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paras

(with loc. ) over, more than (only triṃśatitrayasparaḥ, three more than thirty i.e. 33), RV. ; VS. ; AV. ; ŚBr.

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What it meant — Monier-Williams

1. ةَرَس

(with loc. ) over, more than (only triṃśatitrayasparaḥ, three more than thirty i.e. 33), RV. ; VS. ; AV. ; ŚBr.

2. ةَرَس

(often in comp. with numerals to express a surplus or superiority; cf. prec. and under paraḥ).

3. parās

parA s (parā √ 2. as) P. parA syati ( impf. parA syat ; pf. parA sa ), to throw away or down, cast aside, expose (as a newborn child), abandon, reject, leave, RV. ; &c.

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  • Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) Treated in Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) s.v. paräs (vol. 2, scan p. 118; entry #1303).

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Sanskrit corpus record built from GRETIL sources (citations and statistics; GRETIL running text is not redistributable). Passage text, where shown, from the Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (CC BY 4.0). Dictionary senses from Monier-Williams (1899, public domain), via the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries.