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
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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.
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pārṣṇyāpīḍya gudaṃ prāṇaṃ hṛduraḥkaṇṭhamūrdhasu
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viṣūcyām ativṛddhāyāṃ pārṣṇyor dāhaḥ praśasyate
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apānaḥ pṛṣṭhapārṣṇistha udāno hṛcchiro'ntare