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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Paridhā (परिधा).—3 U.

1) To put or wear (as a garment); त्वचं स मेध्यां परिधाय रौरवीम् (tvacaṃ sa medhyāṃ paridhāya rauravīm) R.3.31.

2) To surround, enclose.

3) To direct towards.

4) To put or place round.

5) To cast round the eyes, turn the glance upon.

6) To conclude, close (as the recitation of a hymn). -Caus. To cause to put on, clothe with.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Paridhā (परिधा).—A.[Middle] lay or set around, put on, don (±vāsas etc.); surround, clothe, dress; A. conclude the recitation ([ritual or religion]). [Causative] cause to put on (2 [accusative]), surround or clothe with ([instrumental]).

Paridhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pari and dhā (धा).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Paridhā (परिधा):—[=pari-dhā] -√1. dhā [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -dadhāti, -dhatte, ([perfect tense] -dadhur, -dadhire; [future] -dhāsyati; [Aorist] -dhāt, -dhīmahi; [indeclinable participle] -dhāya; [Vedic or Veda] [infinitive mood] pari-dhātavai),

—to lay or put or place or set round, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.;

—to cast round, turn upon (dṛṣṭim, with [locative case] [Harivaṃśa]);

—to put on, wear (with or sc. vāsas), dress, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc.;—surround, envelop, enclose, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.;

—to conclude or close (the recitation of a hymn), [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa] :

—[Causal] -dhāpayati ([indeclinable participle] yitvā, [Pāṇini 7-1, 38 [Scholiast or Commentator]]), to cause a person to wrap round or put on (2 [accusative]), [Brāhmaṇa] etc.;

—to clothe with ([instrumental case]), [Atharva-veda] :

—[Desiderative] -dhitsate, to wish to put on [Mahābhārata]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Paridhā (परिधा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Parihā, Pahira, Phaliha.

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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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Partial matches: Dha, Pari, Ta.

Starts with (+27): Pari-talaikaiyar, Paridhaavak, Paridhama, Paridhaman, Paridhamma, Paridhamsaka, Paridhan, Paridhana, Paridhana-griha, Paridhanaka, Paridhanavastra, Paridhanikri, Paridhanisu, Paridhaniya, Paridhapa, Paridhapana, Paridhapaniya, Paridhapita, Paridharana, Paridharma.

Ends with: Viparidha.

Full-text (+1): Phaliha, Paridhana, Paridhavati, Parihita, Pahira, Paridhaniya, Paridhin, Paridhapaniya, Paridhapana, Paridhikri, Paridhanavastra, Paridhayaka, Paridhanikri, Paridhyupanta, Paridhisamdhi, Paridhaya, Viparidha, Paridhistha, Paridheya, Pariha.

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