पृष्ठ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पृष्ठ (pṛṣṭha). Doublet of पुट्ठा (puṭṭhā).

Noun

पृष्ठ • (pŕṣṭh) m

1. page

   Synonym: पन्ना (pannā)

2. back, rear

   Synonym: पिछला (pichlā)

Declension

Declension of पृष्ठ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पृष्ठ pŕṣṭh	पृष्ठ pŕṣṭh
oblique	पृष्ठ pŕṣṭh	पृष्ठों pŕṣṭhõ
vocative	पृष्ठ pŕṣṭh	पृष्ठो pŕṣṭho

Derived terms

• पृष्ठभूमि (pŕṣṭhabhūmi)

---

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पृष्ठ (pṛṣṭha).

Noun

पृष्ठ • (pruṣṭha) n

1. back, rear, hinder part
2. page

References

• James Thomas Molesworth (1857) , “पृष्ठ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

---

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prisʈʰʌ/, [pɾis̠t̠ʰʌ]

Noun

पृष्ठ • (pr̥ṣṭha) ?

1. page (of a book); webpage

---

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬧᬺᬱ᭄ᬞ (Balinese script)
• পৃষ্ঠ (Assamese script)
• পৃষ্ঠ (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰴𑰬𑰿𑰙 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑀾𑀱𑁆𑀞 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌪𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌠 (Grantha script)
• પૃષ્ઠ (Gujarati script)
• ꦥꦽꦰ꧀ꦜ (Javanese script)
• ಪೃಷ್ಠ (Kannada script)
• ပၖၑ္ဌ (Burmese script)
• 𑐥𑐺𑐲𑑂𑐛 (Newa script)
• ପୃଷ୍ଠ (Oriya script)
• ꢦꢺꢰ꣄ꢝ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑆸𑆰𑇀𑆜 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖴𑖬𑖿𑖙 (Siddham script)
• పృష్ఠ (Telugu script)
• པྲྀཥྛ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑒵𑒭𑓂𑒚 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥štʰám (“back”), from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥-sth₂-ós. Cognate with Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬙𐬀‎ (paršta), Persian پشت‎ (pošt, “back”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pr̩ʂ.ʈʰɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpr̩ʂ.ʈʰɐ/

Noun

पृष्ठ • (pṛṣṭhá) n

1. the back; the hinder part or rear of anything
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.58.2:

     अत्यो न पृष्ठं प्रुषितस्य रोचते दिवो न सानु स्तनयन्नचिक्रदत् ॥

     atyo na pṛṣṭhaṃ pruṣitasya rocate divo na sānu stanayannacikradat .

     His back, as he is sprinkled, glistens like a horse: loud hath he roared and shouted like the heights of heaven

2. the upper side, surface, top, height

   with दिवः (diváḥ), or नाकस्य (nā́kasya) — the surface of the sky, vault of heaven; cf. घृतपृष्ठ (ghṛta-pṛṣṭha)

3. the flat roof of a house
4. a page of a book
5. name of particular arrangement of Samans (employed at the midday libation and formed from the रथंतर (rathaṃtara), बृहत् (bṛhat), वैरूप (vairūpa), वैराज (vairāja), शाक्वर (śākvara), and रैवत शाक्वर (raivata śākvara))
6. name of various Samans

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of पृष्ठ (pṛṣṭhá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पृष्ठम् pṛṣṭhám	पृष्ठे pṛṣṭhé	पृष्ठानि / पृष्ठा¹ pṛṣṭhā́ni / pṛṣṭhā́¹
Vocative	पृष्ठ pṛ́ṣṭha	पृष्ठे pṛ́ṣṭhe	पृष्ठानि / पृष्ठा¹ pṛ́ṣṭhāni / pṛ́ṣṭhā¹
Accusative	पृष्ठम् pṛṣṭhám	पृष्ठे pṛṣṭhé	पृष्ठानि / पृष्ठा¹ pṛṣṭhā́ni / pṛṣṭhā́¹
Instrumental	पृष्ठेन pṛṣṭhéna	पृष्ठाभ्याम् pṛṣṭhā́bhyām	पृष्ठैः / पृष्ठेभिः¹ pṛṣṭhaíḥ / pṛṣṭhébhiḥ¹
Dative	पृष्ठाय pṛṣṭhā́ya	पृष्ठाभ्याम् pṛṣṭhā́bhyām	पृष्ठेभ्यः pṛṣṭhébhyaḥ
Ablative	पृष्ठात् pṛṣṭhā́t	पृष्ठाभ्याम् pṛṣṭhā́bhyām	पृष्ठेभ्यः pṛṣṭhébhyaḥ
Genitive	पृष्ठस्य pṛṣṭhásya	पृष्ठयोः pṛṣṭháyoḥ	पृष्ठानाम् pṛṣṭhā́nām
Locative	पृष्ठे pṛṣṭhé	पृष्ठयोः pṛṣṭháyoḥ	पृष्ठेषु pṛṣṭhéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• मलपृष्ठ (malapṛṣṭha)
• जालपृष्ठ (jālapṛṣṭha)

Descendants

• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Punjabi: ਪਿੱਠ (piṭṭha)
• Sauraseni Prakrit:
  • Hindi: पीठ (pīṭh)