As a Hindi name
पाश्चात्य · adj
पीछे का । पिछला · पीछे होनेवाला · पश्चिम दिशा का । पश्चिम में रहनेवाला । पश्चिम संबंधी — Śabdasāgara
पाश्चात्य · noun · masculine
पिछला भाग । बाद का अंश — Śabdasāgara
पाश्चात्य · pāścātya · adj.
Behind, being behind, hinder; subsequent; western — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 218
पाश्चात्य
western; Western
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi पाश्चात्य — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit पाश्चात्य (pāścātya).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
pāścāttya or pāścātya, mf(ā)n. (fr. paścāt or paścā) hinder, western, posterior, last, MBh.; R.; Pañc.
pāścātya a. [paścādbhavaḥ tyak] 1 Hinder. 2 Western; R. 4. 62. 3 Posterior, later. 4 Subsequent. — tyaṃ The hinder part.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
pāścāttya or pāścātya, ā (fr. paścāt or paścā) hinder, western, posterior, last
Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
The spelling you confirmed, पाश्चात्य, is itself a dictionary headword — no grammatical transformation stands between what you typed and the meaning above.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
pāścāttya or pāścātya, mf(ā)n. (fr. paścāt or paścā) hinder, western, posterior, last, MBh.; R.; Pañc.
pāścātya a. [paścādbhavaḥ tyak] 1 Hinder. 2 Western; R. 4. 62. 3 Posterior, later. 4 Subsequent. — tyaṃ The hinder part.
pāścātya mfn. (-tyaḥ-tyā-tyaṃ) 1 Behind, being behind. 2 Subsequent. 3 Western. E. paścāt, and jā aff.
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
Sources contain errors and engines have limits; every claim above carries its citation so you can verify it. This is guidance about names and their sources — not religious or astrological consultation. How we work · Our sources