# पारिजात (pārijāta)

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पारिजात (pārijāta) is a Sanskrit word meaning the coral tree, the wood of this tree, one of the five trees of paradise, fragrance, the title of several works, a Naga. Its 22 recorded definitions are grouped into 9 contexts, among them The Mythical Tree of Paradise, The Coral Tree (Botanical) and its Wood, Name of a Nāga (Serpent).

- **Etymology:** E. पारि said to mean, above, and जात produced — E. pāri said to mean, above, and jāta produced
- **SLP1:** `pArijAta`  **IAST:** pārijāta  **Devanagari:** पारिजात
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parijata
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/parijata/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** पारीजात (pārījāta), परिजात (parijāta)

## Meanings by context

### The Mythical Tree of Paradise (7 definitions)
- one of the five trees of paradise  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of one of the 5 trees of paradise (produced at the churning of the ocean and taken possession of by Indra from whom it was afterwards taken by Kṛṣṇa), Mahābhārata (Title); Kāvya literature (Literary category) &c. ( cf. Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) 519 ) [ ID=122696 ]
- 1. A tree of paradise. 2. The coral tree.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पारि (pāri) जात (jāta) (pārijāta) [Printed book page 529 ] पारि (pāri) जात (jāta) (pārijāta) m. ( - तः (-taḥ) ) 1 A tree of paradise. 2 The coral tree, ( Erythrina fulgenis.) E. पारि (pāri) said to mean, above, and जात (jāta) produced. [ ID=24505 ]
- 1. A tree of paradise. 2. The coral tree.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पारिजात (pārijāta) [Printed book page 474-a ] पारि - जात (pāri-jāta) ( तः ) ((taḥ)) 1. m. A tree of paradise; the coral tree. [ ID=23984 ]
- 1. One of the five trees of paradise. 2. The coral tree.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पारिजात (pārijāta) [Printed book page 432-40 ] पारिजात (pārijāta) m. 1. Name of one of the five trees of paradise; (it is described as being produced at the churning of the ocean), कल्पद्रुमाणामिव पारिजात (pārijāta) ः (kalpadrumāṇāmiva pārijātaḥ) R. vi.6, x.11, xvii.7, (See देवतरु (devataru) ); 2. the coral tree. [ ID=22192 ]
- 1. One of the five trees of paradise produced at the churning of the ocean. 2. The coral tree.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पारि (pāri) जात (jāta) (pārijāta) [Printed book page 445-b ] पारि (pāri) जात (jāta) (pārijāta) m. ( - तः (-taḥ) ) 1. Name of one of the five trees of paradise supposed to have been produced at the churning of the ocean. 2. The coral tree, (Erythrina fulgens.) E. पारि (pāri) said to mean, above, and जात (jāta) produced. [ ID=24578 ]
- 1. A tree of paradise. 2. The coral tree. 3. A proper name.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पारिजात (pārijāta) [Printed book page 0545-a ] पारिजात (pārijāta) pārijāta, i. e. pari-jāta ( vb. jan ), + a, m. 1. A tree of paradise, Hariv. 7168. 2. The coral tree, Ery- thrina indica Lam. 3. A proper name. [ ID=8705 ]
- 1. A heavenly tree originating from the churning of the milk-ocean. 2. The tree located in Shivaloka.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > पारिजात (pārijāta) [Printed book page 2-317 ] Pārijāta (I) — a heavenly plant; Satyabhāmā saw it in Indra's Nandana and asked Kṛṣṇa to take it home; Kṛṣṇa refused as it was once taken from the milk-ocean and by the consent of the gods given to Indra and to remove it was to face a war with him; still Satyabhāmā persisted and Kṛṣṇa yielding to her placed it on the Garuḍa; took it to the earth against Indra's will and placed it in Satybhāmā's garden; the watchmen objected and reported to Indra; war about the Pārijāta between the Gods and Kṛṣṇa; a compromise to be returned after Kṛṣṇa's decease; 1 rejoiced by Dvārakā citizens. 2 The tree in Śivaloka, that came out of the churn- ing of the ocean. 3 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. III. 15. 19; IV. 6. 14; 30. 32; VIII. 11. 10; X. 37. 16, 68. 35; 59. 39-40; [65 (v) 21-36], [37-51]; 66 (v); [67 (v) 1-16, 26], [34,] [45,]; Ib. X. 68. 35. Vi. V. 30. 32, 80; 38. 7.] [ Footnote: 2) Ib. V. 31. 1-11; 35. 25:] [ Footnote: 3) Br. III. 32. 6; IV. 9. 70; Vā. 106. 74; Vi. I. 9. 95.] [ ID=7795 ]

### The Coral Tree (Botanical) and its Wood (6 definitions)
- the coral tree  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 620,3] पारि (pāri) — जात (—jāta) m. the coral tree, Erythrina Indica (losing its leaves in June and then covered with large crimson flowers), Mahābhārata (Title); Kāvya literature (Literary category); Suśruta (Title) &c. [ ID=122694 ]
- the wood of this tree  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the wood of this tree, Rāmāyaṇa (Title) [ ID=122695 ]
- 1. The coral tree. 2. Its wood. 3. A mythical tree of paradise.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पारिजात (pārijāta) [Printed book page 161-1 ] पारिजात (pārijāta) pārijāta, m. coral tree ( bearing crimson blossoms : Erythrina indica ); aslo its wood; a mythical tree of paradise, produced at the churning of the ocean and taken from Indra by Kṛṣṇa; -maya, a. made of the flowers of the tree of paradise. [ ID=11531 ]
- 1. The coral tree. 2. Name of one of the five trees of paradise. 3. A man's name.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पारिजात (pārijāta) [Printed book page 313 ] पारिजात (pārijāta) m. the coral tree, N. of one of the five trees of paradise, a man's name. [ ID=18975 ]
- 1. The coral tree. 2. The wood of this tree. 3. One of the five trees of paradise. 4. Fragrance. 5. A sage. 6. A Naga of the race of Airavata.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > पारिजात (pārijāta) [Printed book page 0568-a ] पारिजात (pārijāta) pārijāta, as, m. (fr. pari + jāta ), the coral tree, Erythrina Indica (a splendid tree losing its leaves in June and then covered with large crimson flowers, sometimes identified with the Man- dāra); the wood of this tree; N. of one of the five trees of paradise (which was produced at the churning of the ocean and came into the possession of Indra from whom it was afterwards taken by Kṛṣṇa); fragrance; N. of a Ṛṣi; N. of a Nāga of the race of Airāvata. —Pārijāta-maya, as, ī, am, made of flowers of the celestial Pārijāta. —Pārijāta-vat, ān, atī, at, possessing the celestial Pārijāta. —Pārijāta- sarasvatī-mantra, ās, m. pl., N. of certain magical formulas. —Pārijāta-haraṇa, am, n. ‘carrying off of the Pārijāta tree,’ N. of sections of the Hari-vaṃśa and Viṣṇu-Purāṇa (describing the taking of the Pārijāta tree by Kṛṣṇa from Indra); N. of a comedy by Gopāla-dāsa. [ ID=28956 ]
- 1. The coral tree. 2. The celestial tree of paradise.  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > *Pārijāta 3, pl. ( °āḥ ) (“coral-trees”): III, 14537 ( °vanaiḥ ); IX, 2181.—Do. 4 (the celestial pārijāta): § 567 (Bhaga- vadyānap.): V, 130 ξ, 4413 (robbed by Kṛṣṇa from heaven). —§ 589 (Droṇābhiṣekap.): VII, 11, 403 (do., from the abode of Mahendra). [ ID=8152 ]

### Name of a Nāga (Serpent) (2 definitions)
- a Naga  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Nāga, Mahābhārata (Title) [ ID=122699 ]
- a serpent  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > पारिजात (pārijāta) [Printed book page 539-2 ] Pārijāta 1, a serpent. § 65 (Sarpasattra): I, 57, 2152 (of Airāvata's race). [ ID=8150 ]

### Name of a Ṛṣi (Sage) (2 definitions)
- of a Rshi  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Ṛṣi, in the same place [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ ID=122700 ]
- a rishi  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Pārijāta 2, a ṛṣi. § 265 (Lokapālasabhākh.): II, 5, 145 (accompanied Nārada). [ ID=8151 ]

### Fragrance (1 definition)
- fragrance  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > fragrance, Varāha-mihira [Cologne Addition] (Author) [ ID=122697 ]

### Name of a Monkey Chief (1 definition)
- a monkey chief and son of Shveta  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Pārijāta (II) — a monkey chief and son of Śveta. Br. III. 7. 181 236. [ ID=7796 ]

### Name of a Mountain (1 definition)
- a mountain west of the Sitoda  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Pārijāta (III) — (Pariyatra) a Mt. west of the Śitoda. Vā. 36. 29; 42. 54. [ ID=7797 ]

### Name of an Author of Mantras (1 definition)
- an author of Mantras  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of an author of Mantras (with Śāktas), Catalogue(s) [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ ID=122701 ]

### Name of Literary Works (1 definition)
- the title of several works  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of sev. works. ( esp. ifc.; cf. दान - (dāna-) ) [ ID=122698 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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