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

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

	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 (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)

• 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.