Padagrahana, Pādagrahaṇa, Pada-grahana: 10 definitions
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Padagrahana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypādagrahaṇa (पादग्रहण).—n (S) Touching the feet (of a Brahman &c.), obeisance.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpādagrahaṇa (पादग्रहण).—n Touching the feet (of a Brah- man &c.), obeisance.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPādagrahaṇa (पादग्रहण).—seizing or clasping the feet (as a mark of respectful salutation); अकारयत् कारयितव्यदक्षा क्रमेण पादग्रहणं सतीनाम् (akārayat kārayitavyadakṣā krameṇa pādagrahaṇaṃ satīnām) Kumārasambhava 7.27.
Derivable forms: pādagrahaṇam (पादग्रहणम्).
Pādagrahaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pāda and grahaṇa (ग्रहण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPādagrahaṇa (पादग्रहण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) Respectful obeisance, touching the feet of a Brahman or superior. E. pāda, and grahaṇa taking.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPādagrahaṇa (पादग्रहण).—[neuter] clasping a person’s feet (as a reverential salutation).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPādagrahaṇa (पादग्रहण):—[=pāda-grahaṇa] [from pāda > pād] n. laying hold of or clasping the feet (of a Brāhman or superior, as a mark of respectful salutation), [Manu-smṛti; Kumāra-sambhava]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPādagrahaṇa (पादग्रहण):—[pāda-grahaṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Respectful obeisance, touching the feet.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPadagrahaṇa (ಪದಗ್ರಹಣ):—[noun] the act or an instance of coming to or attaining a position of power; an assumption of an office.
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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