pṛṣṭhá n. (prob. fr. pra-stha, ‘standing forth prominently’; ifc. f(A). ) the back (as the prominent part of an animal), the hinder part or rear of anything, [RV.] &c. &c. (pṛṣṭhena-√ yā, with gen., to ride on; °ṭhena-√ vah, to carry on the back; °ṭhaṃ-√ dā, to give the back, make a low obeisance; °ṭhe ind. behind or from behind)
the upper side, surface, top, height, [ib.] (with diváḥ, or nā́kasya, the surface of the sky, vault of heaven; cf. ghṛta-p°)
the flat roof of a house (cf. gṛha-p°, harmya-p°)
a page of a book, [MW.]
N. of partic. arrangement of Sāmans (employed at the midday libation and formed from the Rathaṃtara, Bṛhat, Vairūpa, Vairāja, Śākvara, and Raivata S°s), [TS.]; [Br.]; [ŚrS.]
N. of various Sāmans, [ĀrṣBr.]