n. (rarely m.gaRaardharcādi-; in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound'f(ā-).fr. 1. parśu-) the region of the ribs (plural the ribs), side, flank (either of animate or inanimate objects) etc.
n. the side = nearness, proximity (with genitive case or in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound'; ayaḥ-,on both sides; am-,aside, towards; e-,at the side, near [ opp. to dura-tas-]; āt-,away, from;by means of, through) etc.
n. "turning round", Name of a festival on the 11th day of the light half of the month bhādra- (on which viṣṇu- is supposed to turn upon the other side in his sleep)
पार्श्व a. Near, proximate. -र्श्वः, -र्श्वम् [पर्शूनां समूहः] -1 The part of the body below the arm-pit, the region of the ribs; वामं पार्श्वं विनिर्भिद्य सुतः सूर्य इव स्थितः Mb.3. 126.27; शयने सन्निषण्णैकपार्श्वाम् Me.91. -2 The side, flank (in general) (of animate or inanimate objects), पिठरं क्वथदतिमात्रं निजपार्श्वानेव दहतितराम् Pt.1.324. -3 Vicinity. -4 Ved. A curved knife. -र्श्वः An epithet of the twentythird Tīrthaṅkar of the Jainas. -र्श्वम् 1 A multitude of ribs. -2 A fraudulent expedient, a dishonourable means. -3 The extremity of the fore-axle of a wheel. (पार्श्वम् is used adverbially in the sense of 'near to', 'by the side of', 'towards'; केनाप्युत्क्षिपतेव पश्य भुवनं मत्पार्श्वमानीयते Ś.7.8; so पार्श्वात् 'from the side of, away, from'; पार्श्वे 'near', 'at hand', 'at the side'; नमे दूरे किंचित् क्षणमपि न पार्श्वे रथजवात् Ś.1.9; Bh.3.37.) -Comp. -अनुचरः an attendant, a servant; विसृष्टपार्श्वानु- चरस्य तस्य R.2.9. -अपवृत्त a. bent on one side (one of the defects of diamonds); Kau. A.2.11.29. -अस्थिः n. a rib. -आयात a. one who has come very near. -आर्तिः f. pain in the side, pleurisy. -आसन्न a. sitting
or standing by the side. -उदरप्रियः a crab. -उपपीडम् ind. (to laugh) so as to hold one's sides. -ग, -गम, -चर, -स्थित a. being close to, standing by the side of. -गः an attendant, a servant; व्यादिदेश गणशो$थ पार्श्वगान् कार्मुकाभिहरणाय मैथिलः R.11.43. -गतः a. 1 being at the side, being near or close to, attending upon. -2 sheltered. -चरः a servant, an attendant; विपिने पार्श्वचरैर- लक्ष्यमाणः R.9.72;14.29. -दः an attendant, a servant. -देशः the side (of the human body), the ribs. -नाथः the Jaina pontiff. the 23 rd Tīrthaṅkara (Mar. पारस- नाथ). -परिवर्तनम् 1 turning round from one side to the other in a bed. -2 N. of a festival on the twelfth day of the first half of Bhādrapada (when Viṣṇu is supposed to turn upon the other side in his sleep). -भागः the side or flank. -मण्डलिन् m. N. of a particular posture in dancing. -मानी the longer side of an oblong. -वक्त्रः an epithet of Mahādeva. -वर्तिन् a. 1 being by the side, attending, waiting upon. -2 adjacent. (-m.) -1 an attendant; भूयः स भूतेश्वरपार्श्ववर्ती किंचिद् विहस्यार्थपतिं बभाषे R.2.46. -2 a companion, associate; अमुना ननु पार्श्ववर्तिना Ku.4.29. -शय a. -1 sleeping on the side. -2 sleeping by the side. -शूलः, -लम् 1 a shooting pain in the side. -2 pleurisy. -सूत्रकः a kind of ornament. -स्थ a. being at the side, near, close, proximate; सुरपतिमपि श्वा पार्श्वस्थं विलोक्य न शङ्कते Bh. (-स्थः) 1 a companion. -2 an assistant of a stagemanager; cf. पारिपार्श्वक.
पारिपार्श्वम् Retinue, attendants, followers.
पारिपार्श्वकः pāripārśvakḥ पारिपार्श्विकः pāripārśvikḥ
पारिपार्श्वकः पारिपार्श्विकः [परिपार्श्वं पार्श्वं व्याप्य वर्तते ठक्] 1 A servant or an attendant; N.12.6;17.5. -2 An assistant of the manager of a play, one of the interlocutors in the prologue; प्रविश्य पारिपार्श्वकः; तत् किमिति पारिपार्श्विक नारम्भयसि कुशीलवैः सह संगीतम् Ve.1.
(m.) n. [connected with the ribs, parsu], region of the ribs, side (also fig.); flank (of an army); proximity: -m, aside (look); to the side of, near (g., --°ree;); ab. away from; on the part of, by, through; lc. near; beside, at (g., --°ree;); lc. du. on both sides; °ree;--, standing beside or near --.
m. rib; -ga, a. going at one's side, accompanying; m. attendant: pl. retinue; -gata, pp. going at one's side, at tendant; sheltering (shade); -gamana, n. accompanying (--°ree;); -kara, m.attendant: pl. retinue; -tás, ad. from, by or at the side or flank of, beside, aside (g. or --°ree;); near at hand; -druma, m. tree at one's side; -parivartin, a. being at the side of (--°ree;); -vartin, a. stand ing beside; m.attendant: pl. retinue; -vi vartin, a. being beside, living with (g.); -stha, a. standing beside, staying near; -sthita, pp. id.
noun (masculine neuter) a curved knife (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a side of any square figure (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
flank (either of animate or inanimate objects) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
proximity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
side (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the curve or circumference of a wheel (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the region of the ribs (the ribs) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the side nearness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) a fraudulent or crooked expedient (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a multitude of ribs (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the extremity of the fore-axle nearest the wheel to which the outside horses of a four-horse chariot are attached (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the thorax (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
indeclinable aside (with gen. or ifc.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
at the side (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
by or from the side (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
near (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sideways (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a shooting pain in the side (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
pleurisy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
stitch (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a beautiful side (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Ficus Infectoria (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Hibiscus Pupulneoides (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a fabulous bird (son of Sampāti) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a mountain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Rākṣasa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Dṛḍhanemi (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Rukmaratha (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Śrutāyu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the 7th Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇi (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) Ficus Infectoria (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Citraka (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Śrutāyu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the third Arhat of the future Utsarpiṇi (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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