ind. A prefix to verbs and nouns in the sense of ‘away, back, in an inverted order, aside, towards.’ According to G. M. the senses of parā are:

1. killing, injuring &c. (parāhata).

2. going (parāgata).

3. seeing, encountering (parādṛṣṭa).

4. prowess (parākrāṃta).

5. direction towards (parāvṛtta).

6. excess (parājita).

7. dependence (parādhīna).

8. liberation (parākṛta).

9. inverted order, backwards...

(for 1., see col. 1). ind. away, off, aside, along, on, (Lat. per; it occurs only in -taram and -vat, and as a prefix to nouns and verbs; it is prob. akin to para, paras, pra.) 074898 589,2 116743 ind. further away RV. 074899 589,2 116744 f. distance (opp. to arvā-vat) ib.; AV.; Br. 074900 589,2 116745