Padavalmika, Pādavalmīka, Pada-valmika: 6 definitions

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Padavalmika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Padavalmika in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pādavalmīka (पादवल्मीक).—elephantiasis.

Derivable forms: pādavalmīkaḥ (पादवल्मीकः).

Pādavalmīka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pāda and valmīka (वल्मीक).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pādavalmīka (पादवल्मीक).—n.

(-kaṃ) Morbid enlargement of the legs and feet. E. pāda the foot, valmīka a hillock.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pādavalmīka (पादवल्मीक):—[pāda-valmīka] (kaṃ) 1. n. Elephantiasis.

[Sanskrit to German]

Padavalmika in German

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Padavalmika in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pādavalmīka (ಪಾದವಲ್ಮೀಕ):—[noun] 'a chronic disease, caused by obstruction of the lymphatic vessels often due to infestation by filarial worms, characterised by the enlargement of the legs, and by the hardening and ulceration of the surrounding skin: elephantiasis.'

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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