परा
See also: पूरा
Pali
Alternative forms
Adjective
परा
- Devanagari script form of parā, which is inflection of पर (para, “other”):
- masculine and neuter ablative singular
- feminine nominative singular
- feminine nominative and accusative plural
Sanskrit
Noun
परा • (parā) f
- foreign country (Kathās.)
- (botany) a type of plant (L.)
- name of a sound in the first of its four stages (L.)
- a measure of time (Sāy.)
- name of Venna River (MBh., VP.)
- name of a goddess
- highest point (MBh.)
- final beautitude (L.)
- ten billion (VP.)
- name of some particular sāmans (Kāṭh.)
- extended meaning of a word
- logical type
- existence (W.)
- esoteric Vedanta doctrine
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem declension of परा | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | परा (parā) | ||
| Gen. sg. | परायाः (parāyāḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | परा (parā) | परे (pare) | पराः (parāḥ) |
| Vocative | परे (pare) | परे (pare) | पराः (parāḥ) |
| Accusative | पराम् (parām) | परे (pare) | पराः (parāḥ) |
| Instrumental | परया (parayā) | पराभ्याम् (parābhyām) | पराभिः (parābhiḥ) |
| Dative | परायै (parāyai) | पराभ्याम् (parābhyām) | पराभ्यः (parābhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | परायाः (parāyāḥ) | पराभ्याम् (parābhyām) | पराभ्यः (parābhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | परायाः (parāyāḥ) | परयोः (parayoḥ) | परानाम् (parānām) |
| Locative | परायाम् (parāyām) | परयोः (parayoḥ) | परासु (parāsu) |
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “परा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0586.
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