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परितसन (paritasana)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
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.