paritasana (9015)

paritasana
Entry 9015, Page 324, Col. 1

(paritasana, paritasana)
paritasana¦, nt. (prob. MIndic for °tṛṣ° to Pali pari- tasati, and esp. °tasita, ppp., see paritṛṣita), great longing, = utkaṇṭhā: tāṃs tathāgatān apaśyan (pres. pple.) maha- tīm utkaṇṭhāṃ paritasanaṃ cāpannaḥ AsP 494.8 (prose), sc. to see the vision which had disappeared. Cf. also prec. The neg. a-paritasana, q.v., has been noted only as a noun from the different verb parit(r)as(y)ati; in Pali the two seem to be confused, at least if the Pali Dictt. are to be trusted. It must be noted, however, that the meaning discouragement, mental trouble (as in a-parita- syana etc., cf. paritasyati, °tras°) would be possible in the above AsP passage, and could also be the meaning of utkaṇṭhā, as in Pali ukkaṇṭhā and BHS utkaṇṭhati; the disappearance of the vision could lead to depression of mind, as well as to eager desire to see it again.

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