pariDiH 1 A wall, fence, hedge, anything surrounding or enclosing another. 2 A misty halo round the sun or moon; pariDermukta ivozRadIDitiH R. 8. 30 ; SaSipariDirivoccErmaMqalastena tene N. 2. 108. 3 A circle of light 4 The horizon. 5 The circumference or compass in general. 6 The circumference of a circle. 7 The periphery of a wheel. 8 A stick (of a sacred tree like palASa ) laid round the sacrificial fire; saptAsyAsan pariDayaH triHsapta samiDaH kftAH Rv. 10. 90. 15. 9 A circle surrounding the globe. 10 Epicycle. 11 A covering. 12 A branch of a sacred tree to which the sacrificial victim is tied. Comp. — patiKecaraH an epithet of Śiva. — sTaH 1 a guard. 2 an officer attendant on a king or general (modern ‘aide-de-camp’). 3 A number of sentinels posted in a circle.