# प्रज्ञापारमिता (prajñāpāramitā)

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प्रज्ञापारमिता (prajñāpāramitā) is a Sanskrit word meaning perfection in wisdom, one of the transcendent virtues, highest degree of understanding.

- **SLP1:** `prajYApAramitA`  **IAST:** prajñāpāramitā  **Devanagari:** प्रज्ञापारमिता
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prajnaparamita
- **Declensions:** 24 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/prajnaparamita/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Other (3 definitions)
- perfection in wisdom  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 659,2] प्र - ज्ञा (pra-jñā) — पारमिता (—pāramitā) f. perfection in w°, Kathāsaritsāgara (Title); Kāraṇḍa-vyūha (Title) [ ID=131034 ]
- one of the transcendent virtues  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (with, Buddhist literature (Literary category) ) one of the 6 or 10 transcendent virtues, Dharmasaṃgraha (Title) 17; 18; Monier-Williams’ Buddhism in its connexion with Brāhmaṇism and Hindūism: and in its contrast with Christianity (Title) 128 [ ID=131035 ]
- highest degree of understanding  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > प्रज्ञापारमिता (prajñāpāramitā) [Printed book page 172-2 ] प्रज्ञापारमिता (prajñāpāramitā) prajñā-pāramitā, f. highest degree of knowledge or understanding; -apeta, pp. destitute of knowledge; -maya, a. consisting of understanding; -mātrā, f. element or basis of cognition, organ of sense; -vat, a. intelligent, wise, knowing, shrewd; -vāda, m. word of wisdom; -sahāya, a. having intelligence as a companion, wise, intelligent, shrewd. [ ID=12068 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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