पार्श्वस्थ

Monier-Williams · pārśvastha
stha mf(ā)n. standing at the side, being near or close to, adjacent, proximate MBh. Kāv. &c ‖ m. an associate, companion ‖ (esp.) a stage manager's assistant (said to serve as a sort of chorus, sometimes an actor in the prelude who explains the plot) L