Devapada, Devapādā, Deva-pada: 7 definitions

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Devapada 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Devapādā (देवपादा).—'the royal feet or presence', an honorific term for a king; देवपादाः प्रमाणम् (devapādāḥ pramāṇam).

Derivable forms: devapādāḥ (देवपादाः).

Devapādā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and pādā (पादा).

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

Devapada (देवपद).—n.

(-daṃ) The royal presence. E. deva, and pada for pāda a foot; also devapāda .

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

Devapāda (देवपाद).—m. pl. the feet of a king, instead of a king, Panc. 16, 6.

Devapāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and pāda (पाद).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Devapada (देवपद):—[=deva-pada] [from deva] n. a word containing a god’s name, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xi, 56, 9]

2) [v.s. ...] = -pāda, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) Devapāda (देवपाद):—[=deva-pāda] [from deva] m. [plural] ‘the feet of a god or king’, the royal presence or person, ‘His Majesty’ [Pañcatantra i, 111/112 etc.]

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

Devapada (देवपद):—[deva-pada] (daṃ) 1. n. The royal presence.

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Devapada in German

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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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