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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. परमparamaa.Most distant, last.

    [परं परत्वं माति-क Tv.]

    1. Most distant, last.
    2. Highest, best, most excellent, greatest; प्राप्नोति परमां गतिम् Ms.4.14;7.1;2.13.
    3. Chief, principal, primary, supreme; सर्वथा ब्राह्मणाः पूज्याः परमं दैवतं हि तत् Ms.9.319.
    4. Exceeding, extreme.
    5. Adequate, sufficient; परमं यत्नमातिष्ठेत् स्तेनानां निग्रहे नृपः Ms.8.32.
    6. Worst.
    7. Higher than, superior to; न मन्ये वाणि- ज्यात् किमपि परमं वर्तनमिह Pt.1.11.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -मम् The utmost or highest; the chief or prominent part; (at the end of comp.) consisting principally of, solely occupied with; कामोपभोगपरमा एतावदिति निश्चिताः Bg.16.11; Ms.6.96.

    • -मम्

      1. Indeclinable
      2. A particle of assent, acceptance or agreement (well, very well, yes, be it so); ततः परममित्युक्त्वा प्रतस्थे मुनिमण्डलम् Ku.6.35.
      3. Exceedingly, very much; परमक्रुद्धः etc.
    • -अक्षरम् the sacred syllable 'om' or Brahmā.

    • -अङ्गना an excellent woman.

    • -अणुः an infinitesimal particle, an atom; सिकतात्वादपि परां प्रपेदे पर- माणुताम् R.15.22; परगुणपरमाणून् पर्वतीकृत्य नित्यम् Bh.2.78; पृथ्वी नित्या परमाणुरूपा T. S; (a परमाणु is thus defined: जालान्तरस्थसूर्यांशौ यत् सूक्ष्मं दृश्यते रजः । भागस्तस्य च षष्ठो यः परमाणुः स उच्यते ॥ Tarka K., or less accurately: जाला- न्तरगते रश्मौ यत् सूक्ष्मं दृश्यते रजः । तस्य त्रिंशत्तमो भागः परमाणुः स उच्यते ॥) denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedअङ्गकः an epithet of Viṣṇu.

    • -अद्वैतम्

      1. the Supreme Spirit.
      2. pure unitarianism.
    • -अन्नम् rice boiled in milk with sugar.

    • -अपमः the inclination of a planet's orbit to the ecliptic.

    • -अर्थः

      1. the highest or most sublime truth, true spiritual knowledge, knowledge about Brahman or the Supreme Spirit; इदं हि तत्त्वं परमार्थभाजाम् Mv.7.2.
      2. truth, reality, earnestness; परिहासविजल्पितं सखे परमार्थेन न गृह्यतां वचः Ś.2.19; oft in comp. in the sense of 'true' or 'real'. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedमत्स्याः R.7.4. Mv.4.3.
      3. any excellent or important object.
      4. the best sense.
      5. the best kind of wealth. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedदरिद्र really poor; Mk. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedभाज Adjective partaking of the highest truth; Mv. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedविद् a philosopher.
    • -अर्थतः Indeclinable truly, really, exactly, accurately; विकारं खलु परमार्थतोऽज्ञात्वाऽनारम्भः प्रतीकारस्य Ś.4; उवाच चैनं परमार्थतो हरं न वेत्सि नूनं यत एवमात्थ माम् Ku.5.75; Pt.1.136.

    • -अहः an excellent day.

    • -आत्मन् Masculine the Supreme Spirit or Brahman; न च योगविधेर्नवेतरः स्थिरधीरा परमात्मदर्शनात् R.8.22; स्वर्गापवर्गयो- र्मार्गमामनन्ति मनीषिणः । यदुपास्तिमसावत्र परमात्मा निरूप्यते ॥ Kusum.

    • -आनन्दः 'supreme felicity', Supreme Spirit.

    • -आपद् Feminine the greatest calamity or misfortune.

    • -आयुधम् the wheel (चक्र); शूलैः प्रमथिताः केचित् केचित्तु परमायुधैः Rām.6.58.12.

    • -आर्यः a Bodhisattva (quod vide, which see).

    • -इष्वासः an excellent archer.

    • -ईशः an epithet of Viṣṇu.

    • -ईश्वरः

      1. an epithet of Viṣṇu.
      2. of Indra.
      3. of Śiva.
      4. the Almighty god, the Supreme Being.
      5. Name of Brahman.
      6. a universal monarch, sovereign of the world; see चक्रवर्तिन्.
    • -ऋषिः a great sage.

    • -ऐश्वर्यम् supremacy.

    • -काण़्डः, -ण्डम् a very auspicious moment.

    • -क्रान्तिः Feminine the sine of the greatest declination.

    • -गतिः

      1. Feminine
      2. any chief object or refuge (as a god).
      3. final beatitude, emancipation.
    • -गवः an excellent bull or cow.

    • -गहन Adjective very myserious, profound.

    • -तत्त्वम् the highest truth.

    • -धर्मात्मन् Adjective very dutiful, virtuous.

    • -पदम्

      1. the best position, highest rank.
      2. final beatitude; विष्णोः पदे परमे मध्व उत्सः Rv.1.154.5.
    • -परम Adjective most excellent of all.

    • -पुंस् the Supreme Spirit; Name of Viṣṇu.

    • -पुरुषः, -पूरुषः the Supreme Spirit.

    • -प्रख्य Adjective celebrated, renowned.

    • -ब्रह्मन् Neuter the Supreme Spirit.

    • -मुद्रा Feminine One of the poses of goddess त्रिपुरा.

    • -रसः butter-milk mixed with water.

    • -राजः a supreme monarch.

    • -समुदय Adjective very auspicious or successful; परमसमुदयेनाश्वमेधेन चेष्ट्वा Mk.1.4.

    • -सम्मत Adjective highly esteemed; much revered.

    • -हंसः an ascetic of the highest order, one who has controlled and subdued all his senses by abstract meditation; Compare कुटीचक; कुटीचको बहूदकः हंसश्चैव तृतीयकः । चतुर्थः परमो हंसो यो यः पश्चात् स उत्तमः ॥ Hārītāsmṛiti. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedपरिव्राजकाचार्यः Name of Śaṅkarāchārya.

    In the Gita6·328·38·88·2110·110·1211·111·911·1815·6+5

    सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं स योगी परमो मतः ॥

    sukhaṁ vā yadi vā duḥkhaṁ sa yogī paramo mataḥ. — He, O Arjuna, who sees with equality everything in the image of the self whether it be grief or it be happiness, him I hold to be the supreme Yogin. 6·32
    • परमःparamaḥnominative singular of the masculine form of the adjective parama (the supreme).
    • परमम्paramamnominative or accusative singular of the neuter form or accusative singular of the masculine form of the adjective parama (the supreme).
    • परमाम्paramāmaccusative singular of the feminine form of the adjective parama (the supreme).
  2. उपरमणम्uparamaṇam1 Abstaining from sexual pleasures.
    1. 1 Abstaining from sexual pleasures.
    2. Refraining from ceremonial acts.
    3. Ceasing, stopping.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. परमparama[para-má] spv. farthest, remotest, extreme, last; highest, chief, primary; su preme, transcendant; most…

    [para-má] superlative farthest, remotest, extreme, last; highest, chief, primary; su preme, transcendant; most excellent, best, greatest; worst; better, greater, worse, than (ablative); neuter extreme limit; chief aim, main thing: only --˚ adjective amounting at the most to; wholly occupied with, doing nothing but, solely intent on, engrossed with: -m, adverb, -ial, -ially very well, yes (expressing assent); ˚--, adverb, -ial, -ially extremely, exceedingly, greatly, very.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. परमparamamf(आ)n. (superl. of प्/अर) most distant, remotest, extreme, last RV. &c.
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender (superlative degree of प्/अर) most distant, remotest, extreme, last fg-veda etc.
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender chief, highest, primary, most prominent or conspicuous
    3. mf(आ)neuter gender best, most excellent, worst (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedमेण चेतसा, with all the heart; that the rest of a word is to be suppliedम-कण्ठेन, "with all the throat", roaring, speaking aloud) ibidem
    4. mf(आ)neuter gender (with ablative) superior or inferior to, better or worse than MBh. R.
    5. masculine gender Name of 2 authors catalogue or catalogues
    6. neuter gender highest point, extreme limit (चतुर्-विंशति-प्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, at the utmost 24) MBh. etc.
    7. neuter gender chief part or matter or object (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(आ). Equivalent to consisting chiefly of, completely occupied with or devoted to or intent upon) Mn. MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    8. neuter gender (also परम- in compound; see below) very much, excessively, excellently, in the highest degree MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    9. (in compound)
  2. अतःपरम्ataḥparamind. henceforth, further on.

    indeclinable henceforth, further on.

  3. अन्धपरम्परान्यायandhaparamparānyāyam. the rule of the blind following the blind (applied to people following each other thoughtlessly), ib.

    masculine gender the rule of the blind following the blind (applied to people following each other thoughtlessly), ibidem

  4. अपरम्aparamind. (/अपरम् [AV.] or अपर्/अम् [RV.]) in future, for the future
    1. indeclinable (/अपरम् [AV.] or अपर्/अम् [fg-veda]) in future, for the future
    2. indeclinable again, moreover Pa1rGr2. Pan5cat.
    3. indeclinable in the west of (ablative) Ka1tyS3r.
  5. अवरपरम्avaraparamind. one upon the other AV. xi, 3, 20, successively TBr. (cf. अवरस्-पर्/अ below) .

    indeclinable one upon the other AV. xi, 3, 20, successively TBr. (confer, compare अवरस्-पर्/अ below) .

  6. उपरमuparamam. cessation, stopping, expiration MBh. R.
    1. masculine gender cessation, stopping, expiration MBh. R.
    2. masculine gender leaving off, desisting, giving up Sus3r. Sa1m2khyak.
    3. masculine gender death Ka1d.
  7. उपरमणuparamaṇan. the abstaining from worldly actions or desires Veda1ntas.
    1. neuter gender the abstaining from worldly actions or desires Veda1ntas.
    2. neuter gender ceasing, discontinuance.