Padavishtambha, Padaviṣṭambha, Pada-vishtambha: 4 definitions
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Padavishtambha 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 Padaviṣṭambha can be transliterated into English as Padavistambha or Padavishtambha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPadaviṣṭambha (पदविष्टम्भ).—a step, footstep.
Derivable forms: padaviṣṭambhaḥ (पदविष्टम्भः).
Padaviṣṭambha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pada and viṣṭambha (विष्टम्भ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPadaviṣṭambha (पदविष्टम्भ).—m.
(-mbhaḥ) Tread, step, stamp with the foot. E. pada, and viṣṭambha fixing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPadaviṣṭambha (पदविष्टम्भ):—[=pada-viṣṭambha] [from pada > pad] m. tread, step, stamp with the foot, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPadaviṣṭambha (पदविष्टम्भ):—[pada-viṣṭambha] (mbhaḥ) 1. m. A step.
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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Partial matches: Vishtambha, Pada, Pata.
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