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): /ˈpɑːɾʂ.ɳi/

Noun

पार्ष्णि • (pā́rṣṇi) stem, f

1. the heel
2. 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)
3. the rear of an army
4. the back
5. kick
6. enquiry, asking
7. a foolish or licentious woman
8. name of a plant

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of पार्ष्णि (pā́rṣṇi)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पार्ष्णिः pā́rṣṇiḥ	पार्ष्णी pā́rṣṇī	पार्ष्णयः pā́rṣṇayaḥ
Vocative	पार्ष्णे pā́rṣṇe	पार्ष्णी pā́rṣṇī	पार्ष्णयः pā́rṣṇayaḥ
Accusative	पार्ष्णिम् pā́rṣṇim	पार्ष्णी pā́rṣṇī	पार्ष्णीः pā́rṣṇīḥ
Instrumental	पार्ष्ण्या / पार्ष्णी¹ pā́rṣṇyā / pā́rṣṇī¹	पार्ष्णिभ्याम् pā́rṣṇibhyām	पार्ष्णिभिः pā́rṣṇibhiḥ
Dative	पार्ष्णये / पार्ष्ण्यै² / पार्ष्णी¹ pā́rṣṇaye / pā́rṣṇyai² / pā́rṣṇī¹	पार्ष्णिभ्याम् pā́rṣṇibhyām	पार्ष्णिभ्यः pā́rṣṇibhyaḥ
Ablative	पार्ष्णेः / पार्ष्ण्याः² / पार्ष्ण्यै³ pā́rṣṇeḥ / pā́rṣṇyāḥ² / pā́rṣṇyai³	पार्ष्णिभ्याम् pā́rṣṇibhyām	पार्ष्णिभ्यः pā́rṣṇibhyaḥ
Genitive	पार्ष्णेः / पार्ष्ण्याः² / पार्ष्ण्यै³ pā́rṣṇeḥ / pā́rṣṇyāḥ² / pā́rṣṇyai³	पार्ष्ण्योः pā́rṣṇyoḥ	पार्ष्णीनाम् pā́rṣṇīnām
Locative	पार्ष्णौ / पार्ष्ण्याम्² / पार्ष्णा¹ pā́rṣṇau / pā́rṣṇyām² / pā́rṣṇā¹	पार्ष्ण्योः pā́rṣṇyoḥ	पार्ष्णिषु pā́rṣṇiṣu
Notes	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.