पार्ष्णि

पार्ष्णि

Sanskrit

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): /pɑ́ːɽʂ.ɳi/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːɽʂ.ɳi/

Noun

पार्ष्णि • (pā́rṣṇi) 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 pā́rṣṇyā	पार्ष्णिभ्याम् pā́rṣṇibhyām	पार्ष्णिभिः pā́rṣṇibhiḥ
Dative	पार्ष्णये / पार्ष्ण्ये¹ / पार्ष्ण्यै² pā́rṣṇaye / pā́rṣṇye¹ / pā́rṣṇyai²	पार्ष्णिभ्याम् pā́rṣṇibhyām	पार्ष्णिभ्यः pā́rṣṇibhyaḥ
Ablative	पार्ष्णेः / पार्ष्ण्याः² pā́rṣṇeḥ / pā́rṣṇyāḥ²	पार्ष्णिभ्याम् pā́rṣṇibhyām	पार्ष्णिभ्यः pā́rṣṇibhyaḥ
Genitive	पार्ष्णेः / पार्ष्ण्याः² pā́rṣṇeḥ / pā́rṣṇyāḥ²	पार्ष्ण्योः pā́rṣṇyoḥ	पार्ष्णीनाम् pā́rṣṇīnām
Locative	पार्ष्णौ / पार्ष्ण्याम्² pā́rṣṇau / pā́rṣṇyām²	पार्ष्ण्योः pā́rṣṇyoḥ	पार्ष्णिषु pā́rṣṇiṣu
Notes	¹Less common ²Later Sanskrit