Padadiyamaka, Pādādiyamaka, Padadi-yamaka: 5 definitions

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Padadiyamaka 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.

In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

[«previous next»] — Padadiyamaka in Natyashastra glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Pādādiyamaka (पादादियमक), or simply pādādi, refers to one of the ten kinds of yamaka, according to Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 17. Yamaka is one of the four “figures of speech” (alaṃkāra), used when composing dramatic compositions (kāvya).

Source: archive.org: Natya Shastra

Pādādiyamaka (पादादियमक).—One of the ten kinds of yamaka;—Description of pādādiyamaka: When the same word occurs at the beginning of each foot, it is an instance of Pādādi-Yamaka.

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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).

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Padadiyamaka in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pādādiyamaka (पादादियमक):—[=pādādi-yamaka] [from pādādi > pāda > pād] n. p° at the b° of a v° ([ib. x, 4])

[Sanskrit to German]

Padadiyamaka 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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Kannada-English dictionary

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

Pādādiyamaka (ಪಾದಾದಿಯಮಕ):—[noun] (rhet.) a regular repetition of words that are similar in sound but different in meaning, in the beginning of each of a verse.

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

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