pfśWa | प्फ़्श्Wअ | pfzWa

pfśWa/ | प्फ़्श्Wअ/ | n. (prob. fr. pra-sṭa | प्र-स्ट |, ‘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. (pfśWena-√ yā | प्फ़्श्Wएन-√ या |, with gen., to ride on; ˚Wena-√ vah | ˚Wएन-√ वह् |, to carry on the back; ˚Waṃ-√ dā | ˚Wअं-√ दा |, to give the back, make a low obeisance; ˚We | ˚Wए | ind. behind or from behind)
the upper side, surface, top, height, ib. (with diva/ḥ | दिव/ः |, or nā/kasya | ना/कस्य |, the surface of the sky, vault of heaven; cf. ṅfta-p˚ | ङ्फ़्त-प्˚ |)
the flat roof of a house (cf. gfha-p˚ | ग्फ़्ह-प्˚ |, harmya-p˚ | हर्म्य-प्˚ |)
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.

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