पार्ष्णि
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- পাৰ্ষ্ণি (Assamese script)
- ᬧᬵᬃᬱ᭄ᬡᬶ (Balinese script)
- পার্ষ্ণি (Bengali script)
- 𑰢𑰯𑰨𑰿𑰬𑰿𑰜𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀧𑀸𑀭𑁆𑀱𑁆𑀡𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- ပါရ္ၑ္ဏိ (Burmese script)
- પાર્ષ્ણિ (Gujarati script)
- ਪਾਰ੍ਸ਼੍ਣਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦥꦴꦂꦰ꧀ꦟꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂣𑂰𑂩𑂹𑂭𑂹𑂝𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಪಾರ್ಷ್ಣಿ (Kannada script)
- បាឞ៌្ណិ (Khmer script)
- ປາຣ຺ຩ຺ຓິ (Lao script)
- പാര്ഷ്ണി (Malayalam script)
- ᢒᠠ᠊ᠠᡵᢢᢏᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘢𑘰𑘨𑘿𑘬𑘿𑘜𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᢒᠠᢗᠷᢔᢏᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧂𑧑𑧈𑧠𑧌𑧠𑦼𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐥𑐵𑐬𑑂𑐲𑑂𑐞𑐶 (Newa script)
- ପାର୍ଷ୍ଣି (Odia script)
- ꢦꢵꢬ꣄ꢰ꣄ꢠꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆥𑆳𑆫𑇀𑆰𑇀𑆟𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖢𑖯𑖨𑖿𑖬𑖿𑖜𑖰 (Siddham script)
- පාර්ෂ්ණි (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩰𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑪀 𑪙𑩪𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚞𑚭𑚤𑚶𑚶𑚘𑚮 (Takri script)
- பார்ஷ்ணி (Tamil script)
- పార్ష్ణి (Telugu script)
- ปารฺษฺณิ (Thai script)
- པཱ་རྵྞི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒣𑒰𑒩𑓂𑒭𑓂𑒝𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨞𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨯𑩇𑨘𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *pā́rṣṇiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ršniš, from Proto-Indo-European *tpḗrsneh₂ (“heel”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πτέρνη (ptérnē), Latin perna, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌽𐌰 (fairzna), Persian پاشنه (pâšne).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /pɑ́ːɾʂ.ɳi/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /pɑːɾʂ.ɳi/
Noun
पार्ष्णि • (pā́rṣṇi) stem, f
- the heel
- 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 धुर् (dhúr), or chariot-pole)
- the rear of an army
- the back
- kick
- enquiry, asking
- a foolish or licentious woman
- name of a plant
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | पार्ष्णिः (pā́rṣṇiḥ) | पार्ष्णी (pā́rṣṇī) | पार्ष्णयः (pā́rṣṇayaḥ) |
| accusative | पार्ष्णिम् (pā́rṣṇim) | पार्ष्णी (pā́rṣṇī) | पार्ष्णीः (pā́rṣṇīḥ) |
| instrumental | पार्ष्ण्या (pā́rṣṇyā) पार्ष्णी¹ (pā́rṣṇī¹) |
पार्ष्णिभ्याम् (pā́rṣṇibhyām) | पार्ष्णिभिः (pā́rṣṇibhiḥ) |
| dative | पार्ष्णये (pā́rṣṇaye) पार्ष्ण्यै² (pā́rṣṇyai²) पार्ष्णी¹ (pā́rṣṇī¹) |
पार्ष्णिभ्याम् (pā́rṣṇibhyām) | पार्ष्णिभ्यः (pā́rṣṇibhyaḥ) |
| ablative | पार्ष्णेः (pā́rṣṇeḥ) पार्ष्ण्याः² (pā́rṣṇyāḥ²) पार्ष्ण्यै³ (pā́rṣṇyai³) |
पार्ष्णिभ्याम् (pā́rṣṇibhyām) | पार्ष्णिभ्यः (pā́rṣṇibhyaḥ) |
| genitive | पार्ष्णेः (pā́rṣṇeḥ) पार्ष्ण्याः² (pā́rṣṇyāḥ²) पार्ष्ण्यै³ (pā́rṣṇyai³) |
पार्ष्ण्योः (pā́rṣṇyoḥ) | पार्ष्णीनाम् (pā́rṣṇīnām) |
| locative | पार्ष्णौ (pā́rṣṇau) पार्ष्ण्याम्² (pā́rṣṇyām²) पार्ष्णा¹ (pā́rṣṇā¹) |
पार्ष्ण्योः (pā́rṣṇyoḥ) | पार्ष्णिषु (pā́rṣṇiṣu) |
| vocative | पार्ष्णे (pā́rṣṇe) | पार्ष्णी (pā́rṣṇī) | पार्ष्णयः (pā́rṣṇayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Later Sanskrit
- ³Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
- Kalasha: paṣní
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “पार्ष्णि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 622, column 3.