paSuH [ sarvamaviSezeRa paSyati, dfS-ku paSAdeSaH ] 1 Cattle (both singly and collectively); Ms. 9. 327 , 331. 2 An animal in general. 3 A sacrificial animal, such as a goat; an oblation, a victim. 4 A brute, beast; often added to words meaning ‘man’ to show contempt; puruzapaSoSca paSoSca ko viSezaH H. 1 ; cf. nfpaSu, narapaSu &c. 5 N. of a subordinate deity and one of Śiva's followers. 6 An uninitiated person. 7 The soul, the Supreme spirit. 8 A sacrifice in which an animal is killed. 9 Fire. Comp. — avadAnaM a sacrifice of animals. — kriyA 1 the act of animal sacrifice. 2 copulation. — gAyatrI a Mantra whispered into the ear of an animal which is about to be sacrificed; it is a parody of the celebrated Gāyatrī q. v. ; paSupASAya vidmahe SiraSCedAya (viSvakarmaRe) vImahi . tanno jIvaH pracodayAt . — GAtaH slaughter of animals for sacrifice. — caryA copulation. — devatA the deity to whom an animal is offered. — DarmaH 1 the nature or characteristics of cattle. 2 treatment of cattle. 3 promiscuous cohabitation; Ms. 9. 66. 4 the marrying of widows. — nATaH an epithet of Śiva. — paH a herdsman. — patiH 1 an epithet of Śiva; Me. 36 , 56 ; Ku. 6. 95. 2 a herdsman, owner of cattle. 3 N. of a philosopher who taught the philosophical doctrine called pASupata ; see Sarva. S. ad loc. — pAlaH , — pAlakaH a herdsman. — pAlanaM, -rakzaRaM the tending or rearing of cattle. — pASaH 1 the cord with which the sacrificial animal is bound. 2 an animal-sacrifice. 3 the bonds which ( pb ) enchain the individual soul. — pASaka kind of coitus or mode of sexual enjoyment. — preraRaM the driving of cattle. — baMDaH an animal-sacrifice — mAraM ind. according to the manner of slaughtering animals; izwipaSumAra mAritaH Ś. 6. — yajYaH, -yAgaH, -dravyaM an animal-sacrifice. — rajjuH f. a cord for tethering cattle. — rAjaH a lion. — za a. Ved. giving cattle. — samAmnAyaH a collection of names for animals.