paritasana , nt. ( prob. MIndic for °tṛṣ° to Pali paritasati, and esp. °tasita, ppp. , see paritṛṣita ), great longing , = utkaṇṭhā: tāṃs tathāgatān apaśyan ( pres. pple. ) mahatīm 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-paritasyana 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.