Padavaneja, Pādāvaneja, Pada-avaneja: 2 definitions

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Padavaneja means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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

Pādāvaneja (पादावनेज).—washing another's feet; विभ्व्यस्तवा- मृतकथोदवहास्त्रिलोक्याः पादावनेजसरितः शमलानि हन्तुम् (vibhvyastavā- mṛtakathodavahāstrilokyāḥ pādāvanejasaritaḥ śamalāni hantum) Bhāg. 11.6.19.

Derivable forms: pādāvanejaḥ (पादावनेजः).

Pādāvaneja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pāda and avaneja (अवनेज).

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

Pādāvaneja (पादावनेज):—[from pāda > pād] (!) m. washing another’s f°, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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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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