Parshu, Parśu: 12 definitions
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Parshu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Parśu can be transliterated into English as Parsu or Parshu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
1) Parśu (पर्शु) denotes ‘rib’ in the Atharvaveda and later. Cf. Śarīra.
2) Parśu (पर्शु) seems in some passages to denote a ‘sickle’, being apparently a variant of Paraśu.
3) Parśu (पर्शु) in the Nirukta (iv. 6) is explained in one passage of the Rigveda as meaning the sides of a cistern (kūpa). But the sense of ‘ribs’ is quite adequate there.
4) Parśu (पर्शु) occurs in one passage in a Dānastuti (‘praise of gifts’) in the Rigveda as the name of a man. It is not certain that he is identical with Tirindira, but the Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra mentions Tirindira Pāraśavya as the patron of Vatsa Kāṇva. In another passage occurring in the Vṛṣākapi hymn, Parśu Mānavī occurs, apparently as a woman, daughter of Manu, but who is meant it is quite impossible to say.
Biology (plants and animals)
Parsu in Central America is the name of a plant defined with Erythrina berteroana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Erythrina neglecta Krukoff & Moldenke.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Economic Botany (1994)
· Phytologia (1978)
· Symbolae Antillarum (1908)
· Phytologia (1938)
· Phytologia (1976)
· Phytologia (1973)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Parsu, for example extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Parśu (पर्शु).—
1) An axe, a hatchet; cf. परशु (paraśu).
2) A weapon in general.
3) A rib; आवान्तरदिशः पर्शवः (āvāntaradiśaḥ parśavaḥ) Bṛ. Up.1.1.1.
4) Ved. A curved knife. -f. The supporting or sidewall of a well.
Derivable forms: parśuḥ (पर्शुः).
Parśu (पर्शु).—m.
(-rśuḥ) An axe, a hatchet. E. para an enemy, śṛ to destroy, Unadi aff. ku, deriv. irr,; or spṛś to touch, changed to pṛ, and śun Unadi aff.; also paraśu.
Parśu (पर्शु).—1. [feminine] rib; curved knife, sickle.
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Parśu (पर्शु).—2. [masculine] = paraśu.
1) Parśu (पर्शु):—1. parśu m. a rib, [Atharva-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa] cf. [Zend] perezu; a curved knife, sickle, [Atharva-veda; Kauśika-sūtra]
2) cf. [Latin] falx; [Greek] φάλκης
3) Name of a man, [Ṛg-veda viii, 6, 46]
4) [plural] Name of a warrior-tribe, [Pāṇini 5-3, 117] (cf. pāraśava)
5) f. the supporting or side wall of a well, [Nirukta, by Yāska iv, 6]
6) Name of a woman, [Ṛg-veda x, 86, 23.]
7) 2. parśu m. (cf. paraśu and, [Uṇādi-sūtra i, 34 [Scholiast or Commentator]]) an axe, hatchet, [Harivaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa]
Parśu (पर्शु):—(rśuḥ) 2. m. An axe.
Parśu (पर्शु):—1. [Uṇādisūtra 5, 27.]
1) f. Rippe [Yāska’s Nirukta 4, 3.] [COLEBR.] und [Loiseleur Deslongchamps] zu [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 2, 20.] [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 9, 7, 6. 10, 9, 20. 11, 3, 12.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 8, 6, 2, 10. 10, 6, 4, 1. 12, 3, 1, 6.] [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 7, 5, 25, 1.] [Ṣaḍviṃśabrāhmaṇa 1, 3.] [Kāṭhaka-Recension 31, 1.] Accent eines adj. comp. auf parśu mit vorangehender praep. [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 2, 177.] Vgl. pārśva, antaḥparśavya, pṛṣṭi, φάλκης [?(CURTIUS, Griech. Etym. I, 138).] —
2) f. ein gebogenes Messer, Hippe, Sichel, falx [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 12, 3, 31.] prayaccha parśumiti darbhāhārāya dātraṃ prayacchati [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 1. 8. 61.] In [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 7, 28, 1] hat der Text fälschlich paraśu, was nach [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 3, 2, 4, 1] zu verbessern ist; eben so zeigt das Metrum, dass in [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 14, 9, 4, 26] und [ĀŚV. GṚHY. 1, 15] parśu st. paraśu stehen sollte. —
3) f. nach [Yāska’s Nirukta 4, 6] die Seitenwände einer Cisterne in [Ṛgveda 1, 105, 8.] Diese Bed. scheint der Legende angepasst zu sein; ausserdem würde die Bed. 1. passen. —
4) f. Nomen proprium eines Weibes: parśurha.nāma māna.ī sā.aṃ sasūva viṃśa.im [Ṛgveda 10, 86, 23.] eine Fürstin aus dem Stamme der Pārśava [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 1, 177, Vartt. 2.] —
5) m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes [Ṛgveda 8, 6, 46.] pl. Nomen proprium eines Kriegerstammes [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 3, 117]; vgl. pāraśava . — Dieses Wort und parśāna weisen auf eine Wurzel parś mit der Bed. einbiegen, krümmen zurück.
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Parśu (पर्शु):—2. m. = paraśu Beil, Axt [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 8, 55.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 786.] [UJJVAL.] zu [Uṇādisūtra 1, 34.] [Harivaṃśa 5870.] [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 28, 24.]
Parśu (पर्शु):—1. —
1) f. — a) Rippe. — b) ein gebogenes Messer , Hippe , Sichel , falx. — c) *die Seitenwände einer Cisterne , — d) Nomen proprium eines Weibes. —
2) m. Nomen proprium — a) eines Mannes — b) *Pl. eines Kriegerstammes.
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Parśu (पर्शु):—2. m. = paraṣu Beil , Axt.
Parśu (पर्शु) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paṃsu.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Parshu in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a battle axe; ~[dhara] one who wields a [parashu]; see ~[rama; ~rama] the great son of the seer Jamdagni, and a sworn enemy of the kshatriyas, who annihilated the kshatriyas twenty-one times and ultimately suffered a defeat at the hands of [rama]..—parshu (परशु) is alternatively transliterated as Paraśu.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Parsu (ಪರ್ಸು):—[noun] a small bag or pouch for carrying money; a purse.
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)
Starts with: Parshuka, Parshukagrani, Parshuke, Parshula, Parshumat, Parshumaya, Parshupani, Parshurama, Parshushrama.
Full-text (+9): Parshupani, Parshurama, Prithuparshu, Khandaparshu, Parshumaya, Parshula, Parshava, Parshumat, Pattraparshu, Parashu, Parshuka, Parshushrama, Antahparshavya, Parshva, Jirvi, Parshvadha, Parshvadi, Patraparashu, Pamsu, Prishti.
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Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 2 - Country of Fo-li-shi-sa-t’ang-na (Parsusthana or Vardasthana) < [Book XII - Twenty-two Countries]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 656 < [Malayalam-English-Kannada (1 volume)]
Page 503 < [Kannada-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
Page 406 < [Hindi-Kannada-English Volume 2]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 10.86.23 < [Sukta 86]
Jainism in Odisha (Orissa) (by Ashis Ranjan Sahoo)
Jaina Antiquities at Nandapur (Koraput) < [Chapter 3: Survey of Jaina Antiquities in Odisha]
Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)