Padavarta, Pādāvarta, Pada-avarta: 6 definitions
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Padavarta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryPādāvarta.—(IE 8-6; EI 4, 21, 24; CII 3), a land measure, an area of 100 pādāvartas being 100 feet each way, i. e. 10,000 square feet; also spelt padāvarta. Note: pādāvarta is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPādāvarta (पादावर्त).—
1) a wheel worked by the feet for raising up water from a well.
2) a square foot.
Derivable forms: pādāvartaḥ (पादावर्तः).
Pādāvarta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pāda and āvarta (आवर्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pādāvarta (पादावर्त):—[from pāda > pād] m. a wheel worked by the f° for raising water from a well, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a square foot, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
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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 corpusPādāvarta (ಪಾದಾವರ್ತ):—
1) [noun] a foot-operated apparatus with a pulley, used to draw water from wells.
2) [noun] an area of a plane surface, measuring one square fet.
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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