Dharmalib

pārṣṇi

Dictionary Definitions

[mw] f. (L. also m.; rarely f (pArzRI).; fr. pṛṣ ? cf. Un2. iv, 52 Sch.) the heel RV. &c 622,3 123107 f. the extremity of the fore-axle to which the outside horses of a four-horse chariot are attached (the two inner horses being harnessed to the dhur, or chariot-pole) MBh. 622,3 123108 f. the rear of an army (ṇim grah with gen., to attack in the rear) MBh.; Hariv.; Ka1v. 622,3 123109 f. the back W. 622,3 123110

Root

√pṛ पृ

Gaṇa 3· juhotyadi· Parasmaipada · pālanapūraṇayoḥ

to take care, to nurture, to nourish, o provide, to fill

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f. (L. also m.; rarely f (pArzRI).; fr. pṛṣ ? cf. Un2. iv, 52 Sch.) the heel RV. &c 622,3 123107 f. the extremity of the fore-axle to which the outside horses of a four-horse...

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech
NOUN
Total Occurrences
69
Texts Appeared In
33

DCS: a fish-basket; any receptacle for fish | Monier-Williams: N. of a plant (= kuntI or kumBI ), L.

Semantic Classification

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  3. Avadānaśataka 6 8.7%
  4. Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā 5 7.2%
  5. Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4 5.8%

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