पृष्ठ

Sanskrit

noun
Definitions
  • the back (as the prominent part of an animal), the hinder part or rear of anything
  • the upper side, surface, top, height
  • the flat roof of a house (compare गृहपृष्ठ (tr=gṛha-pṛṣṭha), हर्म्यपृष्ठ (tr=harmya-pṛṣṭha))
  • a page of a book
  • name of particular arrangement of Samans (employed at the midday libation and formed from the रथंतर (रथंतर), बृहत् (बृहत्), वैरूप (वैरूप), वैराज (वैराज), शाक्वर (शाक्वर), and रैवत शाक्वर (रैवत शाक्वर))
  • name of various Samans

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pr̥ṣṭʰás inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥štʰás (back) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥-sth₂-ós.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pr̥-sth₂-ós

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