Padika, Pādika: 15 definitions
Introduction:
Padika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Padik.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPādika (पादिक).—The time of the night, calculated from the moment of the moon.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 66. 45.

The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuPadikā (पदिका) is another name for Haṃsapādī, a medicinal plant possibly identified with Adiantum lunulatum Burm. from the Pteridaceae family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.109-113 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Padikā and Haṃsapādī, there are a total of twenty-six Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant. Note: Haṃsapādī is claimed as a variety of Lajjālu by Dh. and Rājanighaṇṭu.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryPādika.—cf. Telugu-Kannaḍa pātika (CITD); one-fourth of anything; (1/64)th part of the coin termed pagoda (q.v.). Note: pādika 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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarypadika : (adj.) consisting of poetical lines. (m.) a pedestrian.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPadika, (adj.) (fr. pada 1; cp. padaka3) consisting of feet or parts, —fold; dvādasa° twelve fold J. I, 75 (paccayākāra). (Page 409)

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPadika (पदिक).—a.
1) Going on foot, pedestrian.
2) One Pada long.
3) Containing only one division.
-kaḥ A footman.
-kam The point of the foot.
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Pādika (पादिक).—a. (-kī f.)
1) Amounting to a quarter or fourth; पादिकं शतम् (pādikaṃ śatam), 25 per cent.
2) Lasting for a quarter of the time; Ms 3.1.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPadika (पदिक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Going on foot. m.
(-kaḥ) A foot soldier. n.
(-kaṃ) The point of the foot. E. pada a foot. aff. ṣṭhan.
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Pādika (पादिक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Fourth, a fourth. E. pāda a quarter, and ṭhak aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPādika (पादिक).—i. e. pāda + ika, adj. Amounting to a quarter, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 1.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Padikā (पदिका):—[from padaka > pad] f. See tri-padikā and dvi-p.
2) Padika (पदिक):—[from pad] mf(ī)n. going on foot, pedestrian [gana] parpādi
3) [v.s. ...] one Pada long, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
4) [v.s. ...] comprising (only) one partition or division, [Varāha-mihira; Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
5) [v.s. ...] n. the point of the foot, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) Pādikā (पादिका):—[from pādaka > pād] f. a sandal, shoe, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] ifc. = foot, [Rāmāyaṇa; Kathāsaritsāgara]
8) Pādika (पादिक):—[from pād] mf(ī)n. lasting for a quarter of the time, [Manu-smṛti iii, 1]
9) [v.s. ...] amounting to + (n. with śata, 25 percent, [Mahābhārata]; with or sc. ahar, daily wages, [Patañjali])
10) [v.s. ...] versed in or studying the Pada-patha [gana] ukthādi, [Kāśikā-vṛtti]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Padika (पदिक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A foot soldier. n. Point of the foot. a. Walking.
2) Pādika (पादिक):—[(kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) a.] A fourth.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Padika (पदिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pailla.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPadika (पदिक) [Also spelled padik]:—(nm) a foot-soldier, an infantryman.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPadika (ಪದಿಕ):—
1) [noun] = ಪದಾತಿ - [padati -] 1 & 2.
2) [noun] that which is consisting of only one partitition, division, scene, etc.
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Pādika (ಪಾದಿಕ):—[noun] = ಪಾದಾತಿ - [padati -] 2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Padikallu, Padikama, Padikamana, Padikamanamgey, Padikamaya, Padikamma, Padikamta, Padikamtaya, Padikappa, Padikappia, Padikara, Padikara, Padikattu, Padikaum, Padikauna, Padikaval, Padikaya, Padikaya.
Ends with (+43): Adhyayapancapadika, Aikapadika, Anupadika, Anutttoppadika, Apadika, Ardhapadika, Ashtapadika, Ashvapadika, Aupapadika, Auttarapadika, Bahupadika, Candrapratipadika, Catushpadika, Chatushpadika, Chittotpadika, Cittotpadika, Dvaipadika, Dvipadika, Ekapadika, Godhapadika.
Full-text (+44): Ekapadika, Tagarapadika, Ushtrapadika, Ardhapadika, Ashtapadika, Uttarapadika, Dvipadika, Shatapadika, Tripadika, Godhapadika, Pancapadika, Kitapadika, Paurvapadika, Purvapadika, Pratipadika, Hamsapadika, Pratipadikasamjnavada, Pancapadikavivarana, Pancapadikavyakhya, Pratipadikatva.
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Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 11 - Padmapāda (a.d. 820) < [Chapter XI - The Śaṅkara School of Vedānta (continued)]
Part 26 - Nṛsiṃhāśrama Muni (a.d. 1500) < [Chapter XI - The Śaṅkara School of Vedānta (continued)]
Part 4 - Teachers and Pupils in Vedānta < [Chapter XI - The Śaṅkara School of Vedānta (continued)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 3 - Madhva’s interpretation of Brahma-sūtra I. 1. 2 < [Chapter XXVI - Madhva’s Interpretation of the Brahma-sūtras]
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.1 < [Section I - Period of Studentship]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 6 - Ontological position of Rāmānuja’s Philosophy < [Chapter XX - Philosophy of the Rāmānuja School of Thought]
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)