paśuḥ

Dictionary meanings for paśuḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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paśuḥ

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

[sarvamaviśeṣeṇa paśyati, dṛś-ku pa- śādeśaḥ] 1 Cattle (both singly and collectively); Ms. 9. 327, 331.

2 An animal in general.

3 A sacri- ficial animal, such as a goat; an oblation, a victim.

4 A brute, beast; often added to words mean- ing ‘man’ to show contempt; puruṣa- paśośca paśośca ko viśeṣaḥ H. 1; cf. nṛpaśu, narapaśu &c.

5 N. of a subor- dinate deity and one of Śiva's fol- lowers.

6 An uninitiated...

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