-vijaya-parvan (EI 33), festival celebrating the conquest of the Ko峁卥a峁�; an anniversary of the said conquest. (IE 7-1-2), 鈥榝ive鈥�. Note: parvan is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryParvan (啶ぐ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ).鈥�n. [辫峁�-惫补苍颈辫 U峁嚹乨i-s奴tra 4.112.] 啶ぐ啷嵿さ 啶膏啶ぞ啶︵啶む啶膏さ啷� 啶椸啶班え啷嵿ぅ啷� 啶啶班じ啷嵿い啶距さ啷� 啶侧啷嵿し啶｀ぞ啶ㄠ啶むぐ啷� (parva sy膩dutsave granthau prast膩ve lak峁峁嚹乶tare)' 啶囙い啶� 啶掂た啶多啶掂 (iti vi艣va岣�).
1) A knot, joint; 啶ぞ啶膏ぞ啶多啶氞ぞ啶班啶оぎ啶距じ啶距ざ啷嵿 啶ぐ啷嵿さ啶距ぃ啶� (m膩s膩艣c膩rdham膩s膩艣ca parv膩峁噄); B峁�. Up.1.1.1. (Sometimes changed to parva at the end of Bah. comp.; as in 办补谤办补艣腻峁単耻濒颈辫补谤惫补测腻 R.12.41.) 啶膏啶洁す啶� 啶︵啶班啶ぞ啶た啶ㄠじ啷嵿い啷囙そ啶︵啶� 啶掂啷嵿ぐ啷囙ぃ 啶多い啶ぐ啷嵿さ啶｀ぞ, 啶多た啶班 啶灌ぐ啶苦し啷嵿く啷� (so'ha峁� durm膩yinaste'dya vajre峁嘺 艣ataparva峁嚹�, 艣iro hari峁e) Bh膩gavata 8.11.6; 啶膏い啶距ぎ啶苦さ啶距お啶班啶掂ぃ啶� 啶ぞ啶班啶椸ぃ啶距え啶距ぎ啷� (sat膩miv膩parva峁噄 m膩rga峁嚹乶膩m) Kir膩t膩rjun墨ya 17.29.
2) A limb, member, joint of the body, knuckle.
3) A portion, part, division; 啶膏じ啶班啶� 啶氞啶涏ぞ啶く啶� 啶掂た啶︵啶ぞ啶� 啶啷嵿啶ぐ啷嵿さ啶距ぃ啶啷嵿ぐ啶む (sasarja cch膩yay膩 vidy膩峁� pa帽caparv膩峁嘺magrata岣�) Bh膩gavata 3.2.18.
4) A book, section (as of the Mah膩bh膩rata).
5) The step of a staircase; 啶︵た啶ㄠ 啶︵た啶ㄠ 啶多啶掂げ啶掂え啷嵿い啷嵿く啶оじ啷嵿い啶距い啷� 啶膏啶ぞ啶ㄠお啶班啶掂ぞ啶｀た 啶掂た啶啶炧啶氞う啶啶 (dine dine 艣aivalavantyadhast膩t sop膩naparv膩峁噄 vimu帽cadambha岣�) R.16.46.
6) A period, fixed time.
7) Particularly, the days of the four changes of the moon; i. e. the eighth and fourteenth day of each half month and the days of the full and new moon.
8) A sacrifice performed on the occasion of a change of the moon; 啶ぐ啷嵿さ啶｀た 啶� 啶掂た啶氞た啶ㄠ啶掂啶む (parva峁噄 na vicinvet) (迟耻濒补蝉墨尘) Tulas墨. Up.
9) The day of new or full moon, the day of opposition or conjunction; 啶呧お啶班啶掂ぃ啶� 啶椸啶班す啶曕げ啷佮し啷囙え啷嵿う啷佮ぎ啶｀啶∴げ啶� 啶掂た啶ぞ啶掂ぐ啷� 啶曕ぅ啶� 啶曕ぅ啶� 啶さ啶苦し啷嵿く啶むた (aparva峁噄 grahakalu峁nduma峁囜笉al膩 vibh膩var墨 kathaya katha峁� bhavi峁ati) M.4.15; R.7.33; Manusm峁泃i 4.15; 叠丑补谤迟峁沨补谤颈 2.34.
1) An eclipse of the sun or moon; 啶啶班ぞ啶む 啶ぐ啷嵿さ啶｀た 啶ざ啷嵿く 啶︵ぞ啶ㄠさ啶い啶苦 啶多啶班啶粪ぞ啶掂ざ啷囙し啷� 啶曕啶む (bhr膩ta岣� parva峁噄 pa艣ya d膩navapati岣� 艣墨r峁Ｄ乿a艣e峁Ｄ� k峁泃a岣�) Bh.
11) A festival, holiday, an occasion of joy; 啶膏啶掂げ啶傕啷冟い啷� 啶ぞ啶侧啶溹 啶ぐ啷嵿さ啶｀啶� 啶膏た啶む啶むぐ啷� (svala峁僰峁泃au b膩lagajau parva峁嚹玽a sitetarau) (办峁涐梗峁嘺谤腻尘补耻) Bh膩gavata 1.41.41.
12) An opportunity or occasion in general.
13) A particular period of the year (as the equinox, solstice).
14) The moment of the sun's entering a new sign.
15) A moment, instant.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryParvan (啶ぐ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ).鈥�nt., also parva, nt. and m. (in mss. some-times written parvata, which is probably a mere corruption; compare s.v. parvata 1, where the same is recorded for parva(n) in meaning joint of a plant; in meaning holiday = AMg. pavva, nt.; compare Sanskrit parvan, day of change of the moon's phases, which was a holiday; hence this more generalized meaning), holiday: 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 i.232.10 kim ida峁冣�arva峁� (v.l. parva) v膩 prayoga峁� v膩 utsava峁� v膩; ii.109.15 (ki峁�) atra nagare parvo 'ya峁�, is today a holiday in this town? and 16 (na adya) ki峁僣it parvo na utsavo; iii.57.7 parva峁� (v.l. parva- ta峁�), see Giriyagra-sam膩ja; 础惫补诲腻苍补-艣补迟补办补 i.121.10 nagara-parva pratyupasthitam; 302.6 s膩labha帽jik膩 n膩ma parvata峁� (so mss., one perhaps parvana峁�, dental n; Speyer em. parva; read 辫补谤惫补峁嘺峁�, n. sg. ? so in next) pratyupasthitam; ii.24.6 parva (mss. parvata[峁僝), see Girivalgu-sam膩- gama; 53.9 kasmi峁兣沜it parva峁噛 upasthite; 144.14 parva pratyupasthitam; 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 307.20 parva (mss. parva岣�!) pratyupasthitam.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryParvan (啶ぐ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ) or Parvvan.鈥攏.
(-谤惫补峁�) 1. A knot, a joint in a cane or body, &c. 2. A name given to certain days in the lunar month, as the full and change of the moon, and the 8th and 14th of each half month. 3. Particular periods of the year, as the equinox, solstice, &c. 4. The moment of the sun鈥檚 entering a new sign. 5. A festival, a holy day. 6. Opportunity, occasion. 7. A chapter, a book, the division of a work. 8. A moment, an instant. 9. Step of a staircase. E. 辫峁� to fill or please, Unadi aff. vanip.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryParvan (啶ぐ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ).鈥攊. e. p峁�10 + vant (cf. parus and parvata), n. 1. A knot, a joint in a cane or plant in general, B枚htl. Ind. Spr. 413. 2. A joint of the body, [艢膩kuntala, (ed. B枚htlingk.)] [distich] 80. 3. A limb, [Vikramorva艣墨, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 112. 4. A section, a division, especially of a book, Mah膩bh膩rata i. ii. etc. 5. The days of the four periodic changes of the moon, particularly the days of conjunction and opposition, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 3, 45. 6. The sacrifice performed at these days. 7. A festival.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryParvan (啶ぐ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ).鈥擺neuter] knot, joint ([especially] of a plant or of the body), limb, member (lit. & [figuratively]), break, division, portion, section ([especially] of a book); period, fixed time ([especially] the 2 or 4 changes of the moon and the Caturmasya festival).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Parvan (啶ぐ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ):鈥擺from parv] n. a knot, joint ([especially] of a cane or other plant cf. parus, but also of the body), limb, member ([literally] and [figuratively]), [峁歡-veda] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] a break, pause, division, section ([especially] of a book), [艢atapatha-br膩hma峁嘺; Mah膩bh膩rata] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] the step of a staircase, [Raghuva峁兣沘]
4) [v.s. ...] a member of a compound, [Pr膩ti艣膩khya; Nirukta, by Y膩ska]
5) [v.s. ...] a period or fixed time, [峁歡-veda; V膩jasaneyi-sa峁僪it膩; 艢atapatha-br膩hma峁嘺; G峁沨ya-s奴tra and 艣rauta-s奴tra]
6) [v.s. ...] ([especially]) the C膩turm膩sya festival, [???]
7) [v.s. ...] the days of the 4 changes of the moon (id est. the full and change of the m掳 and the 8th and 14th of each half-month), [G峁沨ya-s奴tra and 艣rauta-s奴tra; Manu-sm峁泃i; Mah膩bh膩rata] etc.
8) [v.s. ...] a sacrifice performed on the occasion of a change of the moon, [R膩m膩ya峁嘺]
9) [v.s. ...] the day of the moon鈥檚 passing the node at its opposition or conjunction, [Var膩ha-mihira; S奴ryasiddh膩nta; Mah膩bh膩rata] etc.
10) [v.s. ...] the moment of the sun鈥檚 entering a new sign, [Horace H. Wilson]
11) [v.s. ...] any [particular] period of the year (as the equinox, solstice etc.), [ib.]
12) [v.s. ...] a division of time e.g. a half-month (24 in a year), [Mah膩bh膩rata]
13) [v.s. ...] a day (360), [Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺]
14) [v.s. ...] a festival, holiday, [Horace H. Wilson]
15) [v.s. ...] opportunity, occasion, [ib.]
16) [v.s. ...] a moment, instant, [ib.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryParvan (啶ぐ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ):鈥�(rvva) 1. n. A knot, a joint; period of time; festival; occasion; chapter; book; moment.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Parvan (啶ぐ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pavva, Pora.
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryParvan in Hindi refers in English to:鈥�(nm) yard, foreyard; authentic; true; —[cadhana] to achieve fulfilment, to prosper, to flourish/thrive; to be married..鈥攑arvan (啶ぐ啶掂ぞ啶�) is alternatively transliterated as Parav膩na.
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Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconParv膩峁� (喈喁嵿喈距喁�) noun perhaps from T. 辫补谤补尘腻苍耻. Yard, cross-beam on a mast for spreading square sails; 喈喈瘝喈喈む瘝喈む喈┼瘝 喈曕瘉喈编瘉喈曕瘝喈曕瘉喈喈瘝. [paymarathin kurukkumaram.] Nautical usage
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryParvan is another spelling for 啶ぐ啷嵿さ啶� [辫补谤惫补峁嘺].鈥攏. accomplishment; fulfillment; completion;
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.
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Search found 88 books and stories containing Parvan, Parv膩峁�, Parvaan, Parvans; (plurals include: Parvans, Parv膩峁塻, Parvaans, Parvanses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Sacrifices of Rajasuya, Vajapeya and Ashvamedha (study) (by Aparna Dhar)
Details of the C膩turm膩sya Sacrifice < [Chapter 5 - Minor sacrifices and their Political Significance]
Dichotomic interpretation of the C膩turm膩syas Sacrifice < [Chapter 6 - Dichotomic interpretation of the Major and Minor sacrifices]
Dichotomic interpretation of the A艣vamedha Sacrifice < [Chapter 6 - Dichotomic interpretation of the Major and Minor sacrifices]
Gobhila-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 28 - Meeting of Pur奴ravas and Pit峁泂 < [Section 2 - Anu峁峁単a-p膩da]
Chapter 21 - Description of the solar system < [Section 2 - Anu峁峁単a-p膩da]
Chapter 64 - The description of Nimi dynasty (va峁兣沘) < [Section 3 - Upodgh膩ta-p膩da]
Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata (by Shini M.V.)
Introduction to the 艢膩ntiparva < [Chapter 3 - The Philosophical Tenets in the 艢膩nti-parva]
Introduction to the Mah膩bh膩rata < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Various attitudes of the 膧tman < [Chapter 3 - The Philosophical Tenets in the 艢膩nti-parva]
Karmic Astrology鈥攁 Study (by Sunita Anant Chavan)
Part 2.2.5 - Peculiarities of Ga峁噄ta (calculations) < [Chapter 2 - Jyoti岣ヅ浤乻tra and the Concept of Karman]
Part 5.4 - Correlation of Jyoti峁 and Karma in the Var膩ha period < [Chapter 3 - Development of Jyoti岣ヅ浤乻tra and Karman in the Literature]
Part 2.4 - Correlation of Jyoti峁 and Karma in the Br膩hma峁嘺 Period < [Chapter 3 - Development of Jyoti岣ヅ浤乻tra and Karman in the Literature]
Discovery of Sanskrit Treasures (seven volumes) (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
2.1. The Mahabharata in World Literature < [Volume 2 - Epics and Puranas]
5. The ancient concept of Bhoodan < [Volume 7 - Society and Culture]