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Lemma: parāyaṇa (n)
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(in medic.) a universal medicine (MW)
a religious order or division (MW)
chief matter (MW)
departure or way of departure (MW)
engaged in (MW)
essence (MW)
filled or occupied with (MW)
final end or aim (MW)
going away (MW)
intent upon (MW)
last resort or refuge (MW)
making anything one's chief object (MW)
panacea (MW)
principal object (MW)
summary (MW)
wholly devoted or destined to (MW)
Topic
Frequency
war 23
dharma 12
Bhakti 12
Tīrthas 11
Liberation, mokṣa, release 11
King, rājanīti 10
cow 9
Mahābhārata 8
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism 8
jñāna, ajñāna, vidyā, knowledge 7
varṇas, castes 7
narrative literature 7
saṃnyāsa 7
Alchemy 7
Brahmin 6
Mahāyāna 6
āśrama 6
Sāṃkhya 6
Genealogies 6
Kashmirian Shivaism 6
jātaka, avadāna 6
Buddha's life 5
Yoga 5
Giving, dāna 4
Names of Śiva, sahasranāman 4
Buddhism 4
Shivaism, Śiva 4
vānaprastha 4
Asceticism, tapas 4
Kṣatriya 3
Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman 3
dīkṣā 3
Teacher (guru) and pupil (śiṣya), ācārya 3
sahasranāman 3
fast, upavāsa, upavasatha 3
purity, impurity, śuddhi, śodhana, śauca 3
avatāras 3
hathayoga 3
saṃsāra 3
Māṇḍavya 3
Kṛṣṇa 2
Poetology 2
śrāddha 2
bad behaviour 2
Gaṅgā, Ganges 2
India 2
hiṃsā, ahiṃsā 2
yuga theory 2
rebirth, transmigration 2
karman doctrine 2
Rāmāyaṇa 2
(Im-)purity 2
Politics 2
praise of Viṣṇu (namas) 2
Agni 2
Law 2
(Non-)vegetarism, meat 2
Dāruvana 2
for love, love charms 1
conflicting worldviews 1
Devala and Asita 1
against serpents, snakebites 1
Māndhātṛ 1
rasāyana 1
Aśvins 1
friendship 1
Skanda 1
Urvaśī and Purūravas 1
Śaibyā and Śatadhanu 1
Pradyumna 1
mixture of castes, varṇasaṃkara 1
Kaṃsa 1
Vedic schools, śākhās 1
Sunda and Upasunda 1
gold 1
omina, presigns, nimittas 1
Pṛthu and the Earth 1
Pracetas 1
svadharma 1
unsteadiness of life 1
Vātāpi and Ilvala 1
Agastya 1
good behaviour 1
Astronomy 1
dama 1
death rites, funeral rites 1
Kalki(n) 1
prāyaścitta 1
dāna, giving 1
Cosmogony (gen.) 1
Behaviour, strīdharma 1
Time 1
Inheritance 1
Underworld, hell, naraka 1
Military science 1
Cosmogony 1
gṛhastha 1
Pashupata Shaivism 1
Dharmaśāstra 1
Religion and Philosophy 1
Astrology 1
eating, food, anna 1
Moral literature 1
Peace and war 1
theft, stealing 1
āpaddharma 1
daṇḍa 1
fable 1
truth, satya, ṛta 1
poverty, renunciation 1
army 1
Minister 1
subhāṣita 1
study, śiṣya 1
Pitṛ worship, pitṛyajña 1
Geography 1
People 1
Sūrya, Savitṛ, sun 1
Medicine 1
Behaviour, politeness 1
begging, bhikṣu, bhikṣā 1
against fire, incendy 1
Concept Notes Count devotion commitment to some purpose; "the devotion of his time and wealth to science" 10 aim the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" 6 commitment the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team" 4 engagement sharing the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities" 3 departure act of departing 3 refuge a shelter from danger or hardship 2 fondness a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey" 1
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