The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Paritta2 (nt.) & Paritt! (f.) [fr. pari+tr!, cp. t!*a, t!yati & also paritt!na] protection, safeguard; (protective)
charm, palliative, amulet Vin ii.110 (atta˚ f. personal protection) iv.305 (gutt' atth!ya ˚' pariy!pu*!ti); A
ii.73 (rakkh!+paritt!); J i.200 (manto+paritta'+ va..hi'), 396 (paccekabuddhehi ˚' k!r!peti makes them
find a safeguard through the P.); iv.31 (osadha' v! ˚' v!); Miln 150 (f. & nt.). -- Var. paritt!s in the way of
Suttantas are mentioned at Vism 414 (Khandha˚; Dhajagga˚: S i.218 sq.; 4&!n!&iya˚: D iii.195 sq.; Mora˚: J
ii.33). Cf. Dialogues iii.185. -- v!lik! sand worn on the head as an amulet J i.396, 399. -- suttaka a thread
worn round the head as a charm J i.396, 399.
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Parittaka
Parittaka [paritta1+ka] small, insignificant, little Nd1 306 (for appaka etc. as at Nd2 414); Pv i.1011; ii.967;
Miln 121 (a˚), 253; DA i.170 (for appa); PvA 51; Sdhp 42. -- f. parittik! Th 1, 377.
Paritt!*a
Paritt!*a (nt.) [pari+t!*a. Cp. Epic Sk. paritr!*a] pro- tection, shelter, refuge, safeguard, safety D i.9 (sara˚
from an arrow, i. e. a shield); iii.189; J vi.455; PvA 284; Sdhp 396. -- kitik! a protecting arrangement Vin
ii.152, cp. Vin. Texts iii.174.
Paritt!yaka
Paritt!yaka (adj.) [fr. pari+t!yati] safeguarding against, sheltering against, keeping away from Vism 376
(ang!ra -- vassa' p. thero).
Paritt!sin
Paritt!sin (adj.) [pari+t!sin, fr. t!sa of tasati2] being in dread of ( -- ˚) S i.201.
Parida*.a
Parida*.a (adj.) [pari+da*.a] "with a stick around," i. e. surrounded by a stick; only in one phrase viz.
"saparida*.! i&&hi" a woman protected by a stick, or liable to punishment (?), in stock phrase enumerating
10 kinds of women M i.286=iii.46=Vin iii.139=A v.264= VvA 73.
Paridamana
Paridamana (nt.) [pari+damana] controlling, taming Vism 375.
Paridameti
Paridameti [pari+dameti] to control, tame, keep under Vism 376.
Paridahati
Paridahati [pari+dahati, of dh!] to put round, put on, clothe Dh 9 (fut. ˚dahessati); J ii.197; v.434 (ger.
˚dahitv!); vi.500; Pv ii.118; PvA 76 (vatth!ni), 77, 127 (˚dahissati for paridhassati Pv ii.936, which read for
T. parivassati). ger also paridayha J v.400 (=niv!setv! cp p!rupitv! ca C.). -- pp. paridahita (q. v.).
Caus. II. paridah!peti to cause to be clothed PvA 49 (=acch!deti).
Paridahita