पराकाष्ठा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पराकाष्ठा (parākāṣṭhā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /pə.ɾɑː.kɑːʂ.ʈʰɑː/, [pɐ.ɾäː.käːʂ.ʈʰäː]

Noun

पराकाष्ठा • (parākāṣṭhā) f

climax, zenith, apex
Synonyms: शिखर (śikhar), चरम सीमा (caram sīmā)
(Hinduism) half age of Brahma

Declension

Declension of *पराकाष्ठा* (fem ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	पराकाष्ठा parākāṣṭhā	पराकाष्ठाएँ parākāṣṭhāẽ
oblique	पराकाष्ठा parākāṣṭhā	पराकाष्ठाओं parākāṣṭhāõ
vocative	पराकाष्ठा parākāṣṭhā	पराकाष्ठाओ parākāṣṭhāo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

পৰাকাষ্ঠা (Assamese script)
ᬧᬭᬵᬓᬵᬱ᭄ᬞᬵ (Balinese script)
পরাকাষ্ঠা (Bengali script)
𑰢𑰨𑰯𑰎𑰯𑰬𑰿𑰙𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀧𑀭𑀸𑀓𑀸𑀱𑁆𑀞𑀸 (Brahmi script)
ပရာကာၑ္ဌာ (Burmese script)
પરાકાષ્ઠા (Gujarati script)
ਪਰਾਕਾਸ਼੍ਠਾ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾 (Grantha script)
ꦥꦫꦴꦏꦴꦰ꧀ꦜꦴ (Javanese script)
𑂣𑂩𑂰𑂍𑂰𑂭𑂹𑂘𑂰 (Kaithi script)
ಪರಾಕಾಷ್ಠಾ (Kannada script)
បរាកាឞ្ឋា (Khmer script)
ປຣາກາຩ຺ຐາ (Lao script)
പരാകാഷ്ഠാ (Malayalam script)
ᢒᠠᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢢᡱᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
𑘢𑘨𑘰𑘎𑘰𑘬𑘿𑘙𑘰 (Modi script)
ᢒᠠᠷᠠᢗᢉᠠᢗᢔᢍᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑧂𑧈𑧑𑦮𑧑𑧌𑧠𑦹𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
𑐥𑐬𑐵𑐎𑐵𑐲𑑂𑐛𑐵 (Newa script)
ପରାକାଷ୍ଠା (Odia script)
ꢦꢬꢵꢒꢵꢰ꣄ꢝꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆥𑆫𑆳𑆑𑆳𑆰𑇀𑆜𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖢𑖨𑖯𑖎𑖯𑖬𑖿𑖙𑖯 (Siddham script)
පරාකාෂ‍්ඨා (Sinhalese script)
𑩰𑩼𑩛𑩜𑩛𑪀 𑪙𑩧𑩛 (Soyombo script)
𑚞𑚤𑚭𑚊𑚭𑚶𑚕𑚭 (Takri script)
பராகாஷ்ட²ா (Tamil script)
పరాకాష్ఠా (Telugu script)
ปรากาษฺฐา (Thai script)
པ་རཱ་ཀཱ་ཥྛཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒣𑒩𑒰𑒏𑒰𑒭𑓂𑒚𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
𑨞𑨫𑨊𑨋𑨊𑨯𑩇𑨕𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From परा- (parā-) +‎ काष्ठा (kāṣṭhā).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ɾɑː.kɑːʂ.ʈʰɑː/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ɾɑː.kɑːʂ.ʈʰɑː/

Noun

पराकाष्ठा • (parākāṣṭhā) stem, f

zenith, climax