pIWaM 1 A seat (a stool, chair, bench, sofa &c.); javena pIWAdudatizWadacyutaH Śi. 1. 12 ; R. 4. 84 ; 6. 15. 2 The seat of a religious student made of Kuśa grass. 3 The seat of a deity, an altar. 4 A pedestal in general, basis. 5 A particular posture in sitting. 6 (In geometry) The complement of a segment. Comp. — keliH a male confidant, a parasite. — ga a. lame, crippled — garBaH the cavity in the pedestal of an idol. — cakraM a carriage. — nA yikA a girl of fourteen who represents Durgā at the festival of that goddess. — BUH f. basis, basement. — mardaH 1 a companion, parasite, one who assists the hero of a drama in great undertakings, e. g. in securing his ( pb ) mistress; so pIWamardikA ‘a lady who assists the heroine in securing her lover’. 2 a dancing master who instructs courtezans in the art of dancing. — sarpa a. lame, crippled.