Sankrit paraṡú (11)
In A Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams says Sanskrit word paraṡú means “a hatchet, an axe, the axe of a woodcutter; a thunderbolt; and the name of a king.” It is an offshoot of Tamil akku through the transformation of akku > aṡ > paraṡú. The following words, related to Sanskrit paraṡú, also originate from Tamil akku.
paraṡú-dhara, axe-bearer, name of Gaṅêṡa; of Paraṡu-rama. paraṡú-palāṡa, the blade of an axe. paraṡú-phāṇta, an infusion warmed by a heated axe. paraṡú-mát, having an axe. paraṡú-rāma, Rāma with the axe, name of one of the three Rāmas (son of Jamad-agni and sixth Avatāra of Vishṇu, he was a typical Brāhman and his history typifies the contests between the Brāhmans and Kshatriyas); name of a prince and of several authors. paraṡvadha, a hatchet, axe. paraṡvadhâyudha, armed with an axe. paraṡvadhin, furnished with an axe. pāraṡvadha and pāraṡvadhika, armed with an axe.