पार्श्व

Sanskrit edit

From पर्शु (parśu, “rib”); see there for more.

पार्श्व • (pārśva) stem, n

the region of the ribs, side, flank (either of animate or inanimate objects)
the side (= nearness, proximity)
a curved knife
a side of any square figure
the curve or circumference of a wheel
a multitude of ribs; the thorax
the extremity of the fore-axle nearest the wheel to which the outside horses of a four-horse chariot are attached
a fraudulent or crooked expedient
the side horse on a chariot
name of an ancient Buddhist teacher
name of the 23rd Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī and of his servant
heaven and earth
near, proximate

Monier Williams (1899) “पार्श्व”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 622/1.