पार्श्व

Sanskrit

Etymology

From पर्शु (parśu, “rib”); see there for more.

Noun

पार्श्व • (pārśva) stem, n

1. the region of the ribs, side, flank (either of animate or inanimate objects)
2. the side (= nearness, proximity)
3. a curved knife
4. a side of any square figure
5. the curve or circumference of a wheel
6. a multitude of ribs; the thorax
7. the extremity of the fore-axle nearest the wheel to which the outside horses of a four-horse chariot are attached
8. a fraudulent or crooked expedient
9. the side horse on a chariot
10. name of an ancient Buddhist teacher
11. name of the 23rd Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī and of his servant
12. heaven and earth
13. near, proximate

Descendants

• Hindi: पाहि (pāhi)
  • English: pye-dog
• Punjabi: ਪਾਸਾ (pāsā)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “पार्श्व”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 622/1.