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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. पाशpāśaA cord, chain, fetter, noose; पादाकृष्टव्रततिवलयासंगसंजातपाशः Ś.1.32; बाहुपाशेन व्यापादिता Mk.9; R.6.84.

    [पश्यते बध्यतेऽनेन, पश्-करणे घञ्]

    1. A cord, chain, fetter, noose; पादाकृष्टव्रततिवलयासंगसंजातपाशः Ś.1.32; बाहुपाशेन व्यापादिता Mk.9; R.6.84.
    2. A snare, trap or net for catching birds and beasts.
    3. A noose used as a weapon (as by Varuṇa); किं चायमरिदुर्वारः पाणौ पाशः प्रचेतसः Ku.2.21.
    4. A die, dice; Malli. on R.6.18.
    5. The edge or border of anything woven.
    6. (With Jainas) The outer world, nature.
    7. (At the end of comp.) पाश expresses (a) contempt or depreciation; as in छात्रपाशः a bad pupil; वैयाकरणdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, भिषक्denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied etc.; (b) beauty or admiration; as in सैवोष्ठमुद्रा स च कर्णपाशः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)6.27; (c) abundance, mass, or quantity (after a word signifying 'hair'); as in केशपाश quod vide, which see

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -शी A rope, fetter; पाशीकल्पामायतामाचकर्ष Śi.18. 57.

    • -अन्तः the back of a garment.

    • -क्रीडा gambling, playing with dice.

    • -जालम् the outer world (conceived as a net).

    • -धरः, -पाणिः an epithet of Varuṇa.

    • -बद्ध Adjective entrapped, caught in a snare or net, noosed.

    • -बन्धः a noose, snare, halter.

    • -बन्धकः a birdcatcher.

    • -बन्धनम् a snare.

    • -भृत्

      1. Masculine
      2. an epithet of Varuṇa; R.2.9.
      3. one armed with a noose.

    • -रज्जुः Feminine a fetter, rope.

    • -हस्तः 'holding a noose in hand', an epithet of Varuṇa and of Yama.

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  2. अपाश्याapāśyāNot a large number of snares, i. e. a few snares; ययतोश्चातदर्थे P.VI.2.156. Sk.

    Not a large number of snares, id est, that is a few snares; ययतोश्चातदर्थे ParasmaipadaVI.2.156. Sk.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. पाशpāśa[pấs-a] m. [√pas, bind], string, tether; snare, gin, trap, noose; bond, fetter (also fig.); --˚, smatterer…

    [pấs-a] masculine [√pas, bind], string, tether; snare, gin, trap, noose; bond, fetter (also figurative, -ly); --˚, smatterer, bungler; beauty of=beautiful, handsome; shock or quantity of, abundant (with words meaning hair): -ka, masculine noose; snare; -kantha, adjective having a noose round the neck; -dyumna, masculine noun; -baddha, perfect passive participle caught in a net, entrapped, snared, noosed; -bandha, masculine snare, noose, halter; net: -bandhaka, masculine bird-catcher; -bandhana, neuter snare; adjective caught in a snare; -bhrit, adjective holding a noose; masculine epithet of Varuna; -raggu, feminine; also equal for fetter, bond.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. पाशpāśam. (once n. ifc. f(आ).; fr. √3. पश्) a snare, trap, noose, tie, bond, cord, chain, fetter (lit. and fig.) RV.…
    1. masculine gender (once neuter gender in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(आ).; from √3. पश्) a snare, trap, noose, tie, bond, cord, chain, fetter (literally and figuratively) fg-veda etc.
    2. masculine gender (especially) the noose as attribute of S3iva शिव or Yama यम RTL. 81; 290
    3. masculine gender (with Jainas जैन s) anything that binds or fetters the soul id est the outer world, nature Sarvad. (confer, compare also RTL. 89)
    4. masculine gender selvage, edge, border (of anything woven), S3rGr2S.
    5. masculine gender a die, dice MBh.
    6. masculine gender (in astrology) a particular constellation
    7. masculine gender (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' it expresses either contempt exempli gratia, 'for example' छत्त्र-प्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, "a shabby umbrella", or admiration exempli gratia, 'for example' कर्ण-प्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, "a beautiful ear"; after a word signifying, "hair" abundance, quantity exempli gratia, 'for example' केश-प्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, "a mass of hair")
    8. (also) a particular land-measure, Inscriptions
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  2. अङ्कपाशaṅkapāśam. a peculiar concatenation of numerals or numbers.

    masculine gender a peculiar concatenation of numerals or numbers.

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  3. अङ्कपाशव्यवहारaṅkapāśavyavahāram. the use of that concatenation.

    masculine gender the use of that concatenation.

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  4. अङ्कपाशाध्यायaṅkapāśādhyāyam. the study of that concatenation.

    masculine gender the study of that concatenation.

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  5. अधिपाशadhipāśam. a short, stick, Kaus3.

    masculine gender a short, stick, Kaus3.

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  6. अनपाश्रयanapāśrayamfn. not dependent.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not dependent.

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  7. अन्नपाशannapāśam. the binding power of food (in binding soul and body together), Gobh.

    masculine gender the binding power of food (in binding soul and body together), Gobh.

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