Pada, Pāda: 70 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
According to the Matsya Purāṇa, Pāda (foot) is 4 aṅgulas.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
The Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa mentions ‘Pāda’ also as a measure of length.
1) Pāda (पाद) refers to the “feet”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.12.—Accordingly, after Himācala (i.e., Himālaya) brought his daughter (Pārvatī) before Śiva: “Then Śiva looked at her in the first flush of her youth. [...] Her two breasts resembling lotus-buds were stout, plump and firm. Her waist was slender and the curly locks of her hair shone well. Her feet resembled the land-lotus [i.e., sthalapadma-pratikaṣa-pāda-yugma] and were comely in appearance. She was competent to shake the minds of even the sages deeply engrossed in meditation, even at the very sight. She was a crest-jewel of all the maidens in the world”.
2a) Pāda (पाद) refers to the “feet” (of a mantra), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.7 (“The gods pray”).
2b) Pāda (पाद) also refers to the “pedestals” (of a chariot), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.7.—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “The divine chariot of lord Śiva consisting of all the worlds was built by Viśvakarman with devoted effort. [...] The forceful and excellent mantras with their syllables (varṇa) and feet (pāda), of all characteristic features and the stages in life constituted the tinkling bells. Ananta embellished with thousand hoods constituted its fittings, and the main and subsidiary quarters, the pedestals (pāda) of the chariot [diśaḥ pādā rathasyāsya tathā copadiśaścaha]. [...]”
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Vastushastra (architecture)
1) Pada (पद) is a Sanskrit technical term denoting a “residence” in general, according to the lists of synonyms given in the Mayamata XIX.10-12, which is a populair treatise on Vāstuśāstra.
2) Pāda (पाद) is another name (synonym) for stambha, a Sanskrit technical term referring to “pillar”. These synonyms are defined in texts such as Mayamata (verse 15.2), Mānasāra (verse 15.2-3), Kāśyapaśilpa (verse 8.2) and Īśānaśivagurudevapaddati (Kriya, verses 31.19-20).
Pāda (पाद).—A type of moulding common to both the prastara (parapet) and adhiṣṭhana (plinth);—Pāda (literally ‘foot’ or ‘leg’) is the Sanskrit term for the pilasters (images of posts) in the wall of a tala, and by extension may be used to signify the wall zone. (The ‘wall’ of the parapet pavilions, is the grīvā)
Pāda (पाद) refers to one of upper-structure-elements of a Temple, as discussed in chapter 4 (Kriyāpāda) of the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [śikhara-nirmāṇaprakāra]:—[...] Having gathered the building materials to be used in the proper way, giving attention to all details of quality, etc. (29-35), the construction will begin with the basement elements and will proceed to the other parts of the upper structure [e.g., pāda], adding embellishments, subsidiary features and storeys according to the pre-arranged plan. The maximum height will be twelve storeys (36-45). [...]
Pāda (पाद) refers to “- 1. pillar, level of pillars §§ 3.15-18. - 2. amount of a door or an arcade §§ 3.26, 28, 38, 45; 4.6.”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)
Pāda (पाद) refers to the “feet”, according to the Devyāmata (in the section śalyoddhāra-paṭala or “excavation of extraneous substances”).—Accordingly, “[...] If [someone] scratches his foot (pāda—pāde kāṇḍūyamāṇe tu), [the officiant] should prognosticate an extraneous thing related to an elephant[, i.e. a born of an elephant]. He should remove the extraneous thing, i.e. a thorn [at a depth of] twelve digits [underground]. If [someone] scratches his big toe, [the officiant] should prognosticate an extraneous thing, i.e. a piece of chalk. Alternatively, he should prognosticate a piece of iron mixed with various calxes of brass there. [...] ”.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Pāda (पाद) is a Sanskrit word referring to the “feet”. It is one of the fourteen Adhyātma (pertaining to the body) mentioned in the Subālopaniṣad (fifth section). The corresponding Ādhibhūta (pertaining to the elements) is called gantavya (that which is walked upon) and the corresponding Adhidaivata (presiding deity) is mṛtyu. Accordingly, “the nādis form their bond (or connect them). He who moves in the feet (pāda), in gantavya, in mṛtyu, in the nādis, in prāṇa, in vijñāna, in ānanda, in the ākāśa of the heart and within all else—That is Ātman. It is that which should be worshipped. It is without old age, death, fear, sorrow or end.”
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
1a) Pāda (पाद) refers to “feet”. It is one of the six major limbs (aṅga) used in dramatic performance, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 8. With these limbs are made the various gestures (āṅgika), which form a part of the histrionic representation (abhinaya).
There are five kinds of “movements of the feet (pāda)” defined:
- udghaṭṭita,
- sama,
- agratalasañcara,
- añcita,
- kuñcita.
1b) Pāda (पाद) refers to a “foot”, or a “quarter” of a verse, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 15.
2) Pada (पद) refers to “inflected words” in Sanskrit grammar, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 15. These padas are of two kinds:
- padas used loosely in prose (not schematically combined).
- padas used metrically (schematically combined syllables).
2b) Pada (पद) refers to the “verbal theme” in musical performance, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 28. The verbal theme (pada) is of two kinds: composed (nibaddha) and improvised (anibaddha, lit. not composed).
Aspects of pada (verbal theme): Consonants (vyañjanāni), vowels (svara), euphonic combinations (sandhi), case-endings (vibhakti), nouns (nāma), verbs (ākhyāta), prefixes (upasarga), particles (nipāta), secondary suffixes (taddhita), and syllabic and moric metres always relate to the verbal themes of music (pada).
3) Pada according to verse Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 32:—“The vastu of the gāndharva which I have spoken of as consisting of notes, tāla and words, will be called pada when it will reflect notes and tālas. All that is made up of syllables, is called the pada It is of two kinds according as it is regularly composed (nibaddha) or not so composed (a-nibaddha). It is again of two kinds: conforming to no time-measure (a-tāla) and conforming to a time-measure (sa-tāla). For the purpose of the dhruvā, it is to conform to a time-measure and is to be regularly composed.”
Pāda (पाद).—A verse in Sanskrit is of four feet or quarters or pādas. Each pāda is regulated either by a number of syllables (akṣaras) or by a number of syllabic instant or measures (mātrās). The metres regulated by akṣaras are called vṛttas and those regulated by mātrās are called jātis. A vṛtta is divided into three classes viz. samavṛtta, ardhasamavṛtta, and viṣamavṛtta. Again, yati or pause or caesura is a part of a verse, at which the reader is required to stop his breath and then proceed on.
Pāda (पाद, “feet”) refers to one of the seven “major limbs” (aṅga), which represents a division of Āṅgikābhinaya (gesture language of the limbs) as used within the classical tradition of Indian dance and performance, also known as Bharatanatyam.—Āṅgika-abhinaya is the gesture language of the limbs. Dance is an art that expresses itself through the medium of body, and therefore, āṅgikābhinaya is essential for any dance and especially for any classical dance of India. Aṅgas or major limbs include the head, hands, chest, sides, waist, and feet (viz., Pāda); at times the neck is also used as a separate limb.
Pāda refers to the “movements of the feet” according to the Abhinayadarpaṇa and they are termed as:—
- maṇḍala (the various postures of the feet),
- utplavana (the leaping movements),
- bhramari (the circling movements),
- pādacāri (the moving movements).
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Pāda (पाद) is the tradition (ovallī) founded by Citranātha, who was one of the twelve princes born to Kuṃkumā, consort to Mīnanātha, who is the incarnation of Siddhanātha in the fourth yuga, belonging to the Pūrvāmnāya (‘eastern doctrine’) tradition of Kula Śaivism, according to the Ciñcinīmatasārasamuccaya. Siddhanātha incarnates as a Kaula master in each of the four yugas. Citranātha was one of the six princes having the authority to teach.
Pāda (पाद) refers to the “genitals” representing one of the nine Granthis (‘knots’ or ‘joints’), according to verse 4.497ff of the Brahmayāmala-tantra (or Picumata), an early 7th century Śaiva text consisting of twelve-thousand verses.—Accordingly, “[...] A series of nine lotuses is visualized situated at points in the body called granthis (knots or joints). These are located at the crown of the head, the forehead, throat, navel, knees, mouth, heart, genitals, and feet (pāda), following the order of their sequence in nyāsa. The eight-petalled lotuses situated therein are loci for installation of the principal nine deities: Kapālīśabhairava, who is installed in the crown lotus, and two sets of four goddesses, the Devīs and the Dūtīs [i.e., Mahābalā, to be installed on the feet]. [...]”.
Pada (पद) or Paramapada refers to the “(supreme) word”, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 2.22cd-28ab]—“[...] That which is described is celebrated in the world as the supreme Amṛta [sa], this is the highest dwelling place. It is the highest Amṛta. Joined with the kalā nectar [visarga], filled with the splendor of the moon. It is the highest abode [of Śiva]. That is the supreme word (pada—etat tat paramaṃ padam). That is supreme strength, that is supreme amṛta. The highest of splendors is highest light of light. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
1) Pada (पद) may mean a syllabic unit. It denotes the metric units into which a line of verse or metrical prose is divided. In the case of mantras the same word denotes the units into which it is divided.
2) Pada (पद) may also mean a plane or state of being.
3) Pāda (पाद) or Pādabheda refers to the “modality of Pāda” and represents one of the six modalities (ṣaṭprakāra) of Kula, according to the Kularatnoddyota verse 1.30-35ab.—Accordingly, “[...] And that also, O fair lady, consisting of six authorities, is two-fold, divided into prior and subsequent. O most excellent daughter of the mountains, this Kula has six modalities, namely, Ānanda, Āvali, Prabhu and Yogin, in due order, (along with) Atīta, and the one called Pāda [e.g., pāda-bheda]. Such is the Kula tradition characterized by supreme non-duality”.
Pada (पद) or Padādhvā refers to one of the six adhvans being purified during the Kriyāvatī-dīkṣā: an important Śākta ritual described Śāradātilaka-tantra, chapters III-V.—“... Looking with the divine eye he transfers the caitanya of his disciple into himself and unites it with that of his own, thereby effecting a purification of the six adhvans namely: kalā, tattva, bhavana, varṇa, pada, and mantra”.
The word adhvā means ‘path’, and when the above six adhvans (viz. pada) are purified they lead to Brahman-experience. Dīkṣā is one of the most important rituals of the Śāktas and so called because it imparts divine knowledge and destroys evil.
Padas are words formed by the combination of letters.
Pada (पद) represents one of the four stages of creation corresponding to the Anāhata-cakra, and is explained in terms of kuṇḍalinī by Lakṣmaṇadeśika in his 11th-century Śaradātilaka verse 25.62.—“The ‘solid mass’ (piṇḍa) is doubtlessly the kuṇḍalinī, equivalent to Śiva; the “position” (pada), on the other hand, is doubtlessly the haṃsaḥ, the inner Self of all. The “form” (rūpa) is doubtlessly the bindu of infinite lustre; the blissful union (sāmarasya) with Śiva is “form transcended” (atītarūpa)”.
Note: The terms piṇḍa, pada, rūpa and rūpātīta refer to four stages of creation. These four are also said to correspond to four Cakras: piṇḍa to mūlādhāra, pada to anāhata, rūpa to ājñā and rūpātīta to sahasrāra.
Pāda (पाद) refers to one of the 56 rays of the Mūlādhāra-Cakra which (together with the 52 rays of the Svadhiṣṭhāna) are associated with the fiery plane called Rudragranthi, according to Śaṅkarācārya’s Saudaryalaharī.—Accordingly, the Goddess is visualised (by Sādhaka) as dwelling above the six Ādhāracakras ruling over the 360 rays which emanate in them [e.g., Pāda]. These 360 rays represent 360 syllables (i.e., a consummation of the śabdaprapañca or 50 alphabets) as well as the principles of nature. For the 360 syllables, together with haṃ and saḥ, Nyāsa should be performed for Śrīcakrapūjā.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Pada (पद).—A word; a unit forming a part of a sentence; a unit made up of a letter or of letters, possessed of sense; cf. अक्षरसमुदायः पदम् । अक्षरं वा । (akṣarasamudāyaḥ padam | akṣaraṃ vā |) V.Pr. VIII. 46, 47. The word originally was applied to the individual words which constituted the Vedic Samhitā; cf. पदप्रकृतिः संहिता (padaprakṛtiḥ saṃhitā) Nir.I.17. Accordingly, it is defined in the Vājasaneyi Prātiśākhya as ' अर्थः पदम् (arthaḥ padam) ' (V. Pr. III. 2) as contrasted with ' वर्णानामेकप्राणयोगः संहिता (varṇānāmekaprāṇayogaḥ saṃhitā) ' (V.Pr.I.158). The definition ' अर्थः पदम् (arthaḥ padam) ' is attributed to the ancient grammarian 'Indra', who is believed to have been the first Grammarian of India. Pāṇini has defined the term पद (pada) as ' सुप्तिङन्तं पदम् (suptiṅantaṃ padam) ' P.I.4.14. His definition is applicable to complete noun-forms and verb-forms and also to prefixes and indeclinables where a caseaffix is placed and elided according to him; cf. अव्ययादाप्सुपः (avyayādāpsupaḥ) P. II. 4. 82. The noun-bases before case affixes and tad. affixes, mentioned in rules upto the end of the fifth adhyāya, which begin with a consonant excepting य् (y) are also termed पद (pada) by Pāṇini to include parts of words before the case affixes भ्याम्, भिस्, सु (bhyām, bhis, su) etc. as also before the tad. affixes मत्, वत् (mat, vat) etc. which are given as separate padas many times in the pada-pātha of the Vedas; cf. स्वादि-ष्वसर्वनामस्थाने (svādi-ṣvasarvanāmasthāne) P. I. 4. 17. See for details the word पदपाठ (padapāṭha). There are given four kinds of padas or words viz. नाम, आख्यात, उपसर्ग (nāma, ākhyāta, upasarga) and निपात (nipāta) in the Nirukta and Prātiśākhya works; cf. also पदमर्थे प्रयुज्यते, विभक्त्यन्तं च पदम् (padamarthe prayujyate, vibhaktyantaṃ ca padam) M. Bh. on P. I. 2. 64 Vārt. 19, वर्णसमुदायः पदम् (varṇasamudāyaḥ padam) M.Bh. on I.1.21 Vārt. 5, पूर्वपरयोरर्थोपलब्धौ पदम् (pūrvaparayorarthopalabdhau padam) Kāt. I.1.20, पदशब्देनार्थ उच्यते (padaśabdenārtha ucyate) Kaiyata on P.I.2.42 Vārt. 2; cf. also पद्यते गम्यते अर्थः अनेनेति पदमित्यन्वर्थसंज्ञा (padyate gamyate arthaḥ aneneti padamityanvarthasaṃjñā) Nyāsa on P.III. 1.92. The verb endings or affixs ति, तस् (ti, tas) and others are also called पद (pada). The word पद (pada) in this sense is never used alone, but with the word परस्मै (parasmai) or आत्मने (ātmane) preceding it. The term परस्मैपद (parasmaipada) stands for the nine affixes तिप्, तस् (tip, tas), ...मस् (mas),while the term आत्मनेपद (ātmanepada) stands for the nine affixes त, आताम् (ta, ātām) ... महिङ् (mahiṅ). cf. लः परमैपदम्, तङानावात्मनेपदम् (laḥ paramaipadam, taṅānāvātmanepadam). It is possible to say that in the terms परस्मैपद (parasmaipada) and आत्मनेपद (ātmanepada) also, the term पद (pada) could be taken to mean a word, and it is very likely that the words परस्मैपद (parasmaipada) and आत्मनेपद (ātmanepada) were originally used in the sense of 'words referring to something meant for another' and 'referring to something meant for self' respectively. Such words, of course, referred to verbal forms, roughly corresponding to the verbs in the active voice and verbs in the passive voice. There are some modern scholars of grammar, especially linguists, who like to translate परस्मैपद (parasmaipada) as 'active voice' and आत्मनेपद (ātmanepada) as ' passive voice'. Pāṇini appears, however, to have adapted the sense of the terms परस्मैपद (parasmaipada) and आत्मनेपद (ātmanepada) and taken them to mean mere affixes just as he has done in the case of the terms कृत् (kṛt) and तद्धित (taddhita). Presumably in ancient times, words current in use were grouped into four classes by the authors of the Nirukta works, viz. (a) कृत् (kṛt) (words derived from roots)such as कर्ता, कारकः, भवनम् (kartā, kārakaḥ, bhavanam) etc., (b) तद्धित (taddhita) (words derived from nouns) such as गार्ग्यः, काषायम् (gārgyaḥ, kāṣāyam), etc., (c) Parasmaipada words viz. verbs such as भवति, पचति (bhavati, pacati), and (d) Ātmanepada words i.e. verbs like एधते, वर्धते (edhate, vardhate), etc.Verbs करोति (karoti) and कुरुते (kurute) or हरति (harati) and हरते (harate) were looked upon as both परस्मैपद (parasmaipada) words and आत्मनेपद (ātmanepada) words. The question of simple words, as they are called by the followers of Pāṇini, such as नर, तद्, गो, अश्व (nara, tad, go, aśva), and a number of similar underived words, did not occur to the authors of the Nirukta as they believed that every noun was derivable, and hence could be included in the kŗt words.
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Pāda (पाद).—lit. foot; the term is applied to a fourth part of a section such as अध्याय (adhyāya), or of a verse which is divisible into four parts or lines; cf प्रकृत्यान्तःपादमव्यपरे (prakṛtyāntaḥpādamavyapare) P. VI.1.115, also गोः पादान्ते (goḥ pādānte) P. VII. 1.57.
Pada (पद) refers to “inflected words” according to Pāṇini (7th century BCE) in his works Aṣṭādhyāyī dealing with vyākaraṇa (grammar): the science of analysis of sentences and words. Indian grammar analyzes language as a structure of five levels. The third level is of pada. Formation of pada from śabda (the third level) is in the scope of grammar. A pada is formed by a conjunction of prakṛti (base) and pratyaya (affix). Word formation includes derivation. All padas are divided into two sets: those that are like nouns and those are like verbs. From verbs nouns can be formed and from nouns verbs can be formed with the help of affixes that are called in grammar derivational affixes
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Pāda (पाद) is one of the general characteristics of the Vedic Metres (chandas).—The Vedic Metres are calculated by syllables (akṣaras). Each pāda is made of a specific number of syllables. A syllable is a vowel or a vowel with consonant or with anusvāra. A pāda may consist of different numbers of syllables viz. five, six, seven, eight, ten, eleven, or twenty syllables. According to this principle, a word is not found to be split.
Generally a metre has a specific name according to it’s number of syllables. But sometimes the same stanza is called by the name of another metre from the point of view of the pādas. A stanza may consist of two, three, four, five, six, seven or eight pādas. Sometimes in a stanza all the pādas are metrically identical i.e. have equal number of syllables.
Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Pāda (पाद).—1. A quarter-verse; (lit., foot.) 2. Ascending Node. Note: Pāda is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Pāda (पाद, “section”).—The Pāñcarātra system of thought consists of four parts (pādas, sections) which are known as
- Jñāna,
- Kriyā,
- Caryā,
- Yoga.
With Jñāna is meant the philosophical structure of its belief system, with Kriyā the canons and principles governing the construction of the icons of its deities and other religious as well as non-religious buildings. Caryā is the detailed description of the ritual of daily Pūjā ceremony as well as of periodical festivals, whereas Yoga describes not only certain Yogic practices like Prāṇāyāma and dhyāna etc. used in Pūjā ceremony but also the method of merging individual consciousness into the Supreme consciousness in the state of complete meditation (samādhi).
The best description of all these four aspects of Pāñcarātra is found in the Padma-saṃhitā, a simplified elaboration of the Jayākhya-saṃhitā.
1) Pāda (पाद) refers to the “foundation (of a temple)”, as discussed in chapter 42 of the Pauṣkarasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text of almost 5900 verses divided into forty-three chapters presented as a frame-work dialogue between Pauṣkara and Bhagavān dealing with the esoteric meaning of maṇḍala-designs, worship routines and temple-building.—Description of the chapter [prāsādapāda-pratiṣṭhā]: [...] Certain materials must be gathered (109-117), and the consecration [pratiṣṭhā] of the temple starts by sanctifying the foundations (pāda) first with mantras and water, etc. (118-150). [...]
2) Pāda (पाद) or Pādamudrā refers to one of the “twenty-six ritual hand gestures” (mudrās) mentioned in the sixth chapter of the Nāradīyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra document comprising over 3000 verses in 30 chapters presenting in a narrative framework the teachings of Nārada to Gautama, dealing primarily with modes of worship and festivals.—Description of the chapter [mudrā-lakṣaṇa]: Gautama asks Nārada about mudrās, by using which one can please the Lord (1) Nārada then names and describes how to form with the hands 26 gestures: namely, [e.g., pāda-mudrā] [....]. All the preceding are mudrās appropriate to use when worshipping the Lord in His central shrine.
3) Pada (पद) refer to the “places” or “abodes” (of God), as discussed in chapter 6 of the (fourth section of the) Bṛhadbrahmasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text containing over 4600 Sanskrit verses dealing primarily with Vaiṣṇava theology and practical matters concerning the Śrī-Vaiṣṇava community but also discussing aspects of Viśiṣṭādvaita philosophy.—Description of the chapter [tattva-niścaya]: [...] Nārāyaṇa, the transcendent One, is always with man to aid him—as, for example, through His avatāra-forms. But He comes even more closely and intimately to man, as He dwells in individuals, as He makes His presence felt among the collective souls, and as He activates the intellect of man. There are three places or abodes (pada / sthāna) of God (96-102).
4) Pada (पद) refers to one of the “six ways” (adhvās) of altering the Vaibhava-Dīkṣā iniatiation, as discussed in chapter 19 of the Sāttvatasaṃhitā: one of the most ancient of Pāñcarātra Āgamas consisting of roughly 3500 verses which stresses the theological standpoint of the oneness of God despite his various vyūhas (modes of existence), vibhavas (manifestations) and avatāras (incarnations).
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
1) Pada (पद) is a synonym for Deśa (“region”), according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands [viz., Pada], soil, mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees and plants and substances, with their various kinds.
2) Pādā (पादा) refers to the “hills” at the foot of mountains (śaila) according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) verse 15-16.
3) Pāda (पाद) refers to the “root” of a tree, as mentioned in a list of five synonyms in the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) verse 27.
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
1) Pada (पद) refers to “elephant-feet”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 2, “on favorable marks”]: “3. (Good is) an elephant whose feet (pada) are distinguished by nails numbering twenty [viṃśatyā nakhasaṅkhyayāñcitapadaḥ], the elevation of whose temporal bosses is great, whose two ears are red and their edges not frayed, whose girth is very smooth, whose tusks are honey colored and the right one higher, whose belly is well filled out, whose tail and trunk are regularly stout, straight, long, and handsome, who is swarthy like betel nuts”.
2) Pāda (पाद) refers to “using one’s feet” (for driving an elephant).—[Cf. chapter 12, “On the qualities of elephant drivers, etc.”]: “4. Hard for foes to conquer is an elephant driver who is clever at the ways of mounting and dismounting from elephants, at sitting by means of seats on the shoulders and the hind parts, at driving them with the voice, feet (pāda), and hook [codanāsu vacasā pādāṅkuśābhyāmapi], at the methods of marching and running them in the streets and in the country, at turning them back and stopping them, and at fighting with hostile elephants”.
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
Pāda (पाद) (=Mūla) refers to the “root” part of plants, representing a technical term related to the morphology branch of “plant science”, which ultimately involves the study of life history of plants, including its origin and development, their external and internal structures and the relation of the members of the plant body with one another.—This branch of Botany is divided into “external morphology” and “internal morphology” or “histology”. Vṛkṣāyurveda of Parāśara has given detailed information on plant morphology. The vṛkṣāṅga-sūtrīya-adhyāya, i.e., the chapter of the bījotpatti-kāṇḍa of Parāśara’s Vṛkṣāyurveda deals with various parts of plants, e.g., Root (mūla). [...] The pāda or the mūla is the important member of the plant body. This is quite clear from the use of the word pādapa for trees. The term indicates that seedling absorbs food from body from the soil by putting forth its roots before it develops into a plant.
Note: Pāda (or, Mūla) is known as the “root”, but is also described as the “sub-terranean part”, as contrasted to Tūla (or, Vistāra), which is described as the “panicle” or the “sub-aerial part”.—(Cf. the Viṣṇupurāṇa 7.37-39).
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Pāda (पाद):—Lower extremity, foot. One of the Karmendriyas.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Pada (पद) refers to “(1) Line of Sanskrit verse (2) abode (3) a foot (4) that which gives evidence in establishing the Supreme Lord”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).
Pada (पद) refers to the “feet (of Hari)”, according to the Vedānta Deśika’s Yatirājasaptati.—There are allusions to Rāmānuja’s “protection” of the Vedas, his defeat of those who hold other Vedāntic views as well as the significance of his establishment of the right interpretation of the Vedas in innumerable verses of the Yatirājasaptati. [...] Verse 31 captures in a lovely set of images the nature of Rāmānuja’s works.They are wish-fulfilling trees for the imagination of debaters, oozing with the nectar of Hari’s feet (hari-pada), possessing many branches so that they can remove suffering/heat, and subduing (with their perfume) the stench of sins.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Pada (पद) or “foot” is another name for Mūla (“square root”), which refers to one of the twenty operations (logistics) of pāṭīgaṇita (“science of calculation which requires the use of writing material—the board”), according to Pṛthudakasvāmī’s commentary on the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta by Brahmagupta, a Sanskrit treatise on ancient Indian mathematics (gaṇita-śāstra) and astronomy from the 7th century.—The Hindu terms for the “root” are mūla and pada. The word pada means “the lower part of the leg” (figuratively the lower- part or basis of anything), “foot”, “part”, “portion”, “side”, “place”, “cause”, “a square on a chess-board”, etc. The meanings common to both terms are “foot”, “the lowest part or basis of anything”, “cause” or “origin”.
Brahmagupta in the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta: “The pada (root) of a kṛti (square) is that of which it is the square”.
Pāda (पाद) refers to a “measure of length”, and represents a technical term occurring in the Gaṇitasāra-saṅgraha—an ancient Sanskrit text dealing with ancient Indian algebra and mathematical problems written by Mahāvīra (Mahāvīrācārya) in the 9th century.
Ganita (गणित) or Ganitashastra refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
Pada (पद) refers to one of the four elements which constitute the actual Mantra, as discussed in chapter 52 of the Śrīpraśnasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 5500 Sanskrit verses covering a number of subjects ranging from selecting a temple site through building and furnishing it to sanctifying and maintaining worship in the sacred complex.—Description of the chapter [mantroddhāra-vidhi]: Śrī asks to know the distinction between the actual mantra and the potency and power that is presumably invoked by it and whereby one comes to know about such things. The Lord replies first in terms of explaining the elements of bīja, piṇḍa, saṃjñā, and pada—the elements which constitute the actual mantra as it is recited (9-22). [...]
Pada (पद) refers to the “section” (of a mantra) and represents one of the four main parts of Mantras, according to the Śrīpraśṇa Saṃhitā (verse 51.4-7).—Mantras refers to “that which is chanted by people to obtain their spiritual aspirations”.—The Śrīpraśṇasaṃhitā gives a detailed explanation of the logistics of a basic mantra. Pada section is a combination of verbal utterances with nominal concepts of a laudatory nature. For instance, ‘sahasrajvālāya’.
Mantrashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, mantraśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mantras—chants, incantations, spells, magical hymns, etc. Mantra Sastra literature includes many ancient books dealing with the methods reciting mantras, identifying and purifying its defects and the science behind uttering or chanting syllables.
Shyanika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
Pada (पद) refers to the “footprints” (of animals) (inspected by hunters), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “Hunting by the observation of footprints (pada-prekṣā) is that in which animals are tracked by their footprints and killed. [...]”.
Shyanika-shastra (श्यैनिकशास्त्र, śyainikaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian skill of hawking/falconry (one of the ways of hunting) which were laid down in a systematic manner in various Sanskrit treatises. It also explains the philosophy behind how the pleasures derived from sense-experience could lead the way to liberation.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Pada (पद) refers to the “state” (which the Devas yearn for disconsolately), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] Truly the yogi feels no excitement even at being established in that state (pada) which all the Devas from Indra down yearn for disconsolately [yatpadaṃ prepsavo dīnāḥ śakrādyāḥ sarvadevatāḥ]. He who has known That is untouched within by good deeds or bad, just as the sky is not touched by smoke, however much it may appear to be. [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Gitashastra (science of music)
Pada (पद) refers to the “part of the lyrics apart from the eulogies” and represents one of the six kinds of Aṅga or “sections” of the Prabandha—“musical compositions (that belong to the category of nibaddha-gāna)”—[Cf. Saṅgītarāja, Gītaratnakośa, Prabandhollāsa, Sūḍaprabandha prakaraṇam, p.552].—There are two important aspects relating to prabandhas namely dhātu and aṅga. The aṅgas or “limbs” are six in number. Pada refers to the part of the lyrics apart from the eulogies. (i.e. svara, tenaka and pāṭa)
Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, gītaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.
Shaiva philosophy
Pada (पद) refers to the “position” or “level” (of the Vidyeśvaras), according to the Mataṅgapārameśvara-Āgama, Vidyāpāda chapter 5 (also see the Tattvatrayanirṇayavivṛti on verse 3 quoting the Rauravasūtrasaṅgraha 2.13).—Accordingly, “Ananta, whose power is infinite, because he has accomplished his duties, goes to the liberated state, and then, once he has ascended, Śiva, whose body is the five mantras, gives authorisation to Sūkṣma, the great-souled Vidyeśa. And he [in turn], having acquired [His] favour, splendid, assumes the glorious position (pada) of Ananta, and carries out the commands of his master, remaining within his [master’s] control. He keeps the wheel moving below [—the wheel] that is this universe of Māyā. In the same way when Sūkṣma stops [his work], Śiva [gives authorisation] to Śivottama. He gives to all the Vidyeśas the blameless state of being the [instigating] cause [of the creation and maintenance of the universe]. Of each great-souled one as he moves up from level to level [e.g., padāt padaṃ vicarato] the [duty of] keeping the wheel moving [is maintained] until he reaches the Supreme State. In order that there should be no interruption, He makes one among the Rudras who is endowed with powers [into] Śikhaṇḍin and employs him in the most junior position (pada) [niyunakti pade tasmin yavīyasi śikhaṇḍinam]”;
Shaiva philosophy is a spritiual tradition within Hinduism that includes theories such as the relationship between the Atman (individual soul) and Siva, the nature of liberation (moksha), and the concepts of maya (illusion) and shakti (divine energy). Saiva philosophy teaches that union with Shiva can be achieved through knowledge, devotion, and spiritual practice. It encompasses major branches like Shaiva Siddhanta and Kashmir Shaivism.
General definition (in Hinduism)
The metrical unit of verse is the pāda ("foot", "quarter"), generally of eight, eleven, or twelve syllables; these are termed gayatri, tristubh and jagati respectively, after meters of the same name.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Pāda (पाद) refers to “feet”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 19).—Accordingly, “Furthermore, some say that generosity is the cause and condition (hetupratyaya) for obtaining the thirty-two marks. Why is that? [...] Because one gives tasty food (madhura-sāhāra), one obtains the marks consisting of having soft and delicate hands and feet (mṛdu-taruṇa-pāṇi-pāda) and the seven parts of the body well-rounded (saptotsada). [...]”.
1) Pāda (पाद) refers to “verses”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then, the Lord went on to speak these verses: ‘[...] (49) With the basis of morality, they reflect on verses (pāda) supporting liberation. Thus they remain in the way of happiness and liberation as adorned with morality. (50) They are beyond distraction (vikṣepa) and conceited thoughts (manyanā) by cutting off the afflicted view, and they attain the ultimate perfection after having spread friendliness just as the expense of the sky. (51) Never having abandoned the certainty of reaching awakening (bodhi), they never make false discrimination of awakening. The wise people who are content in that way attain the perfection of the morality’”.
2) Pada (पद) or Śakunipada refers to a “bird-track (in the sky)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā.—Accordingly, after the exposition of the dharma, ‘A Chapter of the Collection of Dharma’ (dharmasaṃgraha), was taught: “[...] The following verses issued from the sound of musical instruments: ‘[...] (192) The water in the ocean of three thousandfold worlds is measurable, a bird-track (śakuni-pada) in the sky in ten directions is expressible, and someone can have the same thought as all living beings; but the great qualities of the son of the Sage are inexhaustible. [...]’”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Pāda (पाद) refers to the “feet” and is associated with the syllable naṃ, according to the Guru-maṇḍala-arcana [i.e., “Guru Mandala Worship]” ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “[Do caturviṃśati-aṅga nyāsa; Touch twenty-one parts of one’s body with right middle finger, and recite seed syllables] ... Naṃ on the feet (naṃ pādayo)”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Pada (पद) refers to the “foot” (e.g., of a lion), according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Fool, there is no embodied soul in the three worlds for whom the noose of Yama (i.e. the god of death) will not stretch on [their] neck.—The sentient being descends into the path of Yama’s lion [com.—at the foot of Yama’s lion (yamasiṃhapade)] which is irresistible. He certainly is not protected even by the energetic 30”.
Synonyms: Caraṇa.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Pada (पद) is a word denoting a ‘village’ or ‘hamlet’ and can be seen as a synonym for grāma, often used in inscriptions.—Terms such as pada are in many cases, associated with the names of the villages so as to become the ending part of the different place-names. Inscriptions throw light on the location of the villages in different ways. Firstly, they communicate us an idea about the country, the division and the sub-division to which these villages belonged. Secondly, the inscriptions provide information regarding theboundaries of the donated villages.
Pada.—(EI 33), share; quarter of the standard land measure. (EI 4, 9; IA 17), a share. (EI 21), a land-measure; cf. paḍa (paṭa) in Sel. Ins. p. 408. Cf. sv-āṅgabhoga-pada (LP), ‘under the head of personal expenditure’. (LL; ML), foot-print. Note: pada is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Pāda.—(IE 8-6), same as Kannaḍa hāda; ‘one-fourth’; a measure equal to one-fourth of the standard land measure. Cf. poā (EI 19), literally, ‘one-fourth’; name of a land measure. Cf. sa-pādika (LP), ‘with one-fourth in addition’. (Ep. Ind., Vol. XXXIII, p. 248), foot-print, foot-mark. Note: pāda is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Paḍā or Pāḍā.—(IE 8-4), corrupt forms of pāṭaka, ‘part of a village’; often suffixed to the names of localities. Note: paḍā is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
Pada refers to: “Foot”.—It is included in the glossary section of the study dealing with the Temples and Cult of Shri Rama in Tamil-Nadu, with reference to the traditional lore, embodied in, for example the Nalayirativvaiyappirapantam (i.e., Nalayira Divyaprabandham).
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Pada in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin from the Molluginaceae (Carpetweed) family having the following synonyms: Mollugo cerviana, Pharnaceum cerviana, Pharnaceum glabrum. For the possible medicinal usage of pada, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Pada in India is the name of a plant defined with Mollugo cerviana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pharnaceum cervianum L. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1824)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Journal of the Indian Botanical Society (1954)
· Taxon (1978)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Pada, for example diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
pada : (nt.) foot; foot-step; a word; position; place; reason; cause; a line of stanza; the final rest. || pāda (m.; nt.) the foot; leg; a base; one-fourth of any measure or of a stanza.
Pada, (nt.) (Ved. pad, pād (m.) foot, and also pāda; pada (nt.) step. Cp. Gr. pwζ (pouζ)=Lat. pēs, Goth. fōtus =Ohg fuoz=E. foot; further Arm. het track, Gr. pedά after, pέdon field, pezόs on foot, etc.; Lith. péda track; Ags. fetvan=E. fetch.—The decl. in Pāli is vocalic (a), viz. pada; a trace of the consonant (root) decl. is Instr. sg. padā (Th. 1, 457; Sn. 768), of cons. (s) decl. Instr. padasā with the foot, on foot (D. I, 107; J. III, 371; DhA. I, 391).—Gender is nt. , but Nom. pl. is frequently found as padā, e.g. at Dh. 273; Nett 192 (mūla°)) 1. foot Dh. 273=SnA 366 (? saccānaṃ caturo padā); DA. I, 85; usually —°, like hatthipadaṃ elephant’s foot M. I, 176, 184; S. I, 86; V, 43, 231; and with numerals dvi° & di°, catup°, aṭṭha° (q. v.). In aṭṭha° also meaning “square of a chessboard. ” — 2. step, footstep, track Dh. 179 (of a Buddha, cp. DhA. III, 194 & 197) J. I, 170 (footmark) II. 154; in redupl. -iterative formation padāpadaṃ step by step Sn. 446 (v. l. padânupadaṃ), and pade padaṃ Sn. p. 107 (cp. SnA 451).—3. (Often synonymous with °patha i.e. way, kind, & sometimes untranslatable) (a) lit. way, path, position, place Vin. II, 217 (nakkhatta° constellation); J. I, 315 (assama° =assama); V, 75 (id.), 321 (id.); VI, 76 (id.); VI, 180 (v. l. patha; C. mahāmagga); mantapada=manta D. I, 104 (cp. DA. I, 273). See also janapada, saggapada.—(b) in applied meaning (modal): case, lot, principle, part, constituent, characteristic, ingredient, item, thing, element M. I, 176 (cattāri padāni 4 characteristics); S. I, 7 (pade pade “now in this thing, now in that” C. ārammaṇe ārammaṇe), 212 (amataṃ p. =nibbāna); II, 280 (id.); A. II, 51 (id.), It. 39 (p. asaṅkhataṃ=nibbāna); Sn. 88 (dhammapade sudesite; explained as nibbānadhamma SnA 164; dhammapada=Dhamma), ibid. (anavajja-padāni sevamāna=principles), 700 (moneyyaṃ uttamaṃ padaṃ, thing; but SnA 491 explains as uttama-paṭipadaṃ), 765; Dh. 21, 93, 114 (amataṃ), 254, 368 (santaṃ=nibbānass’etaṃ nāmaṃ, santakoṭṭhāsaṃ DhA. IV, 108); Pv IV. 348 (amataṃ); Nett 2= 192 (nava padāni kusalāni); SnA 397 (nāmādi p.); Sdhp. 47 (accutaṃ santaṃ p.), 615 (paramaṃ). See further dhamma°, nibbāna°, santi°, sikkhā°.—4. a word, verse (or a quarter of a verse), stanza, line, sentence S. II, 36 (ekena padena sabbo attho vutto); S. IV, 379=A. V, 320 (agga°); A. II, 182 (+vyañjana & desanā); 189 (attha° text, motto); III, 356 (id.); Sn. 252 (=dhamma-desanā SnA 293), 374; Dh. 273; J. I, 72 (atireka-pada-satena); Nett 4 (akkharaṃ padaṃ vyañjanaṃ, cp. nāmādīhi padehi at SnA 397, which is to be understood as nāma, pada & vyañjana, i.e. word, sentence & letter, cp. Mvyutp. 104, 74—76); Miln. 148 (āhacca°); KhA 169; SnA 409 (ubhaya°), 444; VvA. 3, 13; PvA. 10, 26, 117 (word, term). Abl. padaso (adv.) sentence by stce or word by word Vin. IV, 14 (dhammaṃ vāceti=anupadaṃ C.; cp. KhA 190 p. °dhamma). At MA. I, 2 pada (sentence or division of a sentence) is contrasted with akkhara (word), when it is said that the Majjhima Nikāya consists of 80, 523 padas and 740, 053 akkharas.—Neg. apada (1) without feet, footless A. IV, 434 (Māra; v. l. apara); It. 87 (sattā, + dvipada etc.).—(2) trackless, leaving no footprint, fig. having no desires (i.e. signs of worldliness) Dh. 179 (rāga, etc., as padāni DhA. III, 197, but cp. also p. 194.)
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Pāda, (Vedic pāda, see etym. under pada) 1. the foot, usually pl. pādā both feet, e.g. Vin. I, 9, 34, 188; It. 111; Sn. 309, 547, 768, 835, 1028; J. II, 114; IV, 137; DhA. III, 196; PvA. 4, 10, 40, 68; VvA. 105. In sg. scarce, and then specified as eka° & dutiya°, e.g. at Nd2 304III; J. VI, 354.—2. foot or base of a mountain Vism. 399 (Sineru°); DhA. I, 108 (pabbata°).—3. the fourth part (“foot”) of a verse (cp. pada 4) SnA 239, 273, 343, 363; ThA. 23.—4. a coin Vin. III, 47; VvA. 77 (worth here 1/4 of a kahāpaṇa and double the value of māsaka; see also kākaṇikā).
pada (ပဒ) [(na) (န)]—
[pada+a．padaṃ ṭhāne parittāṇe,nibbānamhi ca kāraṇe．sadde vatthumhi okāse,pāde tallañchane mataṃ．．819．ariyehi pajjitabbattā gantabbattā padaṃ．,ṭī．8．pajjati nipajjati phalametenāti padaṃ．,ṭī．91．pādaggaṃ papadaṃ pādo,tu pado caraṇañca vā．．277．pada gatimhi,ṇo．pajjateti pādo．pajjate gacchatīti,a．,ṭī．277．padaṃ catubbidhaṃ vuttaṃ,nāmākhyātopasaggikaṃ．nipātañcāti viññūhi,asso khalvābhidhāvati．rū,ṭī．aca．alaṅkā,ṭī,．17-gāthā．pada gatiyaṃ．padeti,padayati．padaṃ．imissā divādigaṇe ]]pajjatī]]ti rūpaṃ bhavati．nīti,dhā．314．pada(na) pada+．cihneç stāneç pādeç udyameç trāṇeç vastuniç pradeseç kapāde ca．thoma．]
[ပဒ+အ။ ပဒံ ဌာနေ ပရိတ္တာဏေ၊ နိဗ္ဗာနမှိ စ ကာရဏေ။ သဒ္ဒေ ဝတ္ထုမှိ ဩကာသေ၊ ပါဒေ တလ္လဉ္ဆနေ မတံ။ ဓာန်။၈၁၉။ အရိယေဟိ ပဇ္ဇိတဗ္ဗတ္တာ ဂန္တဗ္ဗတ္တာ ပဒံ။ ဓာန်၊ဋီ။၈။ ပဇ္ဇတိ နိပဇ္ဇတိ ဖလမေတေနာတိ ပဒံ။ ဓာန်၊ဋီ။၉၁။ ပါဒဂ္ဂံ ပပဒံ ပါဒေါ၊ တု ပဒေါ စရဏဉ္စ ဝါ။ ဓာန်။၂၇၇။ ပဒ ဂတိမှိ၊ ဏော။ ပဇ္ဇတေတိ ပါဒေါ။ ပဇ္ဇတေ ဂစ္ဆတီတိ၊အ။ ဓာန်၊ဋီ။၂၇၇။ ပဒံ စတုဗ္ဗိဓံ ဝုတ္တံ၊ နာမာချာတောပသဂ္ဂိကံ။ နိပါတဉ္စာတိ ဝိညူဟိ၊ အဿော ခလွာဘိဓာဝတိ။ ရူ၊ဋီ။နာမ်အစ။ အလင်္ကာ၊ဋီ၊သစ်။ ၁၇-ဂါထာ။ ပဒ ဂတိယံ။ ပဒေတိ၊ ပဒယတိ။ ပဒံ။ ဣမိဿာ ဒိဝါဒိဂဏေ ＂ပဇ္ဇတီ＂တိ ရူပံ ဘဝတိ။ နီတိ၊ဓာ။၃၁၄။ ပဒ(န) ပဒ+အစ်။ စိဟ္နေ,သ္တာနေ,ပါဒေ,ဥဒျမေ,တြာဏေ,ဝသ္တုနိ,ပြဒေသေ,ကပါဒေ စ။ ထောမ။]
[Pali to Burmese]
pada—
(Burmese text): (၁) နိဗ္ဗာန်။ (၂) အရိယမဂ်။ (၃) အကြောင်း၊ အကြောင်းတရား။ (၄) အာရုံ။ (၅) ဣရိယာပုထ်။ (၆) ခြေ၊ ခြေထောက်။ (၇) ခြေရာ။ (က) နင်းချသွားသော ခြေ၏ အရာ။ (ခ) ဉာဏ်ခြေရာ၊ ဉာဏ်တည်းဟူသော ခြေ၏-ဖြစ်ပွါး-နင်းချ-ရာ။ (၈) ခြေလှမ်း၊ ခြေ၏-လှမ်း-ချ-ရာ အရပ်။ (၉) ခြေနင်းခုံ၊ လှေကားထစ်။ ပဒပဋိပါဋိ-(၂)-ကြည့်။ (၁၀) တည်-မှီ-ရာ တရား။ (၁၁) အဖို့ အစု။ (၁၂) အနီးအရပ်၊ သွားလာ-ကျက်စား-ရာ အရပ်။ (၁၃) ပုဒ်၊ ဝိဘတ်အဆုံးရှိသော အက္ခရာအပေါင်း။ (၁၄) ဝါကျ၊ အချင်းချင်း ငဲ့စပ်သော ပုဒ်အပေါင်း။ (၁၅) ဂါထာပါဒ၊ ဂါထာ၏-လေးဖို့ တစ်ဖို့-လေးပိုင်း-တစ်ပိုင်း။ (၁၆) အတ္ထပဒ၊ နေတ္တိကျမ်းလာအတ္ထပဒ ၆-ပါး။ (၁၇) ပဒကျမ်း၊ ဝေဒကျမ်းလာ ပဒပါဌ။ (၁၈) ကျင့်ဝတ်၊ အကျင့် ပဋိပတ်။ (၁၉) လက်နက်။ ပဒဟတ္ထ-ကြည့်။ (၂၀) ကျားကွက်၊ အန်စာတုံးတို့၏ တည်ရာ ၄-ထောင့် ကျားကွက်။ (၂၁) ကိုယ်၊ ကိုယ်ကောင်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Nirvana. (2) Abhidhamma. (3) Cause, rationale. (4) Sense. (5) Contemplation. (6) Foot, footstep. (7) Footprint. (a) The mark of the foot that has stepped on. (b) The path of mind, that is the occurrence of mind-footprint. (8) Footstep, the area where the foot has stepped. (9) Footprint, staircase. Reference to the scriptures. (10) The principle of resting or stabilization. (11) Communities or groups. (12) Nearby areas, regions of movement or interaction. (13) Phrase, all letters at the end of a verse. (14) Sentence, all the phrases constituting together. (15) Gatha part, one of the four sections of a verse. (16) Atthapada, Atthapada of the Natitthi Scripture, consisting of six sections. (17) Padhakatha, collection of teachings from the Veda. (18) Morality, ethical principles. (19) Weapon. Reference to scriptures. (20) Square of the tiger, a four-cornered area where tiger tracks or droppings are found. (21) Body, physical form.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
paḍa (पड).—f (paḍaṇēṃ) The sinking and sitting (of a bullock &c.) in refusing the load. Hence a declining or refusing; a withholding of one's powers (in argument, fight &c.); a sitting still, composed, contented: in opp. to ucambaḷa, under which see ucambaḷa khāṇēṃ. v khā, ghē, patakara. 2 Mangoes fallen: as opp. to mangoes ripened in straw. 3 Fallow grounds. 4 A falling sick (of numerous persons): a becoming desolate (of several villages); or neglected and fallow (of much land). v paḍa. 5 A run of ill luck (at cards). v lāga. 6 m A pocket, partition, division, shelf, drawer &c. of a housewife or bag having many pockets; of a box; of a succession of shelves or drawers. 7 (para Beyond. ) Prefixed to certain names and titles it expresses subordinacy. Ex. paḍacākara An inferior servant, an underling, a mate; paḍaśiṣya A pupil of a pupil; paḍalaṅkā Thither or farther Lanka (the city of the brother of rāvaṇa) mentioned in affirming superiority in traveling to some boaster. Ex. tvāṃ laṅkā pāhilīsa tara kāya jhālēṃ myāṃ paḍalaṅkā pāhilī. Other such formations, as paḍakōṭa, paḍajībha, paḍasāḷa, paḍasākṣa &c. will occur in order. 8 m A strand or single string (of a rope &c.): also a rope of one strand; yarn rolled together. 9 W A quantity of two sher (of grain). Restrictedly used, Ex. paḍī uṇē dāhā śēra. paḍīcāāmbā A fallenmango (whetherripe or green). paḍīṃ paḍaṇēṃ To fall amongst the fallen; to become extinct, forgotten, cast away, disused, lost &c.: also to fall under stoppage or obstruction.
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pada (पद).—n (S) A foot. 2 A footstep or footprint; mark of a foot. 3 An office or a post; a rank or station. 4 A word. 5 An inflected word. 6 A variety of metrical composition. Used in hymns or anthems. 7 The fourth of a circle, a quadrant. 8 Place, site, spot. 9 A lot or quantity of articles (cloth, shoes, trinkets, pots, chhatri &c.) given at obsequies to each of a number of Brahmans, according to the ability of him ordering the rite. 10 In arithmetic &c. The number of the terms of a series. 11 A factor or term. 12 The square root. In combination with a word prefixed pada is the root of the number thus designated; as ghanapada Cube root.
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pāḍa (पाड).—m (paḍaṇēṃ) Market rate, price current. 2 fig. Estimation, weight, worth. Neg. con. Ex. tyācā pāḍa kitī; tyācā kāya pāḍa lāgalā āhē Who is he? who cares for him? tujhēnī pāḍēṃ tribhu- vanīṃ || vīra dusarā na disē kōṇhī. See equivalent words under kimata. 3 Ripeness and readiness to be gathered (of fruits gen. and of mangoes esp.) Ex. āmbyāṃlā pāḍa lāgalā. Pr. āmbē ālē pāḍāṃ nimbuṇī ālyā rasāṃ. 4 A mango that has attained this state, or that is fit to be plucked and ripened in straw. 5 Scaffolding.
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pāḍā (पाडा).—m A male calf. 2 A hamlet or a cluster of houses of agriculturists. 3 The gathering of tree-fruits. 4 A column of the multiplication table. 5 (paṭhana S) A class of letters (as arranged in the nāgarī alphabet). 6 fig. Detail or minutiæ of; lengthy account of or story about. v vāca. 7 A ward or quarter of a town. 8 A young tree or plant; a plantlet or sapling. Ex. pṛthvīvarīla tṛṇācē pāḍē || tyācīhī gaṇatī hōīla kōḍē ||.
paḍa (पड).—f The sinking and sitting (of a bullock &c.) in refusing the load. A declining or refusing. Mangoes fallen. Fallow grounds. A becoming desolate (of several villages). A run of ill luck (at cards). Prefixed to certain names and titles, it express- es subordination. Ex. paḍacākara An inferior servant. paḍaśiṣya A pupil of a pupil. paḍajībha, paḍasākṣa &c. paḍīcā āmbā A fallen mango (whether ripe or green). paḍīṃ paḍaṇēṃ To fall amongst the fallen; to become extinct, forgotten, cast away, disused, cast &c. also to fall under stoppage or obstruction.
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pada (पद).—n A foot. A footstep or footprint. An office or a post; a rank or station. A word. An inflected word. A variety of metrical composition. A factor or term. The square root. In combination with a word prefixed pada is the root of the number thus designated; as ghanapada Cube root.
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pāḍa (पाड).—m Market rate. Fig. Estimation, worth. Ex. tyācā kāya pāḍa lāgalā āhē Time of ripening. āmbyālā pāḍa lāgalā.
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pāḍā (पाडा).—m A male calf. A hamlet. A column of the multiplication table. pāḍā vācaṇēṃ To tell the particulars of; to detail minutely.
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pāda (पाद).—m A foot. Flatulence. A fourth or quarter. A foot of a śrlōka or quatrain. The quadrant of a circle.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Pada (पद).—[pad-ac]
1) A foot (said to be m. also in this sense); पदेन (padena) on foot; शिखरिषु पदं न्यस्य (śikhariṣu padaṃ nyasya) Meghadūta 13; अपथे पदमर्पयन्ति हि (apathe padamarpayanti hi) R.9.74 'set foot on (follow) a wrong road'; 3.5;12.52; पदं हि सर्वत्र गुणैर्निधीयते (padaṃ hi sarvatra guṇairnidhīyate) 3.62 'good qualities set foot everywhere' i. e. command notice or make themselves felt; जनपदे न गदः पदमादधौ (janapade na gadaḥ padamādadhau) 9.4. 'no disease stepped into the country'; यदवधि न पदं दधाति चित्ते (yadavadhi na padaṃ dadhāti citte) Bv.2.14; पदं कृ (padaṃ kṛ) (a) to set foot in, on or over (lit.); शान्ते करिष्यसि पदं पुनराश्रमेऽस्मिन् (śānte kariṣyasi padaṃ punarāśrame'smin) Ś.4.2. (b) to enter upon or into, take possession of, occupy (fig.); कृतं वपुषि नवयौवनेन पदम् (kṛtaṃ vapuṣi navayauvanena padam) K.137; कृतं हि मे कुतूहलेन प्रश्नाशया हृदि पदम् (kṛtaṃ hi me kutūhalena praśnāśayā hṛdi padam) 133; so Kumārasambhava 5.21; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.24; कृत्वा पदं नो गले (kṛtvā padaṃ no gale) Mu.3.26 'in defiance of us'; (lit. planting his foot on our neck); मूर्ध्नि पदं कृ (mūrdhni padaṃ kṛ) 'to mount on the head of', 'to humble'; पदं मूर्ध्नि समाधत्ते केसरी मत्तदन्तिनः (padaṃ mūrdhni samādhatte kesarī mattadantinaḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.327; आकृतिविशेषेष्वादरः पदं करोति (ākṛtiviśeṣeṣvādaraḥ padaṃ karoti) M.1 'good forms attract attention (command respect); जने सखी पदं कारिता (jane sakhī padaṃ kāritā) Ś.4; 'made to have dealings with (to confide in)'; धर्मेण शर्वे पार्वतीं प्रति पदं कारिते (dharmeṇa śarve pārvatīṃ prati padaṃ kārite) Kumārasambhava 6.14.
2) A step, pace, stride; तन्वी स्थिता कतिचिदेव पदानि गत्वा (tanvī sthitā katicideva padāni gatvā) Ś.2.13; पदे पदे (pade pade) 'at every step'; अक्षमालामदत्त्वा पदात् पदमपि न गन्तव्यम् (akṣamālāmadattvā padāt padamapi na gantavyam) or चलितव्यम् (calitavyam) 'do not move even a step' &c.; पितुः पदं मध्यममुत्पतन्ती (pituḥ padaṃ madhyamamutpatantī) V.1.19 'the middle pace or stride of Viṣṇu.'; i. e. the sky (for mythologically speaking, the earth, sky, and lower world are considered as the three paces of Viṣṇu in his fifth or dwarf incarnation vāmanāvatāra); so अथात्मनः शब्दगुणं गुणज्ञः पदं विमानेन विगाहमानः (athātmanaḥ śabdaguṇaṃ guṇajñaḥ padaṃ vimānena vigāhamānaḥ) R.13.1.
3) A foot-step, footprint, foot-mark; पदपङ्क्तिः (padapaṅktiḥ) Ś.3.7; or पदावली (padāvalī) foot-prints; पदमनुविधेयं च महताम् (padamanuvidheyaṃ ca mahatām) Bhartṛhari 2.28 'the foot-steps of the great must be followed'; पदैगृर्ह्यते चौरः (padaigṛrhyate cauraḥ) Y.2.286.
4) A trace, mark, impression, vestige; रतिवलयपदाङ्के चापमासज्य कण्ठे (rativalayapadāṅke cāpamāsajya kaṇṭhe) Kumārasambhava 2.64; Meghadūta 37,98; M.3.
5) A place, position, station; अधोऽधः पदम् (adho'dhaḥ padam) Bhartṛhari 2.1; आत्मा परिश्रमस्य पदमुपनीतः (ātmā pariśramasya padamupanītaḥ) Ś.1, 'brought to the point of or exposed to trouble'; तदलब्धपदं हृदि शोकघने (tadalabdhapadaṃ hṛdi śokaghane) R.8.91, 'found no place in (left no impression on) the heart'; अपदे शङ्कितोऽस्मि (apade śaṅkito'smi) M.1, 'my doubts were out of place', i. e. groundless; कृशकुटुम्बेषु लोभः पदमधत्त (kṛśakuṭumbeṣu lobhaḥ padamadhatta) Daśakumāracarita 162; Kumārasambhava 6.72;3.4; R.2.5;9.82; कृतपदं स्तनयुगलम् (kṛtapadaṃ stanayugalam) Uttararāmacarita 6.35, 'brought into relief or bursting forth'.
6) Dignity, rank, office, station or position; भगवत्या प्रश्निकपदमध्यासितव्यम् (bhagavatyā praśnikapadamadhyāsitavyam) M.1; यान्त्येवं गृहिणीपदं युवतयः (yāntyevaṃ gṛhiṇīpadaṃ yuvatayaḥ) Ś.4.18, 'attain to the rank or position, &c.; स्थिता गृहिणीपदे (sthitā gṛhiṇīpade) 4.19; so सचिव°, राज° (saciva°, rāja°) &c.
7) Cause, subject, occasion, thing, matter, business, affair; व्यवहारपदं हि तत् (vyavahārapadaṃ hi tat) Y.2.5; 'occasion or matter of dispute, title of law, judicial proceeding'; Manusmṛti 8.7; सतां हि सन्देहपदेषु वस्तुषु (satāṃ hi sandehapadeṣu vastuṣu) Ś.1.22; वाञ्छितफलप्राप्तेः पदम् (vāñchitaphalaprāpteḥ padam) Ratnāvalī 1.6.
8) Abode, object, receptacle; पदं दृशः स्याः कथमीश मादृशाम् (padaṃ dṛśaḥ syāḥ kathamīśa mādṛśām) Śiśupālavadha 1.37; 15.22; अगरीयान्न पदं नृपश्रियः (agarīyānna padaṃ nṛpaśriyaḥ) Kirātārjunīya 2.14; अविवेकः परमापदां पदम् (avivekaḥ paramāpadāṃ padam) 2.3; के वा न स्युः परिभवपदं निष्फलारम्भयत्नाः (ke vā na syuḥ paribhavapadaṃ niṣphalārambhayatnāḥ) Meghadūta 56; संपदः पदमापदाम् (saṃpadaḥ padamāpadām) H.4.65.
9) A quarter or line of a stanza, verse; विरचितपदम् (viracitapadam) (geyam) Meghadūta 88,15; M.5.2; Ś.3.14.
10) A complete or inflected word; सुप्तिडन्तं पदम् (suptiḍantaṃ padam) P.I. 4.14. वर्णाः पदं प्रयोगार्हानन्वितैकार्थबोधकाः (varṇāḥ padaṃ prayogārhānanvitaikārthabodhakāḥ) S. D.9; R.8.77; Kumārasambhava 4.9.
11) A name for the base of nouns before all consonantal case-terminations except nom. singular.
12) Detachment of the Vedic words from one another, separation of a Vedic text into its several constituent words; वेदैः साङ्गपदक्रमोपनिषदैर्गायन्ति यं सामगाः (vedaiḥ sāṅgapadakramopaniṣadairgāyanti yaṃ sāmagāḥ) Bhāgavata 12.13.1.
13) A pretext; अनिभृतपदपातमापपात प्रियमिति कोपपदेन कापि सख्या (anibhṛtapadapātamāpapāta priyamiti kopapadena kāpi sakhyā) Śiśupālavadha 7.14.
14) A sqare root.
15) A part, portion or division (as of a sentence); as त्रिपदा गायत्री (tripadā gāyatrī).
16) A measure of length.
17) Protection, preservation; ते विंशतिपदे यत्ताः संप्रहारं प्रचक्रिरे (te viṃśatipade yattāḥ saṃprahāraṃ pracakrire) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 7.36.13.
18) A square or house on a chessboard; अष्टापदपदालेख्यैः (aṣṭāpadapadālekhyaiḥ) Rām.
19) A quadrant.
20) The last of a series.
21) A plot of ground.
22) (In Arith.) Any one in a set of numbers the sum of which is required.
23) A coin; माता पुत्रः पिता भ्राता भार्या मित्रजनस्तथा । अष्टापदपदस्थाने दक्षमुद्रेव लक्ष्यते (mātā putraḥ pitā bhrātā bhāryā mitrajanastathā | aṣṭāpadapadasthāne dakṣamudreva lakṣyate) || Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.298.4. (com. aṣṭāpadapadaṃ suvarṇakārṣāpaṇaḥ).
24) A way, road; षट्पदं नवसंख्यानं निवेशं चक्रिरे द्विजाः (ṣaṭpadaṃ navasaṃkhyānaṃ niveśaṃ cakrire dvijāḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 14.64.1.
25) Retribution (phala); ईहोपरमयोर्नॄणां पदान्यध्यात्मचक्षुषा (īhoparamayornṝṇāṃ padānyadhyātmacakṣuṣā) Bhāgavata 7.13.2.
-daḥ A ray of light.
Derivable forms: padam (पदम्).
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Pāda (पाद).—[padyate gamyate'nena karaṇe karmaṇi vā ghañ]
1) The foot (whether of men or animals); तयोर्जगृहतुः पादान् (tayorjagṛhatuḥ pādān) R.1.57; पादयोर्निपत्य, पादपतित (pādayornipatya, pādapatita) &c. (The word pāda at the end of comp. is changed to pād after su and numerals; i. e. supād, dvipād, tripād &c.; and also when the first member is used as a standard of comparison, but is a word other than hasti &c.; see P.V.4.138-14; e. g. vyāghrapād. The nom. pl. of pāda is often added to names of persons or titles of address to show great respect or veneration; mṛṣyantu lavasya bāliśatāṃ tātapādāḥ Uttararāmacarita 6; jīvatsu tātapādeṣu 1.19; devapādānāṃ nāsmābhiḥ prayojanam Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1; so evamārādhyapādā ājñāpayanti Prab.1; so kumārilapādāḥ &c.
2) A ray of light; bālasyāpi raveḥ pādāḥ patantyupari bhūbhṛtām Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.328; Śiśupālavadha 9.34; R.16.53 (where the word has sense 1 also).
3) The foot or leg of an inanimate object, as of a bed-stead; चतुष्पदी हि निःश्रेणी ब्रह्मण्येव प्रतिष्ठिता (catuṣpadī hi niḥśreṇī brahmaṇyeva pratiṣṭhitā) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.2.4.
4) The foot or root of a tree; as in पादप (pādapa).
5) The foot of a mountain, a hill at the foot of a mountain (pādāḥ pratyantaparvatāḥ); रेवां द्रक्ष्यस्युपलविषमे विन्ध्यपादे विशीर्णाम् (revāṃ drakṣyasyupalaviṣame vindhyapāde viśīrṇām) Meghadūta 19; Ś.6.17.
6) A quarter, fourth part; as in सपादो रूपकः (sapādo rūpakaḥ) 'one and one fourth rupee'; Manusmṛti 8.241; Y.2.174; कार्षापणे दीयमाने पादोऽपि दत्तो भवति (kārṣāpaṇe dīyamāne pādo'pi datto bhavati) ŚB. on MS.6.7.2.
7) The fourth part of a stanza, a line.
8) The fourth part of a chapter or book, as of the Adhyāyas of Pāṇini, or of the Brahma-sūtras.
9) A part in general.
10) A column, pillar; सहस्रपादं प्रासादं (sahasrapādaṃ prāsādaṃ)......अधिरोहन्मया दृष्टः (adhirohanmayā dṛṣṭaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 5.143.3.
11) A foot as a measure equal to twelve Aṅgulis.
12) The quadrant of a circle.
13) The foot-hole or bottom of a water-skin; इन्द्रियाणां तु सर्वेषां यद्येकं क्षरतीन्द्रियम् । तेनास्य क्षरति प्रज्ञा दृतेः पादादिवोदकम् (indriyāṇāṃ tu sarveṣāṃ yadyekaṃ kṣaratīndriyam | tenāsya kṣarati prajñā dṛteḥ pādādivodakam) || Manusmṛti 2.99.
14) A wheel; गिरिकूबरपादाक्षं शुभवेणु त्रिवेणुमत् (girikūbarapādākṣaṃ śubhaveṇu triveṇumat) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.175.4; Kirātārjunīya 12 21.
15) A golden coin (weighing one tola); स ह गवां सहस्रमव- रुरोध दश दश पादा एकैकस्याः शृङ्गयोराबद्धा बभुवुः (sa ha gavāṃ sahasramava- rurodha daśa daśa pādā ekaikasyāḥ śṛṅgayorābaddhā babhuvuḥ) Bṛ. Up.3.1.1.
Derivable forms: pādaḥ (पादः).
Pada (पद).—(= Pali id.), sentence, complete utterance, in contrast with nāman, word, and vyañjana, sound (same triad in Pali, [Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary] s.v. pada, 4): Mahāvyutpatti 1998 (-kāyaḥ), see s.v. kāya (2); defined Abhidharmakośa LaV-P. ii.238 as = vākya, a complete statement which makes sense; this may perhaps be the meaning in agra-pada; where the context contains no contrasting word for word, that common Sanskrit meaning of pada may ordinarily be assumed; see s.v. vyañjana for one or two such passages where pada is thus ambiguous (word or sentence).
Pada (पद).—n.
(-daṃ) 1. A foot. 2. A footstep, the mark of a foot. 3. A word. 4. An inflected word. 5. A crude word. 6. A connected sentence. 7. Subject, thing, matter. 8. Preservation, defence 9. Industry, application. 10. Disguise. 11. Place, site 12. Rank, station, degree. 13. A mark, a spot. 14. A foot or rather line of a stanza. 15. A mode of writing the Vedas, in which the several words are detached from one another. 16. A business, an affair. 17. (In Arithmetic,) Any one of a set of numbers the sum of which is required, or the last of the series, a square-root. 18. To occupy. 19. Step, pace, 20. A trace, a mark. m.
(-daḥ) A ray of light. E. pad to go, aff. ac or ghañ.
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Pāda (पाद).—m.
(-daḥ) 1. A foot. 2. A quarter. 3. A hill at the foot of a mountain. 4. A ray of light. 5. The root of a tree. 6. The foot or line of a stanza. 7. The line of a hymn or stanza of the Rig Vedas. 8. The quadrant of a circle. 9. The foot or leg of an inanimate object. E. pad to go, aff. ghañ.
Pada (पद).—[pad + a] 1., I. n. 1. A step, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 227. 2. A footstep, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 190. 3. A trace, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 5, 1. 4. A mark, a sign, Mahābhārata 3, 12474. 5. Place, [Arjunasamāgama] 4, 39 (padāt padam, A step from the place). 6. Abode, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 26, 241. 7. Home. 8. An office, [Pañcatantra] 103, 3; dignity, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 12, 125. 9. Object, thing, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] Anth. 43, 9. 10. Cause, [Hitopadeśa] iv. [distich] 97. 11. Pretext. 12. A square of a chess-board, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 5, 12. 13. A foot; with kṛ, a. To put one’s foot on, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 3, 13. b. To possess one’s self of, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 528. c. To put one’s confidence in, Śāk, 47, 6 ([Prakrit]) 14. A verse, [Mālavikāgnimitra, (ed. Tullberg.)] [distich] 77. 15. A word, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 9, 24. 16. A kind of reading the Veda (every word separately, without applying the rules of Sandhi). Ii. m. A ray of light.
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Pāda (पाद).—i. e. 1. pad + a, m. 1. A foot. 2. The bottom (of a bag), [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 99. 3. The foot of a mountain, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 19. 4. A hill at the foot of a mountain, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 145. 5. The root of a tree. 6. A ray, a beam, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 372. 7. A quarter, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 18. 8. The fourth part of a śloka or strophe, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 77. 9. The quadrant of a circle.
Pada (पद).—[neuter] ([masculine]) step, pace, stride; footstep, vestige, mark; footing, stand-point, place. spot, position, station; office, (high) rank, dignity; object, cause, often adj. subject or obnoxious to (—°); foot (also as a measure of length), quarter of a stanza, line; word or a kind of base of a noun ([grammar]); also = padapāṭha q.v.
— padena on foot; pade pade at every step, everywhere; padaṃ dā (or padātpadaṃ gam) make a step, stride; padaṃ kṛ put the foot on or in, enter, occupy ([locative]); [Causative] bring together a person ([accusative]) with ([locative] or [accusative] [with] prati).
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Pāda (पाद).—[masculine] foot, leg (lit. & [figuratively]), foot as a measure; column, pillar; ray, beam (as the foot of a heavenly body); fourth part, quarter of anything, [especially] of a four-versed stanza, also part or verse i.[grammar], section, chapter. Often [plural] the feet of (—°) i.e. the venerable —.
1) Pada (पद):—[from pad] n. (rarely m.) a step, pace, stride
2) [v.s. ...] a footstep, trace, vestige, mark, the foot itself, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc. (padena, on foot; pade pade, at every step, everywhere, on every occasion; trīṇi padāni viṣṇoḥ, the three steps or footprints of Viṣṇu [i.e. the earth, the air, and the sky; cf. [Ṛg-veda i, 154, 5; Vikramorvaśī i, 19]], also Name of a constellation or according to some ‘the space between the eyebrows’; sg. viṣṇoḥ padam Name of a locality; padaṃ-√dā, padāt padaṃ-√gam or √cal, to make a step, move on; padaṃ-√kṛ, with [locative case] to set foot in or on, to enter; with mūrdhni, to set the foot upon the head of [genitive case] id est. overcome; with citte or hṛdaye, to take possession of any one’s heart or mind; with [locative case] or prati, to have dealings with; padaṃ ni-√dhā with [locative case], to set foot in = to make impression upon; with padavyām, to set the foot on a person’s [genitive case] or [in the beginning of a compound] track, to emulate or equal; padam ni-√bandh with [locative case], to enter or engage in)
3) [v.s. ...] a sign, token, characteristic, [Mahābhārata; Kathāsaritsāgara; Purāṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] a footing, standpoint
5) [v.s. ...] position, rank, station, site, abode, home, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc. (padam ā-√tan, to spread or extend one’s position; padāt padam bhrāmayitvā, having caused to wander from place to place)
6) [v.s. ...] a business affair, matter, object or cause of ([genitive case] or [compound]), [Kāvya literature; Pañcatantra] etc.
7) [v.s. ...] a pretext, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] a part, portion, division (cf. dvi-, tri-)
9) [v.s. ...] a square on a chess-board, [Rāmāyaṇa]
10) [v.s. ...] a plot of ground, [Inscriptions]
11) [v.s. ...] the foot as a measure of length (= 12 or 15 fingers' breadth, or 1/2 or 1/3 or 3/7 of a Prakrama), [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
12) [v.s. ...] a ray of light (m., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.])
13) [v.s. ...] a portion of a verse, quarter or line of a stanza, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
14) [v.s. ...] a word or an inflected word or the stem of a noun in the middle cases and before some Taddhitas, [Pāṇini 1-4, 14 etc.]
15) [v.s. ...] = pada-pāṭha, [Prātiśākhya]
16) [v.s. ...] common Name of the [Parasmaipada] and [Ātmanepada] [Catalogue(s)]
17) [v.s. ...] any one in a set of numbers the sum of which is required
18) [v.s. ...] a period in an arithmetical progression, [Colebrooke]
19) [v.s. ...] a square root, [Sūryasiddhānta]
20) [v.s. ...] a quadrant, [ib.]
21) [v.s. ...] protection, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
22) [v.s. ...] cf. [Greek] πέδον; [Latin] peda; op-pidum for op-pedum.
23) Pāda (पाद):—[from pād] m. (ifc. f(ā). , rarely f(ī). ) the foot (of men and animals), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc. (the [plural] sometimes added to proper names or titles in token of respect e.g. deva-pādāḥ, ‘the king’s majesty’ [Pañcatantra] ; nārāyaṇap, ‘the venerable N°’ [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]; pādaiḥ ind. on foot [said of several persons], [Rāmāyaṇa]; dayoḥ and de-√pat, to fall at a person’s [gen.] feet, [Kāvya literature; Hitopadeśa])
24) [v.s. ...] the foot or leg of an inanimate object, column, pillar, [Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata] etc.
25) [v.s. ...] a wheel, [Śiśupāla-vadha xii, 21]
26) [v.s. ...] a foot as a measure (= 12 Aṅgulas), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; ???; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
27) [v.s. ...] the foot or root of a tree, [Varāha-mihira]
28) [v.s. ...] the foot or a hill at the f° of a mountain, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
29) [v.s. ...] the bottom (dṛteh pādāt, ‘from the b° of a bag’ [varia lectio] pātrāt), [Mahābhārata v, 1047]
30) [v.s. ...] a ray or beam of light (considered as the f° of a heavenly body), [ib.]
31) [v.s. ...] a quarter, a fourth Part (the f° of a quadruped being one out of 4), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc. ([plural] the 4 parts id est. all things required for [gen.] [Suśruta])
32) [v.s. ...] the quadrant (of a circle), [Āryabhaṭa [Scholiast or Commentator]]
33) [v.s. ...] a verse or line (as the fourth part of a regular stanza), [Brāhmaṇa; ???; Prātiśākhya] etc.
34) [v.s. ...] the caesura of a verse, [Agni-purāṇa], the chapter of a book ([originally] only of a book or section of a b° consisting of 4 parts, as the Adhyāyas of Pāṇini’s grammar).
1) Pada (पद):—(daṃ) 1. n. A foot, a footstep; a state, a place; a word; a mark; a thing, &c. m. Ray of light.
2) Pāda (पाद):—(daḥ) 1. m. A foot; a quarter; ray; the root of a tree; a fourth of a stanza; a quadrant; a hill at the foot of a mountain.
Paḍa (पड):—und paḍu s. u. paṭa 4.
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Pada (पद):—
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Pāda (पाद):—
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Pada (पद):—
8) kasya na hṛdaye mudaḥ padaṃ dadhati so v. a. in wessen Herzen stellt sich nicht Freude ein? [Spr. 3786.] nālpīyasi nibadhnanti padamunnatacetasaḥ so v. a. gehen an nichts Unbedeutendes [4435. Z. 14] lies padaṃ kar . —
10) so v. a. Cäsur [Weber’s Indische Studien 8, 297.] —
18) gemeinschaftlicher Name des Parasmaipada und Ātmanepada: vyavasthā [Oxforder Handschriften 163,a, No. 358. 164,b, No. 363. 165,b, No. 367. 350,b, No. 824.]
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Pāda (पाद):—
8) so v. a. Caesur [Weber’s Indische Studien 8, 297.] —
9) [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 99] hat die v. l. pātrāt st. pādāt; vgl. auch [Spr. 1673.] the bottom (of a bag) [BENFEY.] —
10) pādastha [Harivaṃśa 9985 v. l.] für paṭṭastha; nach [Nīlakaṇṭha] = citraphalakastha .
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Pada (पद):—
1) m. [Rāmāyaṇa ed. Bomb. 1, 29, 20.] —
2) m. sarve padā hastipade praviṣṭāḥ [Spr. (II) 2563.] —
8) [?Z. 3 die Stelle Atharvavedasaṃhitā 6, 70, 2] gehört zu 1); vgl. u. 1. yuj mit ud .
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Pāda (पाद):—
9) gemeint ist ein Fuss einer als Schlauch dienenden Thierhaut; vgl. dṛteścaraṇāt [VARĀH.] [YOGAYĀTRĀ 1, 4.]
Paḍa (पड):—und paḍu v.l. für paṭa 1)c).
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Pada (पद):—n. (ausnahmsweise m. ; adj. Comp. f. ā) —
1) Tritt , Schritt , Acc. mit dā einen Schritt — , Schritte thun. padaṃ kar in übertragener Bed. so v.a. sich bemühen um (prati) sich einlassen mit , es zu thun haben mit (Loc. im Prākrit). Viṣṇu’s mittlerer (zweiter) Schritt bezeichnet den Luftraum. pade pade bei jedem Schritt , auf Schritt und Tritt , überall , bei jeder Gelegenheit. —
2) Fussstapfe. viṣṇostrīṇi padāni urspr. wohl ein best. Gestirn , wird als der Zwischenraum zwischen den Brauen gedeutet. viṣṇoḥ padam als Bez. einer best. Oertlichkeit. —
3) Spur überh. —
4) die Spur eines Messers , so. v.a. Schnitt [Bhāvaprakāśa 5,117] ; vgl. śastra —
5) Zeichen , Merkmal. —
6) Standort , Ort , Stelle , Platz , Stätte. padam ā-tan so v.a. sich ausbreiten , sich breit machen. —
7) Stellung , Amt , Würde , Rang. —
8) Fach , Feld , Parcelle eines Landstückes. —
9) Gegenstand (der Geringachtung , des Staunens , Streites u.s.w). —
10) Veranlassung , Grund. —
11) *ein vorgeschützter Grund , Vorwand. —
12) Fuss. padena zu Fuss ; padaṃ dhā Fuss fassen so v.a. sich einstellen ; tatpadavyāṃ padaṃ dhā den Fuss auf seinen Pfad setzen , so v.a. sich mit ihm messen können [251,7.] padaṃ nidhā den Fuss setzen auf , auch so v.a. Eindruck machen auf (Loc.) ; padaṃ ni-dhā padavyām mit folgendem Gen. den Fuss auf Jmds Pfad setzen , so v.a. 3s Jmd gleich thun wollen [Raghuvaṃśa 3,50.] padaṃ kar den Fuss setzen auf (Loc.) ; mūrdhni padaṃ kar den Fuss auf Jmds (Gen.) Haupt setzen , so v.a. besiegen , übertreffen ; hṛdaye oder citte padaṃ kar sich des Herzens oder Geistes ganz bemächtigen ; padaṃ nibandh so v.a. auf Etwas eingehen , sich befassen mit (Loc.) —
13) Fuss als best. Längenmaass. —
14) *Strahl ; soll m. sein. —
15) Versglied , Versviertel , Stollen. —
16) Cäsur. —
17) Wort. In der Grammatik heisst auch ein Wortstamm pada vor gewissen consonantisch anlautenden Suffixen , weil es vor diesen in Bezug auf den Auslaut wie ein Wort im Satze behandelt wird. —
18) = padapāṭha —
19) gemeinschaftlicher Name des Parasmaipada und Ātmanepada. —
20) die Periode einer arithmetischen Progression. —
21) Quadratwurzel. —
22) Quadrant. —
23) * = trāṇa Schutz.
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Pāda (पाद):—m. —
1) Fuss (bei Menschen und Thieren). pādayoḥ und pāde (ausnahmsweise) pat Jmd (Gen.) zu Füssen fallen. pādais zu Fusse (von mehreren Personen gesagt). dṛteḥ der Fuss einer als Schlauch dienenden Thierhaut , Bisweilen Pl. st. Du. , stets Pl. am Ende eines Comp. die Füssen und dessen als ehrfurchtsvolle Bezeichnung einer Person. Am Ende eines adj. Comp. f. ā *häufiger) und ī. —
2) Fuss bei leblosen Gegenständen (Bettstelle u.s.w.) , Pfeiler , Säule. —
3) Fuss als Maass = 12 Aṅgula. —
4) der Fuss eines Baumes , so v.a. Wurzel. —
5) der Fuss eines Gebirges so v.a. Vorberg [Bhāvaprakāśa 1,266.] —
6) Strahl. —
7) Viertel (der Fuss eines vierfüssigen Thieres). Pl. die vier Theile , — Stücke. —
8) Quadrant (eines Kreises Comm. zu [Āryabhaṭa] S. [17.] —
9) Kapitel in einem viertheiligen Werke oder grösserem Abschnitte: ausnahmsweise auch Kapitel überh. —
10) Versviertel , Stollen , Verstheil überh. pādavat Adv. —
11) Cäsur.
Pada (पद) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Na, Paya, Pāe, Pāya, Vāya.
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.
Hindi dictionary
1) Paḍā (पडा):—(nm) he-calf of a buffalo; hence [paḍiyā] (nf); [paḍiyā ke tāū] a fool, nincompoop.
2) Pada (पद) [Also spelled pad]:—(nm) an office, status; a rank; a versified composition (esp. eulogizing God or His sport); foot (of a measure or verse); (foot) step; expression; term, word in its particular context; articles (like an umbrella, shoes, clothes, utensils) given away for the gratification of the soul of a deceased; -[kaṃja/kamala] lotus-like feet; ~[krama] order of official precedence; wordorder in a sentence; ~[gati] gait; ~[cārī] a pedestrian; ~[cinha] a footstep, footmark; trace, trail; ~[ciṃhoṃ para calanā] to follow in the footsteps of; to emulate; ~[ccheda] parsing; ~[cyuta] dismissed, discharged from office; ~[tala] sole; foot; -[tyāga] renunciation/abandonment of an office; ~[trāṇa] footwear; shoe; ~[dalita] trodden under foot, down-trodden; trampled; ~[nāma] designation; ~[nyāsa] diction; disposition of words; -[paṃkaja/padma] see [padakamala; -pada para] at every step; ~[baṃdha] a phrase; -[yojanā] diction, word disposition, arrangement of words; -[racanā] arrangement of words, diction; literary composition; morphological construction; ~[raja] dust of the feet (of a revered person); ~[vigraha/viccheda] analysis of a compound word; ~[śaiyā] diction, typical arrangement of words in a literary composition; -[saṃjñā] official title, designation; -[sopāna] hierarchy; ~[sopānika] hierarchical; -[sthāpanā] posting.
3) Pāḍa (पाड):—(nf) staging, builder’s staging; the border of a dhoti: sari:, etc; scaffold; —[bāṃdhanā] to put up a scaffold/staging.
4) Pāḍā (पाडा):—(nm) a part or locality of a city or town; male young of a buffalo; ~[ḍī] female young buffalo.
5) Pāda (पाद) [Also spelled paad]:—(nm) a foot; leg; foot of a meter; foul wind (discharged from the posterior opening); quadrant; one-fourth part; ~[tala] sole of the foot; foot; ~[kṣepa] footwork; ~[padma] lotus-like feet; —[pūrtti] completion of the foot of a verse; —[prahāra] a kick, knock; ~[baṃdha] fetters; ~[mūla] lower part of the foot; foothill; ~[hata] kicked; knocked down; ~[hīna] without feet; footless.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
1) Paḍa (पड) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Pat.
2) Paḍa (पड) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Paṭa.
3) Pāḍa (पाड) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Pāta.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Paḍa (ಪಡ):—
1) [noun] a long, narrow cleft or crack in a rock or between two rocks.
2) [noun] a piece of stone that is flat, broad and fairly thick; a slab of stone.
3) [noun] a depression in the ground where water may get stagnated.
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Paḍa (ಪಡ):—[noun] = ಪಡವು [padavu]3.
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Paḍa (ಪಡ):—[noun] a small water vessel; a boat.
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Paḍa (ಪಡ):—[noun] a woven fabric; cloth.
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Paḍa (ಪಡ):—[noun] a crop (as sugarcane, sorghum) that has grown to its full height.
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Pada (ಪದ):—
1) [noun] a proper or good state or condition.
2) [noun] a condition; state of being.
3) [noun] an opportune time; a right moment.
4) [noun] the manner, way, method in which something is done, happens or is to be done, must happen, etc.
5) [noun] the condition of (food) being in right or fit condition.
6) [noun] the right degree of ripeness (of a fruit).
7) [noun] sharpness, keenness (as of a weapon, instrument, etc.).
8) [noun] a liquid used in sharpening, whetting a weapon or instrument.
9) [noun] dampness; moisture.
10) [noun] the watery discharge from the vagina when a woman reaches the peak of her sexual excitement in copulation.
11) [noun] kindness, favour or grace.
12) [noun] that which is appropriate, apt, suitable, fit, etc.
13) [noun] skill; dexterity; talent; ability.
14) [noun] the state of being tempered; the state of a metal with regard to the degree of hardness and resilience.
15) [noun] information; news; report of recent happenings, etc.
16) [noun] a cause or motive; a reason.
17) [noun] that by which something is done or obtained; agency; a means.
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Pada (ಪದ):—
1) [noun] the terminal part of the leg in vertebrates, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves; a foot.
2) [noun] the distance covered by a single step while walking; pace.
3) [noun] an impression of the sole of a person’s foot; a foot-print.
4) [noun] a way; a path; a road.
5) [noun] something that indicates a fact; a sign.
6) [noun] a position of authority, esp. in a government business, institution, etc.
7) [noun] space; room.
8) [noun] the state of being relieved from the worldliness, cycle of birth and death, etc.; salvation; emancipation.
9) [noun] suitable scope or opportunity.
10) [noun] a place of dwelling; a house.
11) [noun] a thing that can be seen or touched; an object.
12) [noun] anything producing an effect or result.
13) [noun] a false reason or motive put forth to hide the real one; a pretext.
14) [noun] matters of business or concern; affairs.
15) [noun] a protecting or being protected.
16) [noun] a method of reciting vedic hymns, arranging each word of vedic text separately in its original form without regard to the rules of sandhi (euphonic junctions as per grammar).
17) [noun] a ray of light.
18) [noun] a unit for measuring the area of land.
19) [noun] (gram.) the inflected form of a word.
20) [noun] (mus.) a sort of compositions that gives more emphasis for rhythm and mostly used in dancing.
21) [noun] a rhythmical composition, sometimes rhymed, expressing experiences, ideas or emotions in a style more concentrated; a poem.
22) [noun] a single row of words or characters making up a unit of poetry, often of a specified number of feet; a line.
23) [noun] (arith.) a symbol for the number two.
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Pāda (ಪಾದ):—
1) [noun] the end part of the leg, on which a person or animal stands or moves; a foot.
2) [noun] a ray of light.
3) [noun] the bottom of a mountain.
4) [noun] a small hill; a mound; a hillock.
5) [noun] the root of a tree.
6) [noun] a term used in addressing a respectable person.
7) [noun] a honorific suffix added to the names of reverential persons.
8) [noun] a part or portion of a whole.
9) [noun] one of the four equal parts of a whole; a fourth; a quarter.
10) [noun] a unit of linear measure equal to 12 inches; a foot.
11) [noun] (pros.) a single row of words or characters making up a unit of poetry, often of a specified number of feet; a line.
12) [noun] (astrol.) any of the four equal portion of duration of the prevalance of a star.
13) [noun] ಪಾದ ಬೆಳಸು [pada belasu] pāda beḷasu = ಪಾದ ಬೆಳೆಸು [pada belesu]; ಪಾದ ಬೆಳೆಸು [pada belesu] pāda beḷesu (used respectfully or sarc.) to come; to arrive.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Pada (पद):—n. 1. rank; post; profession; occupation; 2. honor. prestige; status; 3. step; footstep; 4. stanza; 5. Gram. word; stem; 6. foot; 7. place; station; 8 a verse of devotional poetry;
2) Pāḍā (पाडा):—n. pl. of पाडो [pāḍo]
3) Pāda (पाद):—n. 1. fart; breaking wind from anus; 2. foot; leg; 3. verse or line of the poetry; 4. one fourth of any object; 5. root; origin; 6. edition of a book;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
Chinese-English dictionary
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
啪嗒 [pā dā] [pa da]—
Onomatopoeia (拟声词 [ni sheng ci]). It imitates the sound (声音 [sheng yin]) of a thing (东西 [dong xi]) falling to the ground or being struck/tapped. For example: "The rainwater (雨水 [yu shui]) hitting the tin roof (铁皮屋顶 [tie pi wu ding]) made a '' (pātā pātā) sound (声响 [sheng xiang])." "The chopsticks (筷子 [kuai zi]) weren't held steadily and dropped to the ground (地上 [de shang]) with a '' (pātā) sound."
啪嗒：擬聲詞。摹擬東西落地或敲擊的聲音。如：「雨水打在鐵皮屋頂上，發出啪嗒啪嗒的聲響。」「筷子沒拿穩，啪嗒一聲掉到地上。」
pā dā: nǐ shēng cí. mó nǐ dōng xī luò de huò qiāo jī de shēng yīn. rú: “yǔ shuǐ dǎ zài tiě pí wū dǐng shàng, fā chū pā dā pā dā de shēng xiǎng.” “kuài zi méi ná wěn, pā dā yī shēng diào dào de shàng.”
pa da: ni sheng ci. mo ni dong xi luo de huo qiao ji de sheng yin. ru: "yu shui da zai tie pi wu ding shang, fa chu pa da pa da de sheng xiang." "kuai zi mei na wen, pa da yi sheng diao dao de shang."
啪噠 t = 啪哒 s = pā dā p refers to “(onom.) sound of object falling into water/plop”.
Chinese language.
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Partial matches (+0): Pa, Pada, Da, A, Pata, Ta.
Starts with (+22): Pada Parama, Pada Sutta, Pada Vacanem, Padabhilashin, Padabja, Padadhara, Padadhikara, Padadhva, Padadhyayana, Padaghata, Padagra, Padahata, Padahati, Padaji, Padajjhahara, Padakkanta, Padakramya, Padalindi, Padambhas, Padambhoja.
Full-text (+5413): Pata, Catushpada, Padma, Hamsapada, Apadana, Ashtapada, Bhadrapada, Padatala, Padapa, Padapitha, Dvipada, Nibbatti, Ekapada, Shvapada, Upapatti, Tripada, Shatpada, Devapada, Padacara, Akshapada.
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