पक्ष्मन्

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *páćšma, from Proto-Indo-European *poḱ-s-mn̥ (hair, whiskers), from *peḱ- (to shear, pluck). Cognate with Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬱𐬨𐬀𐬥 (pašman), Persian پشم (pašm, wool), Old English feax (hair of the head) (whence English fax).

This term underwent a great deal of alteration in the late Old Indo-Aryan and early Middle Indo-Aryan stage, possibly at least partly due to substratal influence.

Pronunciation

Noun

पक्ष्मन् (pákṣman) stemn

  1. eyelash
    • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) VI.2.1.5:
      ...प्रजापतेर् वा एतानि पक्ष्माणि यद् अश्ववाला ऐक्षवी तिरश्ची
      ...prajāpater vā etāni pakṣmāṇi yad aśvavālā aikṣavī tiraścī
      ...Now the Saccharum spontaneum shoots represent the eyelashes of Prajapati, and his eyelids are represented by pieces of sugar-cane.
  2. hair of deer
  3. the filament of a flower

Declension

Neuter an-stem declension of पक्ष्मन्
singular dual plural
nominative पक्ष्म (pákṣma) पक्ष्मणी (pákṣmaṇī) पक्ष्माणि (pákṣmāṇi)
पक्ष्म¹ (pákṣma¹)
पक्ष्मा¹ (pákṣmā¹)
vocative पक्ष्मन् (pákṣman)
पक्ष्म (pákṣma)
पक्ष्मणी (pákṣmaṇī) पक्ष्माणि (pákṣmāṇi)
पक्ष्म¹ (pákṣma¹)
पक्ष्मा¹ (pákṣmā¹)
accusative पक्ष्म (pákṣma) पक्ष्मणी (pákṣmaṇī) पक्ष्माणि (pákṣmāṇi)
पक्ष्म¹ (pákṣma¹)
पक्ष्मा¹ (pákṣmā¹)
instrumental पक्ष्मणा (pákṣmaṇā) पक्ष्मभ्याम् (pákṣmabhyām) पक्ष्मभिः (pákṣmabhiḥ)
dative पक्ष्मणे (pákṣmaṇe) पक्ष्मभ्याम् (pákṣmabhyām) पक्ष्मभ्यः (pákṣmabhyaḥ)
ablative पक्ष्मणः (pákṣmaṇaḥ) पक्ष्मभ्याम् (pákṣmabhyām) पक्ष्मभ्यः (pákṣmabhyaḥ)
genitive पक्ष्मणः (pákṣmaṇaḥ) पक्ष्मणोः (pákṣmaṇoḥ) पक्ष्मणाम् (pákṣmaṇām)
locative पक्ष्मणि (pákṣmaṇi)
पक्ष्मन्¹ (pákṣman¹)
पक्ष्मणोः (pákṣmaṇoḥ) पक्ष्मसु (pákṣmasu)
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