Pash, Paas, Paś, Paṣ, Pāś: 13 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Paś and Paṣ and Pāś can be transliterated into English as Pas or Pash, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Paś (पश्) or Paṣ (पष्).—1 U.
1) To oppress.
2) To touch; L. D. B.
See also (synonyms): pas.
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Paś (पश्).—1 P. To bind (pāśayati); L. D. B.
See also (synonyms): pas.
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Paṣ (पष्) or Paś (पश्).—1 P. To go, to touch (paṣayati, but with upasarga, paṣati e. g. prapaṣati); L. D. B.
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Pāś (पाश्).—9 P.
1) To eat, consume, devour, feed upon.
2) To taste; वैश्योऽद्भिः प्राशिताभिस्तु (vaiśyo'dbhiḥ prāśitābhistu) Manusmṛti 2.62.
3) To enjoy, sport with.
4) To drink.
Paś (पश्).—[(ṣa-sa)] r. 1st cl. (paśati-te) r. 10th cl. (pāśayati-te paśayati-te) 1. To bind, to fetter. 2. To knot or tie. 3. To go, to move. 4. To hinder or obstruct. 5. To touch. bādhe bhvā, pakṣe ada0 bandhe-cu-ubha-saka-seṭ.
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Paṣ (पष्).—[paṣa] r. 10th. cl. (pāṣayati paṣayati) 1. To bind, to tie. 2. To move. 3. To oppose, to hinder. 4. To touch.
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Pas (पस्).—[pasa] r. 1st. and 10. cls. (pasati-te pāsayati pasayati) 1. To bind, to fetter, to tie, to string. 2. To touch. 3. To oppose, to obstruct, to hinder. 4. To go, to move. 5. To injure or kill. (i) pasi r. 1st and 10th. cls. (paṃsati paṃsayati-te) To annul, to annihilate or destroy. cu-ubha-sakaseṭa-idit .
Paś (पश्).—i. 10 pāśaya, [Parasmaipada.] To bind. pāśita, Bound, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 3536.
— With the prep. ava ava, ptcple. of the pf. pass. avapāśita, Bound, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 59, 18; cf. dṛś, and spaś.
— Cf. probably [Gothic.] fahan; [Anglo-Saxon.] fón with feng; [Old High German.] fahan with fang, fôgjan; [Anglo-Saxon.] fegan; [Gothic.] fahjan; [Old High German.] gafagjan; [Anglo-Saxon.] ge-fegan; [Latin] pac in paciscor, dispesco for dis-pec + sco, compesco.
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Paṣ (पष्).—i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] [Ātmanepada.], v. r. of spaś, q. cf. i. 10, paṣaya, [Parasmaipada.] 1. To bind. 2. To hinder. 3. To touch. 4. To go (v. r. paś). i. 10, pāṣaya, [Parasmaipada.] To bind (v. r.).
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Pas (पस्).—i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] [Ātmanepada.] v. r. of spaś, q. cf. i. 10, [Parasmaipada.] pāsaya, To bind (v. r.)
Paś (पश्).—1. only [present] paśyati, only [present] paśyate (cf. spaś & dṇṣ) see, behold, perceive, look, look on, try, examine, ponder; regard or consider as, take for (2 [accusative] or [accusative] & [adverb] in vat), see with the spiritual eye (of seers and poets), find out, invent.
— ati look beyond. anu look at, behold, discover, regard or consider as etc. = [Simple] ava look at, observe. ud look up, foresee, expect, behold, perceive. pari look over, survey, descry, discover, learn, understand, know as (2 [accusative]). pra look forward, foresee, view, behold, know, recognize, take for (2 [accusative]). prati look at, behold, experience, learn. vi see in different places or in detail, discern, distinguish; perceive, observe, know, understand. abhivi behold, perceive. sam see (together or at the same time), look over, survey, observe, consider, try, examine, perceive, behold, know, understand; [Middle] look at each other, be together.
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Paś (पश्).—2. (only [instrumental] paḍbhis) look, eye.
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Paś (पश्).—3. (only [instrumental] paḍbhis) bond, rope.
1) Paś (पश्):—1. paś only [Present tense] [Ātmanepada] [Parasmaipada] paśyati, te (cf. √dṛś and, [Pāṇini 7-3, 78]), to see (with na ‘to be blind’), behold, look at, observe, perceive, notice, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.;
—to be a spectator, look on ([especially] p. e.g. tasya paśyataḥ, while he looks on, before his eyes, [Manu-smṛti]; paśyantī tiṣṭhati, she stands and looks on [Śakuntalā]);
—to see a person (either ‘visit’ or ‘receive as a visitor’), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.;
—to live to see, experience, partake of. undergo, incur, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.;
—to learn, find out, [ib.];
—to regard or consider as, take for ([accusative] with [accusative] or [adverb] in vat), [ib.];
—to see with the spiritual eye, compose, invent (hymns, rites etc.), [Ṛg-veda; Brāhmaṇa; Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra];—(also with sādhu) to have insight or discernment, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.;
—to consider, think over, examine, [ib.];
—to foresee, [ib.];—(paśyāmi, ‘I see or l am convinced’, and paśya, śyata, ‘see, behold, look here!’ often employed parenthetically or interjectionally, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]) [Orig. identical with √spaś, q.v.]
2) 2. paś f. (only [instrumental case] [plural] paḍbhis), sight or eye, [Ṛg-veda iv, 2, 12.]
3) 3. paś [class] 10. [Parasmaipada] pāśayati, to fasten, bind, [Dhātupāṭha xxxiii, 45.]
4) cf. paṣ and pas; [Zend] pas; [Latin] pac-iscor, pax; [Gothic] fahan; [Anglo-Saxon] fān.
5) Paṣ (पष्):—[class] 1. [Ātmanepada] [Parasmaipada] paṣati, te ([varia lectio] for spaś, [Dhātupāṭha xxi, 22]);
— [class] 10. [Parasmaipada] paṣayati, to bind, to hinder, to touch, to go, [xxxv, 10];
— pāṣayati, to bind ([varia lectio] for paś, [xxxiii, 45].).
6) Pas (पस्):—[class] 1. [Ātmanepada] [Parasmaipada] pasati, te ([varia lectio] for spaś, [Dhātupāṭha xxi, 22]);
— [class] 10. [Parasmaipada] pāsayati, to bind ([varia lectio] for paś, [xxxiii, 45]).
1) Paś (पश्):—(ña) paśati, te 1. c. To bind; to go; to hinder; to touch. (ka) paśayati, pāśayati 10. a. Idem.
2) Paṣ (पष्):—(ka) pāṣayati, paṣayati 10. a. To bind, &c. Vide paś.
3) Pas (पस्):—(ki) pasati, te 1. c. (ka) pāsayati, pasayati 10. a. Idem; with (i, ki) paṃsati paṃsayati 1. 10. a. To annihilate, to destroy
Paś (पश्):—
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Paś (पश्):—2. nom. s. u. 2. pad 1. am Ende.
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Paś (पश्):—3. , pāśayati s. pāśay .
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Paś (पश्):—4. [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 7, 4, 86.] intens. pampaśyate, pampaśīti ebend. [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 20, 8.] Nach dem Schol. zu [Kātyāyana] eine Sautra-Wurzel; vgl. [WESTERG.] in [DHĀTUP. 21, 22.]
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Paṣ (पष्):—, paṣati, te v.l. für spaś (paś, pas) [DHĀTUP. 21, 22.] paṣ, paṣayati binden; hindern; berühren; gehen [35, 10.] paṣ, pāṣayati v.l. für paś (s. pāśay) binden [33, 45.]
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Pas (पस्):—1. , pasati, te v.l. für spaś (paś, paṣ) [DHĀTUP. 21, 22. v. l.] für paś, pāśayati (s. pāśay) [33, 45.]
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Pas (पस्):—2. Schamgegend: śubhaḥpasaṃ yuvatīm [Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa 3, 1, 1, 12] in [ Kunde des Morgenlandes 7, 269.] — Vgl. pasas .
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Paś (पश्):—1. [Sp. 602, Z. 1] füge noch hinzu [Spr.] [4310; Z. 26] füge noch hinzu: anarthamarthataḥ paśyannarthaṃ caivāpyanarthataḥ Schaden für Vortheil und Vortheil für Schaden haltend [Spr. 3454.] — pra halten für: abhiśastaṃ prapaśyanti daridraṃ pārśvataḥ sthitam [Mahābhārata 12, 214.] — prati vgl. pratispaśa, pratispāśana .
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Paś (पश्):—1. mit prati erleben, erfahren: nāpriyaṃ pratipaśyeyuḥ [Spr. (II) 3380.]
Paś (पश्):—1. nur Präsensstamm paśya Act. Med. (meist metrisch). —
1) sehen , sehen können , das Augenlicht haben Mit na nicht sehen , blind sein [Indische sprüche 7826.] —
2) sehen erblicken , wahrnehmen , bemerken , gewahrwerden. —
3) hinsehen , ansehen , anschauen , betrachten , beschauen. —
4) zusehen. tasya paśyataḥ so v.a. vor seinen Augen. —
5) Jmd sehen. so v.a. vor sein Angesicht kommen lassen , empfangen. —
6) Jmd sehen. so v.a. vor Jmds Angesicht erscheinen , vor Jmd erscheinen , sich Jmd vorstellen , Jmd seine Aufwartung machen. —
7) in der Astrol. so v.a. in adspectu stehen. —
8) sich umsehen nach aufsuchen. —
9) finden. —
10) zu sehen bekommen so v.a. erleben , theilhaftig werden. —
11) ansehen für , erkennen als , halten für , betrachten als ; mit doppeltem Acc. Statt des Zweiten Acc. auch Adv. auf vat. [140,26] ; statt des ersten Acc. ausnahnsweise Loc. (v. l. Acc.) , statt des zweiten ein Adv. auf vat. —
12) mit dem geistigen Auge erschauen (von Sehern und Dichtern) ; daher auch erfinden (z.B. Opfergebräuche)). svapnān Traumgesichte sehen. —
13) mit und ohne ([16,10]) sādhu einsehen , die richtige Einsicht haben. —
14) sehen. so v.a. kennen. —
15) in Betracht ziehen , erwägen , prüfen. —
16) voraussehen. —
17) paśyāmi in den Satz eingeschoben , so v.a. ich sehe es , ich bin davon überzeugt. —
18) paśya sich und paśyata sehet interjectionsartig in den Satz eingeschoben oder vorangestellt , um die Aufmerksamkeit zu erregen. paśya leitet in prosaischen Schriften häufig einen Vers ein. Vgl. spaś. — Mit ati hinausschauen über , durchschauen — Mit anu —
1) hinblicken. pṛṣṭhatas sich umsehen. devasyānupaśyataḥ so v.a. vor den Augen des Gottes. —
2) erblicken , wahrnehmen , entdecken , finden. pratyakṣam vor sich sehen. —
3) hinterher — , wieder sehen. —
4) zurückschauen. —
5) erkennen als , ansehen — , halten für ; mit doppeltem Acc. —
6) mit dem geistigen Auge schauen. anṛtam Etwas falsch ansehen. —
7) in Betracht ziehen , erwägen , berücksichtigen. — Mit samanu —
1) anblicken , hinblicken auf. —
2) bemerken , wahrnehmen. —
3) halten für , mit doppeltem Acc. — Mit antar dazwischen schauen , hineinschauen. — Mit apa Jmd bei Etwas (Partic. Acc.) überraschen [Maitrāyaṇi 1,10,16.] — Mit abhi —
1) beschauen , hinblicken auf , anblicken , überblicken , beobachten. —
2) erblicken , gewahr werden. —
3) kennen. — Mit ava —
1) hinblicken auf , beobachten. —
2) Med. erblicken , so v.a. erleben — Mit ā anschauen. — Mit ud —
1) in der Höhe erblicken. —
2) in der Zukunft erblicken , voraussehen , erwarten. — Mit parā —
1) in die Ferne blicken. yāvadāsīnaḥ parāpaśyati so weit man sitzend sehen kann. —
2) ( in der Ferne) erblicken [Maitrāyaṇi 1,10,16.] — Mit pari —
1) überblicken , betrachten. —
2) erspähen , ansichtig werden , erblicken , bemerken , gewahr werden. —
3) eine Gedanken richten auf. —
4) kennen , erkennen , — als (mit doppeltem Acc.). — paripaśyate [Pañcatantra 199,10.] Fehlerhaft für pacyate. — Mit pra —
1) vor sich sehen , hinsehen , hinschauen , hinblicken. —
2) ansehen , anschauen. —
3) gewahr werden , bemerken. —
4) sehen , sehen können , das Augenlicht haben. —
5) mit dem geistigen Auge schauen. svapnān Traumgesichter sehen. —
6) vorausblicken , voraussehen. —
7) erkennen , kennen. —
8) ansehen. so v.a. beurtheilen. —
9) eine Ansicht — , eine Meinung haben. —
10) eine richtige Einsicht haben. —
11) halten für , mit doppeltem Acc. [Indische sprüche 7764.] — Mit abhipra (pra-abhi). hinausschauen auf , sich umsehen nach. — Mit saṃpra —
1) sehen , gewahr werden , schauen. —
2) ansehen , betrachten. —
3) wissen , kennen. —
4) ansehen — , halten für ; mit doppeltem Acc. — Mit prati —
1) entgegenblicken , anblicken. —
2) erblicken , sehen gewahr werden. —
3) sehen. so v.a. kennen. —
4) sehen so v.a. erleben , erfahren. —
5) Med. ( im eigenen Besitz ) sehen. — Mit vi —
1) (. an verschiedenen Orten , im Einzelnen) sehen , unterscheiden , kennen. —
2) erblicken , bemerken , gewahr werden , kennen lernen. — Mit anuvi —
1) beschauen —
2) erblicken — Mit abhivi —
1) an- , beschauen [Āpastamba’s Śrautasūtra 1,5,8.] —
2) erblicken. —
3) herblicken. — Mit sam —
1) gleichzeitig erblicken , überblicken. —
2) erkennen. yasya saṃpaśyataḥ vor wessen Augen. —
3) sehen auf , anschauen , besichtigen. —
4) Jmd sehen. so v.a. mit Jmd zusammenkommen , Jmd vor sich lassen. —
5) Med sich gegenseitig ansehen. —
6) Med. sich beisammen sehen , — befinden. —
7) seine Aufmerksamkeit richten auf , betrachten , erwägen. —
8) überzählen , recapituliren , zusammenzählen. —
9) berechnen. — Mit prasam gehörig in Erwägung ziehen [Mānavaśrautasūtra 1,1,1.]
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Paś (पश्):—2. f. Blick oder Auge Nur paḍbhis [Ṛgveda (roth). 4,2,12.]
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Paś (पश्):—3. , pāśayati s. pāśay
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Paś (पश्):—4. Intens. pampaśyate , pampaśīti.
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Paṣ (पष्):—, paṣāti , te (bandhanasparśanayoḥ) paṣayati (bandhabādhayoḥ , sparśagatyoḥ) , pāṣayati (bandhane).
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Pas (पस्):—, pasati , te (bandhanasparśanayoḥ) pāsayati (bandhane).
Paś (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 觀察 [guān chá]: “observation”.
2) 實觀 [shí guān]: “accurate observation”..
3) 得見 [dé jiàn]: “be able to see”.
4) 正見 [zhèng jiàn]: “correct view”; “right view”.
5) 當觀 [dāng guān]: “just see”.
6) 看 [kàn]: “look at”.
7) 瞻視 [zhān shì]: “look; behold”.
8) 知見 [zhī jiàn]: “seeing with wisdom”.
9) 觀 [guān]: “meditative insight”.
10) 觀已 [guān yǐ]: “having perceived”.
Note: paś can be alternatively written as: √paś.
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
Pash in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a bond, tie; noose; snare, trap; fetter; chain; mass; lock (as [kesha]~); an instrument used for sprinkling/spraying (as [gulabapasha]); ~[bamdha] a bond; snare; ~[baddha] in bond, snared, in fetters..—pash (पाश) is alternatively transliterated as Pāśa.
Paas in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a pass; (adv) near by, in the neighbourhood of; (a) passed, not failed; -[ka] near; close by, proximal, located in the vicinity/neighbourhood;—[pasa] near, side by side; close by; ~[vana] a neighbour; an attendant; a watchman/guard; hence ~[vani] (nf); —[jana] to go near; to be intimate; to cohabit with; —[taka na phatakana] not to go anywhere near, to keep absolutely aloof, to keep at an arm’s length (from); —[hona] to get through; to pass..—paas (पास) is alternatively transliterated as Pāsa.
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Nepali dictionary
Pash is another spelling for पाश [pāśa].—n. 1. a cord; chain; fetter; noose; 2. a snare; trap or net for catching birds or beasts; 3. a noose used as weapon; 4. a die; dice;
Paas is another spelling for पास [pāsa].—n. 1. pass; the act of passing an examination; success in the examination; 2. pass; ticket/entry card;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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