# पर्याय (paryāya) Canonical page: https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/paryaya पर्याय (paryāya) is a Sanskrit word meaning revolution or turning round, course, lapse, or expiration of time, regular recurrence, repetition, succession, or turn, a regularly recurring series or formula, a synonym, way, manner, or method of proceeding. Its 23 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Revolution, cycle, sequence, turn, Synonym, formula, text, rhetoric, Manner, method, creation, development. - **SLP1:** `paryAya` **IAST:** paryāya **Devanagari:** पर्याय - **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paryaya - **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/paryaya/declensions.md - **Other headwords romanised the same way:** पर्याया (paryāyā), पर्यय (paryaya), पर्य्याय (paryyāya), पर्य्यय (paryyaya) ## Meanings by context ### Revolution, cycle, sequence, turn (9 definitions) - revolution or turning round *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > (H2) [Printed book page 605,2] पर्य् - आय (pary-āya) a m. going or turning or winding round, revolving, revolution, KātyŚr. [ ID=119288 ] - course, lapse, or expiration of time *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > course, lapse, expiration of time, MBh.; Hariv.; Vet. [ ID=119289 ] - regular recurrence, repetition, succession, or turn *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > regular recurrence, repetition, succession, turn ( ibc. or ° येण (°yeṇa) ind. in turn, successively, alternately; चतुर्थे पर्याये (caturthe paryāye), at the fourth time), KātyŚr.; Lāṭy.; Mn. &c. [ ID=119290 ] - in turn, successively, alternately *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > (H2C) [Printed book page 605,2] पर्य् - आयेण (pary-āyeṇa) ind., in turn, successively, alternately [ ID=119300.1 ] - 1. Revolution or expiration of a period. 2. Change of seasons or periodic return. 3. Repetition, regular succession, or turn. 4. Period, sentence, or stanza. 5. Alternative word or synonym. *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > पर्याय (paryāya) [Printed book page 157-2 ] पर्याय (paryāya) pari‿āya, m. revolution; expiration of a period; change of seasons; periodic return; repetition; regular succession; turn; ritual turn with the Soma cups in the Atirātra feast; period, sentence; stanza; alternative word, synonym: °— or in. in order; alternately, -m, abs. going about; -krama, m. order of succession, regular rotation; -tva, n. condition of being a ritual turn; -anna, n. food meant for another. [ ID=11324 ] - 1. Course, lapse, or expiration. 2. Regular recurrence. 3. Turn or succession. 4. Method or arrangement. 5. Way or manner. 6. A synonym. 7. Opportunity or occasion. 8. Creation, manufacture, or preparation. 9. A figure of speech in rhetoric. *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > पर्याय (paryāya) [Printed book page 423-31 ] पर्याय (paryāya) m. 1. Course, lapse, expiration; 2. regular recurrence; 3. turn, succession, K.S. ii.36, M. iv.87; 4. method, arrangement; 5. method of proceeding, way, manner; 6. a synonym, a convertible term, पर्याय (paryāya) ोमरणस्यायं निर्धनत्वं शरीरिणाम् (paryāyomaraṇasyāyaṃ nirdhanatvaṃ śarīriṇām) Panch. ii.; 7. opportunity, occasion; 8. creation, manufacture, preparation; 9. a figure of speech in rhetoric. (See K.Pr. x. under पर्याय (paryāya) ). ( पर्याय (paryāya) ेण (paryāyeṇa) is used adverbially in the sense of- (1) in turn, in succession, by rotation; (2) at random, पर्याय (paryāya) ेण (paryāyeṇa) हि दृश्यंते कामं स्वप्नाः शुभाशुभाः (paryāyeṇa hi dṛśyaṃte kāmaṃ svapnāḥ śubhāśubhāḥ) Ve. ii.) [ ID=21646 ] - 1. Expiration of time. 2. Change. 3. Regular order or return. 4. Repetition. 5. Succession. 6. Turn. 7. Manner. 8. A synonym. 9. Alternately. *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > पर्याय (paryāya) [Printed book page 0532-a ] पर्याय (paryāya) paryāya, i. e. pari-i + a, m. 1. Expiration (of time), Hariv. 4791. 2. Change, MBh. 6, 3745. 3. Regular order, return, 4, 612. 4. Repetition, Hariv. 9647. 5. Succession, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 1424. 6. Turn, MBh. 13, 4755. 7. Manner. 8. A synonyme, Pañc. ii. d. 107. 9. yeṇa, instr. Alternately. [ ID=8481 ] - 1. Turning round or revolving. 2. Course or lapse of time. 3. Turn or succession. 4. Formula or stanza. 5. Convertible term or synonym. *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > पर्याय (paryāya) [Printed book page 306 ] पर्याय (paryāya) m. turning round, revolving; course, lapse (of time); turn, succession; formula, stanza; convertible term, synonym. °— & instr. successively, in turn. [ ID=18518 ] - 1. Going or turning round, revolving, or winding round. 2. Revolution, course, lapse, or expiration of time. 3. Regular recurrence, repetition, succession, or turn. 4. Regular order, arrangement, or method. 5. A regularly recurring series or formula. 6. A strophe or clause of a hymn. 7. A synonym or list of synonyms. 8. A figure in rhetoric. 9. Way, manner, or mode. 10. Property, quality, or generic and specific character. 11. Opportunity or occasion. 12. Formation, creation, or manufacture. 13. Comprehensiveness or aggregation. *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)* > पर्याय (paryāya) [Printed book page 0551-c ] Pary-āya, as, m. going or turning round, revolv- ing, winding round; revolution, passing away (of time), course, lapse, expiration; regular recurrence, repetition; succession, turn; regular order, arrange- ment, methodical disposition, method; a regularly recurring series or formula, especially in the Ati-rātra ceremony (Ved.); a strophe or clause of a hymn (Ved.); a convertible term, synonym; a list of synonyms; N. of a particular figure in rhetoric; way, manner, mode, method of proceeding (e. g. anena paryāyeṇa, in this manner); property, quality, generic or specific character; opportunity, occasion; formation, creation, manufacture, prepara- tion, artificial production; comprehensiveness, ag- gregation; paryāyeṇa, in succession, in turn, by turns, by rotation, successively, alternately, (opposed to yuga-pat. ) —Paryāya-krama, as, m. order of Page0552-a+ 74 succession, regular rotation or turn. —Paryāya- cyuta, as, ā, am, one who has lost his turn, su- perseded, supplanted. —Paryāya-ratna-mālā, f. ‘pearl-string of synonyms,’ N. of a lexicon. —Par- yāya-vacana, am, n. a convertible term, synonym. —Paryāya-vācaka, as, ā, am, expressing a cor- responding notion. —Paryāya-vṛtti, is, f. alternate course or action. —Paryāya-śabda, as, m. a con- vertible term, synonym. —Paryāya-śayana, am, n. alternate sleeping and watching. —Paryāya-śas, ind. by phrases or sentences, &c. (Ved.); periodically; in succession, by rotation, by turns, seriatim. —Par- yāyānna (°ya-an°), am, n. food intended for an- other, food that should have been given to some one else (as that of a Śūdra to a Brāhman). —Paryā- yārṇava (°ya-ar°), as, m. ‘ocean of synonyms,’ N. of a lexicon. —Paryāyokta (°ya-uk°), am, n., N. of a particular figure in rhetoric. [ ID=28210 ] ### Synonym, formula, text, rhetoric (6 definitions) - a regularly recurring series or formula *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > a regularly recurring series or formula ( esp. in the Ati-rātra ceremony), Br.; ŚrS. ( - त्व (-tva) n. ) [ ID=119291 ] - See sukta for the definition. *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > = - सू (-sū) क्त (kta), Sāy. [ ID=119292 ] - a synonym *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > a convertible term, synonym ( - ता (-tā) f. - त्व (-tva) n. ), Pañc.; Sāh.; Pāṇ., Sch. [ ID=119293 ] - a particular figure of speech *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > (in rhet. ) a partic. figure of speech, Kpr.; Sāh. [ ID=119296 ] - expressing a corresponding notion *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > (H3) [Printed book page 605,2] पर्य् - आय (pary-āya) — वाचक (—vācaka) mfn. expressing a corresponding notion [ ID=119306 ] - a synonym *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > (H3B) [Printed book page 605,2] पर्य् - आय (pary-āya) b m. (with शब्द (śabda) ) a synonym, MBh. [ ID=119307 ] ### Manner, method, creation, development (3 definitions) - way, manner, or method of proceeding *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > way, manner, method of proceeding ( अनेन पर्य् - आयेण (anena pary-āyeṇa), in this manner), SaddhP. [ ID=119294 ] - the regular development of a thing and its ultimate end *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > (with Jainas) the regular development of a thing and the end of this d°, Sarvad. [ ID=119297 ] - formation or creation *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > formation, creation, L. [ ID=119299 ] ### Opportunity, probability, abstract concepts (3 definitions) - probability *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > probability, MBh. [ ID=119295 ] - opportunity or occasion *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > opportunity, occasion, L. [ ID=119298 ] - point of contact *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > point of contact, L. [ ID=119300 ] ### Referential or Etymological Notes (2 definitions) - See under pari. *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > (H1) [Printed book page 608,1] पर्य् - आय (pary-āya) c &c. See under 2. परी (parī). [ ID=119818 ] - See under parī *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)* > [Printed book page 0555-a ] पर्याय (paryāya) pary-āya. See under parī, p. 551. [ ID=28420 ] ## Sources Definitions from Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne. The Sanskrit Lexicon app for iPhone, iPad and Mac: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sanskrit-lexicon-dictionary/id6746787546