पार्ष्णिpārṣṇiA licentious woman.
- A licentious woman.
- An epithet of Kuntī.
- The extremity of the fore-axle of a four-horse chariot.
Derived forms and compounds
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-ग्रहः a follower.
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-ग्रहणम् attacking or threatening an enemy in the rear.
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पार्ष्णिः pārṣṇiḥ, Masculine Feminine
- पृष्-नि निdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied वृद्धिः; Uṇ.4.52
- The heel; Bhāg.7.8.31; उद्वेजयत्यङ्गुलिपार्ष्णिभागान् Ku.1.11; पार्ष्णिप्रहार K.119; प्रतनत्रिकपुच्छमूलपार्ष्णिम् Bu. Ch.5.73.
- The rear of an army.
- The back or rear in general; शुद्धपार्ष्णिरयान्वितः R.4.26 'with his rear cleared of foes.'
- A kick.
- Desire of conquering.
- Inquiry. (-Feminine)
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-ग्राहः
- an enemy in the rear; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedचिन्ता Name of a chapter in Kau. Atmanepada (7.13). बलिनोऽफजलस्यैते पार्ष्णिग्राहाः प्रमाथिनः Śiva B.21. 6;24.44; also 12.15.
- a general commanding the rear of an army.
- an ally who supports a prince; Bhāg.7.2.6; पार्ष्णिग्राहं च संप्रेक्ष्य तथाक्रन्दं च मण्डले Ms.7. 27.
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-घातः a kick; क्षितिं विधुन्वन्निव पार्ष्णिघातैः Ki.17.5.
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-त्रम् a rear-guard, a body of forces in the rear, reserve.
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-वाहः an outside horse.
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-विग्रहः an attack by an enmy in the rear; मा विधान्मुधा कृतानुतापस्त्वयि पार्ष्णिविग्रहम् Name9. 134.
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-सारथिः a charioteer who drives one of the outside horses.
