पर्यायparyāya1 Going or winding round, revolution.
- 1 Going or winding round, revolution.
- Lapse, course, expiration (of time) कालपर्याययोगेन राजा मित्रसहोऽभवत् Rām.7.65.17.
- Regular recurrence or repetition.
- Turn, succession, due or regular order; पर्यायसेवामुत्सृज्य Ku.2.36; Māl 9.32; Ms.4.87; Mu.3.27.
- Method, arrangement.
- Manner, way, method of proceeding.
- A synonym, convertible term; पर्यायो निधनस्यायं निर्धनत्वं शरीरिणाम् Pt.2.99; पर्वतस्य पर्याया इमे etc.
- An opportunity, occasion.
- Creation, formation, preparation, manufacture; लोकपर्याय- वृत्तान्तं प्राज्ञो जानाति नेतरः Mb.12.174.3.
- Comprehensiveness.
- A strophe of a hymn.
- Property, quality.
- A means, stratagem (उपाय); न पर्यायोऽस्ति यत् साम्यं त्वयि कुर्युर्विशांपते Mb.5.73.7.
- End (अन्त); पर्यायकाले धर्मस्य प्राप्ते कलिरजायत Mb.5.74.12.
- Contrariety, reverse; कालपर्यायमाज्ञाय मा स्म शोके मनः कृथाः Mb.6.2.5.
- (In Rhet.) A figure of speech; see K. Parasmaipada1; Chandr.5.18,19; S. D.733. [Note. पर्यायेण is often used adverbially in the sense of:
- in turn or succession, by regular gradation, (Opposite of तन्त्रेण); पर्यायेण क्रियायामेवं दोषः । तन्त्रेण तु क्रियायां भवति क्वचित् संभवः । ŚB. on MS.6.2.2.
- Occassionally, now and then; पर्यायेण हि दृश्यन्ते स्वप्नाः कामं शुभाशुभाः Ve.2.14].
- Alternately; मत्सदृशं किमपि पुरूपं मां च पर्यायेण निर्वर्ण- यन्ती Dk.5.
Derived forms and compounds
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-अन्नम् food intended for another.
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-उक्तम् a figure of speech in Rhetoric; it is a circumlocutory or periphrastic way of speaking, when the fact to be intimated is expressed by a turn of speech or periphrasis; Exempli gratia, for example see Chandr.5.66. or S. D.733.
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-क्रमः order of succession.
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-च्युत Adjective supplanted, superseded.
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-वचनम्, -शब्दः a synonym.
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-वाचकः Adjective expressing a corresponding notion.
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-शयनम् alternate sleeping and watching.
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-सेवा service by rotation; पर्यायसेवामुत्सृज्य Ku.2.36.
Source: Apte