Paropakara, Parōpakāra, Paropakāra, Para-upakara: 13 definitions
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Paropakara 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 Paropkar.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryparōpakāra (परोपकार).—m (S) A favor, kindness, benefaction. 2 Benevolence, philanthropy, general graciousness or kindliness. parōpakārīṃ lāgaṇēṃ To addict or give one's self to acts of philanthropy.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishparōpakāra (परोपकार).—m A fevour, kindness. Benevo- lence, philanthropy. parōpakārīṃ lāgaṇēṃ To addict or give one's self to acts of philanthropy.
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 dictionaryParopakāra (परोपकार).—doing good to others, benevolence, beneficence, charity; परोपकारः पुण्याय पापाय परपीडनम् (paropakāraḥ puṇyāya pāpāya parapīḍanam).
Derivable forms: paropakāraḥ (परोपकारः).
Paropakāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms para and upakāra (उपकार).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryParopakāra (परोपकार).—m.
(-raḥ) Charity, benevolence, doing good to others. E. para another, upakāra assistance.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryParopakāra (परोपकार).—[masculine] [abstract] to seq.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryParopakāra (परोपकार):—[from para] m. assisting others, benevolence, charity, [Kāvya literature]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryParopakāra (परोपकार):—[paro+pakāra] (raḥ) 1. m. Helping others.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Paropakāra (परोपकार) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Parovaāra.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryParopakāra (परोपकार) [Also spelled paropkar]:—(nm) beneficence, benevolence; charity; altruism; ~[kāritā] beneficence; altruism; ~[kārī] beneficent, benevolent; charitable; altruistic; an altruist.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusParōpakāra (ಪರೋಪಕಾರ):—[noun] the act of assisting, helping or working for the welfare of, others without having any selfish motive.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryParopakāra (परोपकार):—n. assistance to others; beneficence;
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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Partial matches: Upakara, Para.
Starts with: Paropakara-samstha, Paropakaradharma, Paropakaradharmakshanti, Paropakaraikarasa, Paropakaraka, Paropakaram, Paropakarana, Paropakarani, Paropakaranikar, Paropakaranikri.
Ends with: Parasparopakara.
Full-text: Paropakaradharmakshanti, Paropakriti, Paropakaram, Paropakaraikarasa, Parovaara, Paropakarin, Paropkar, Paropakaradharma, Hayagayi, Hayagaya, Hayagai, Upakara, Kathay.
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