parvan , nt. , also parva , nt. and m. (in mss. sometimes written parvata, which is prob. a mere corruption; cf. s.v. parvata 1, where the same is recorded for parva(n) in mg. joint of a plant; in mg. holiday = AMg. pavva, nt. ; cf. Skt. parvan, day of change of the moonʼs phases , which was a holiday; hence this more generalized mg. ), holiday : Mv i.232.10 kim idaṃ … parvaṃ ( v.l. parva) vā prayogaṃ vā utsavaṃ vā; ii.109.15 (kiṃ) atra nagare parvo 'yaṃ, is today a holiday in this town? and 16 (na adya) kiṃcit parvo na utsavo; iii.57.7 parvaṃ ( v.l. parvataṃ), see Giriyagra-samāja ; Av i.121.10 nagara-parva pratyupasthitam; 302.6 sālabhañjikā nāma parvataṃ (so mss. , one perhaps parvanaṃ, dental n; Speyer em. parva; read parvaṇaṃ, n. sg. ? so in next) pratyupasthitam; ii.24.6 parva ( mss. parvata[ṃ]), see Girivalgu-samāgama ; 53.9 kasmiṃścit parvaṇy upasthite; 144.14 parva pratyupasthitam; Divy 307.20 parva ( mss. parvaḥ!) pratyupasthitam.
parvan n. [ pf-vanip Uṇ. 4. 112 ] 1 A knot, joint (sometimes changed to parva at the end of Bah. comp. ; as in karkaSAMguliparvayA R. 12. 41 ). 2 A limb, member, joint of the body, knuckle. 3 A portion, part, division. 4 A book, section (as of the Mahābhārata). 5 The step of a staircase; R. 16. 46. 6 A period, fixed time. 7 Particularly, the days of the four changes of the moon; i. e. the eighth and fourteenth day of each half month, and the days of the full and new moon. 8 A sacrifice performed on the occasion of a change of the moon. 9 The day of new or full moon, the day of opposition or conjunction; aparvaRi grahakaluzeMdumaMqalA viBAvarI kaTaya kaTaM Bavizyati M. 4. 15 ; R. 7. 33 ; Ms. 4. 150 ; Bh. 2. 34. 10 An eclipse of the sun or moon. 11 A festival, holiday, an occasion of joy. 12 An opportunity or occasion in general. 13 A particular period of the year (as the equinox, solstice). 14 The moment of the sun's entering a new sign. 15 A moment, instant. Comp. — kAlaH 1 a periodic change of the moon. 2 the time at which the moon at its conjunction or opposition passes through the node. — kArin m. a Brāhmaṇa who from motives of gain performs on common days ceremonies which ought to be performed on periodical occasions, such as amAvAsyA &c. — gAmin m. one who has sexual intercourse with his wife at particular times or occasions when such intercourse is prohibited by the Śāstras. — DiH the moon. ( pb ) — nAqI time of opposition or conjunction. — pUrRatA 1 preparations for a festival. 2 completion of a festival. 3 joining. — mUlaM the time at which the fourteenth day passes into the fifteenth day of a fortnight. — BAgaH the wrist; AparvaBAgotTitEH Ś. 4. 4. — yoniH a cane or reed. — ruh m. a pomegranate tree. — saMDiH the junction of the fifteenth and first of a lunar fortnight, the full and change of the moon, or the exact moment of the full and change of the moon.