As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
dusty, sandy, &c. (cf. g. sidhmādi and; or a dusty place, )
Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "pāṃsula" is the vocative of "pāṃsulā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "pāṃsula" is derived from "pāṃsu" with the lac suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
pāṃsu m. crumbling soil, dust, sand (mostly pl.), AV. &c. &c.
dung, manure, L.
pāṃsula mfn. dusty, sandy, ŚBr.; R. &c. (cf. g. sidhmādi and Nir. xii, 19; m. or n. a dusty place, VāyuP.)
ifc. sullied, defiled, disgraced by (Śak. v, 28)
Related forms
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
pāṃsula mfn. dusty, sandy, ŚBr.; R. &c. (cf. g. sidhmādi and Nir. xii, 19; m. or n. a dusty place, VāyuP.)
ifc. sullied, defiled, disgraced by (Śak. v, 28)
disgracing, defiling (cf. kula-p˚)
pāṃsula m. (only L.) a wicked or profligate man, a libertine
N. of Śiva and of one of his symbols (a sort of staff crossed at the upper end with transverse pieces representing the breast-bone and adjoining ribs and surmounted by a skull)
pāṃsulā (ā), f. the earth
a licentious woman, Vcar.
pāṃsu m. crumbling soil, dust, sand (mostly pl.), AV. &c. &c.
dung, manure, L.
Alternative readings
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Caveats
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