Parashvadha, Paraśvadha, Pāraśvadha: 10 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Paraśvadha and Pāraśvadha can be transliterated into English as Parasvadha or Parashvadha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Paraśvadha (परश्वध)—Sanskrit word for a type of Battle-ax mentioned in the Śrīmad Bhāgava Purāṇa and the Mahābhārata.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Paraśvadha (परश्वध).—A hatchet, a battle-axe; धारां शितां रामपरश्वधस्य संभावयत्युत्पलपत्रसाराम् (dhārāṃ śitāṃ rāmaparaśvadhasya saṃbhāvayatyutpalapatrasārām) R.6.42.
Derivable forms: paraśvadhaḥ (परश्वधः).
See also (synonyms): parasvadha.
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Pāraśvadha (पारश्वध).—A man armed with an axe, halbert-man; cf. P.IV.4.58.
Derivable forms: pāraśvadhaḥ (पारश्वधः).
See also (synonyms): pāraśvadhika.
Paraśvadha (परश्वध).—m.
(-dhaḥ) An axe, a hatchet. E. para another, an enemy, śva derived from śvi, to grow or thrive; paraśva the prosperity of a foe, dhe to drink, ka aff.; what drinks the blood or destroys the life of an enemy; also pāraśvadha and parasvadha.
Paraśvadha can also be spelled as Parasvadha (परस्वध).
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Parasvadha (परस्वध).—m.
(-dhaḥ) An axe: see paraśvadha.
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Pāraśvadha (पारश्वध).—m.
(-dhaḥ) One armed with an axe, a hatchet-man, a pioneer, &c. E. paraśvadha an axe, aff. aṇ.
Paraśvadha (परश्वध).— (cf. the last), m. An axe, a hatchet, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 27, 25.
Paraśvadha (परश्वध).—[masculine] hatchet, axe; p. dhin.
1) Paraśvadha (परश्वध):—[from paraśu] m. (ifc. f(ā). ) a hatchet, axe, [Mahābhārata; Varāha-mihira; Kāvya literature etc.] (also written parasv).
2) Pāraśvadha (पारश्वध):—mf(ī)n. ([from] paraśvadha) armed with an axe, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. [Pāṇini 4-4, 58]).
1) Paraśvadha (परश्वध):—[paraśva-dha] (dhaḥ) 1. m. An axe, hatchet.
2) Parasvadha (परस्वध):—(dhaḥ) 1. m. An axe.
3) Pāraśvadha (पारश्वध):—(dhaḥ) 1. m. One armed with an axe, a pioneer, a soldier.
Paraśvadha (परश्वध):—m. = paraśu Beil, Axt [Amarakoṣa 2, 8, 2, 60.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 786.] [Halāyudha 2, 319.] [Mahābhārata 1, 8267. 4, 1072.] [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 27, 25. 78, 18.] [Suśruta 1, 131, 10.] [Raghuvaṃśa 6, 42.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 69, 34] (parasvadha). [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 86, 10. 88, 30] [?(Devīmāhātmya ed. Pol.] an beiden Stellen svadha). Am Ende eines adj. comp. f. ā [Mahābhārata 3, 643.] [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 24, 32.] paraśvadhāyudha der mit einer Axt kämpft [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 770.] — Vgl. pāraśvadha, pāraśvadhika .
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Parasvadha (परस्वध):—m. = paraśvadha [RĀYAM.] zu [Amarakoṣa] [Śabdakalpadruma]
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Pāraśvadha (पारश्वध):—(von paraśvadha) adj. mit einer Streitaxt bewaffnet [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 770.]
Paraśvadha (परश्वध):—m. (adj. Comp. f. ā) Beil , Axt.
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Pāraśvadha (पारश्वध):—und śvadhika Adj. mit einer Streitaxt bewaffnet.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Paraśvadha (ಪರಶ್ವಧ):—[noun] = ಪರಶು [parashu].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Parasva, Dha, Ta.
Starts with: Parashvadharama, Parashvadhasana, Parashvadhayudha.
Full-text: Parshvadha, Parashvadhika, Parashvadharama, Parashvadhasana, Parashvadhin, Parashvadhayudha, Parashu, Tan.
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