As a deity name
Name 543 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 254 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 1000 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
Name 124 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
परात्पर · adj
जिसके परे कोई दूसरा न हो । सर्वश्रेष्ठ — Śabdasāgara
परात्पर · noun · masculine
परमात्मा · विष्णु — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
superior to the best
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
parāt—para mfn. superior to the best, W.
senior to the senior (cf. next)
parātpara mfn. (-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Superior to the best. E. para in the fifth case, and repeated in the first.
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