पर्शान

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pr̥ḱeh₂. Cognate with Latin porca (“lynchet”), Lithuanian prapar̃šas (“ditch”), Welsh rhych (“furrow”), Old English furh (English furrow).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɐ́ɽ.ɕɑː.n̪ɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /pɐɽˈɕɑː.n̪ɐ/

Noun

पर्शान • (párśāna) m

1. abyss, chasm, precipice
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.104.05

     इन्द्रासोमा वर्तयतं दिवस्पर्यग्नितप्तेभिर्युवमश्महन्मभिः।
     तपुर्वधेभिरजरेभिरत्रिणो नि पर्शाने विध्यतं यन्तु निस्वरम्॥

     indrāsomā vartayataṃ divasparyagnitaptebhiryuvamaśmahanmabhiḥ.
     tapurvadhebhirajarebhiratriṇo ni parśāne vidhyataṃ yantu nisvaram.

     Indra and Soma, cast ye downward out of heaven your deadly darts of stone burning with fiery flame,
     Eternal, scorching darts; plunge the voracious ones within the depth, and let them sink without a sound.