pakṣá m. (ifc. f(A or I). ) a wing, pinion (in one passage n.), [RV.] &c. &c.
a symbol. N. of the number two, [Var.]; [Hcat.]
a feather, the feathers on both sides of an arrow (cf. gārdhra-p°)
the fin of a fish (cf. nis-tvak-p°)
the shoulder
the flank or side or the half of anything, [RV.] &c. &c.
the side or wing of a building, [AV.]
the wing or flank of an army, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]
the half of a lunar month (the first half from new moon to full moon was called pūrva or āpūryamāṇa, later śukla or śuddha; the other half apara or apa-kṣīyamāṇa, later kṛṣṇa or tāmisra; each fortnight consists of 15 Tithis or lunar days called prathamā, dvitīyā &c.), [Br.]; [GṛŚrS.]; [MBh.]; [Var.] &c.
a side, party, faction
multitude, number, troop, set, class of beings
partisan, adherent, follower, friend (śatru- ‘the enemy's side’ or ‘a partisan of the enemy’; mahā-, ‘one who has many adherents’), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
side i.e. position, place, stead (°kṣe ifc. instead of or by way of), [ib.]
quantity (see keśa-)
one of two cases or one side of an argument, an alternative (°kṣe, ‘on the other hand’, with atra, ‘in this case’, pakṣāntare, ‘in the other case’), [Pāṇ.], Sch.
a point or matter under discussion, a thesis, a particular theory, a position advanced or an argument to be maintained (cf. pūrva-, uttara-)
an action or lawsuit, [Yājñ., Sch.]
(in logic) the proposition to be proved in a syllogism, [Tarkas.]; [Bhāṣāp.]
any supposition or view, motion, idea, opinion (mukhyaḥ pakṣaḥ, ‘an excellent idea’, [Śak.], Sch.), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
the sun, [Sāy.] on [RV. iii, 53, 16]
N. of sev. men, [VP.]
(in alg.) a primary division or the side of an equation in a primary division
the wall of a house or any wall, [L.]
an army, [L.]
favour, [L.]
contradiction, rejoinder, [L.]
the ash-pit of a fire-place, [L.]
a royal elephant, [L.]
a limb or member of the body, [L.]
the feathers of the tail of a peacock, a tail, [L.]
proximity, neighbourhood, [L.]
a bracelet, [L.]
purity, perfection, [L.]
pakṣá mfn. = pācaka, bādhaka, [Sāy.] on [RV. vi, 47, 19.]
[cf. OGerm. fahs; Angl.Sax. feax.]