Parasta: 8 definitions
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Parasta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Parast.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryparasta (परस्त) [or स्थ, stha].—a (Corruptly formed with para & stha) Belonging to or resident in another (village or country &c.) 2 fig. Strange alike to both parties; inclined to favor neither; indifferent, impartial, unbiassed.
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parāsta (परास्त).—p (S) Repelled, removed, averted, thrown off or from.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishparasta (परस्त).—
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parāsta (परास्त).—p Repelled, averted, thrown off.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryParāsta (परास्त).—p. p.
1) Thrown or cast away.
2) Expelled, turned out.
3) Repudiated.
4) Refuted, rejected.
5) Defeated, overcome.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryParāsta (परास्त).—mfn.
(-staḥ-stā-staṃ) 1. Thrown, tossed. 2. Expelled, turned out. 3. Defeated. 4. Rejected. E. para, and as to throw, kta aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Parāsta (परास्त):—[from parās] mfn. thrown away, rejected, repudiated, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] defeated, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryParāsta (परास्त):—[parā+sta] (staḥ-stā-staṃ) p. Thrown, tossed; expelled; defeated.
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 dictionary1) Parasta (परस्त) [Also spelled parast]:——a Persian substantive used as a suffix in word-formations, meaning a worshipper, an adorer; e.g. [butaparasta, vatanaparasta]; hence [parastī (vatanaparastī]).
2) Parāsta (परास्त) [Also spelled parast]:—(a) defeated, vanquished; overthrown; —[bhāva] a sense of defeat.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusParāsta (ಪರಾಸ್ತ):—
1) [adjective] thrown; hurled.
2) [adjective] expelled; thrown out; ejected.
3) [adjective] refuted; disproved.
4) [adjective] defeated; subjugated; driven back (as in a war).
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Parāsta (ಪರಾಸ್ತ):—[noun] he who has retreated.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Parastambh, Parastanam, Parastaram, Parastat, Parastattna.
Ends with: Aparasta, Phutaparasta.
Full-text (+9): Phaishana, Hataprabha, Naphsa, Kauma, Kunaba, Shahavata, Vatana, Shahvat, Kaum, Kunba, Husna, Vatan, Parast, Husn, But, May, Aish, Apasta, Khuda, Paras.
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