Padashthila, Pādāṣṭhīla, Pada-ashthila: 4 definitions

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Padashthila 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.

The Sanskrit term Pādāṣṭhīla can be transliterated into English as Padasthila or Padashthila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Pādāṣṭhīla (पादाष्ठील).—the ankle; मर्मस्वभ्यवधीत् क्रुद्धः पादाष्ठालैः सुदारुणैः (marmasvabhyavadhīt kruddhaḥ pādāṣṭhālaiḥ sudāruṇaiḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.8.24.

Derivable forms: pādāṣṭhīlaḥ (पादाष्ठीलः).

Pādāṣṭhīla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pāda and aṣṭhīla (अष्ठील).

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

Pādāṣṭhīla (पादाष्ठील):—[from pāda > pād] m. or n. the ankle, [Mahābhārata]

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Padashthila 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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