Parā° (prefix) [para + ā, not instrumental of para: see para 2.c; in some cases it may also correspond to paraṃ°] preposition meaning "on to," "over" (with the idea of mastering), also "through, throughout." The ā is shortened before double consonant, like parā + kr̥ = parakkaroti, parā + kram = parakkamati (see under compounds of para).
(prefix, prefix) through; over; beyond