Payoda, Payodā, Payoḍa, Payas-da: 13 definitions
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Payoda 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaPayodā (पयोदा).—A female attendant of Subrahmaṇya. (Śloka 28, Chapter 46, Śalya Parva).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Payoda (पयोद).—A lake in the Nīla hill.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 18. 69.
2a) Payodā (पयोदा).—A river from the lake Payodam.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 18. 70. Vāyu-purāṇa 47. 66.
2b) A R. rising on the western side of the Meru mountain.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 47. 67.
Payodā (पयोदा) refers to the name of a Lady mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.45.27). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Payodā) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPayoḍa (पयोड).—
1) hail.
2) an island.
Derivable forms: payoḍaḥ (पयोडः).
Payoḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms payas and ḍa (ड). See also (synonyms): payogala.
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Payoda (पयोद).—a cloud; Meghadūta 7; मत्तः सदाचारशुचे कलङ्कः पयोदवातादिव दर्पणस्य (mattaḥ sadācāraśuce kalaṅkaḥ payodavātādiva darpaṇasya) R.14.37. °सुहृद् (suhṛd) m. a peacock.
Derivable forms: payodaḥ (पयोदः).
Payoda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms payas and da (द).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPayoda (पयोद).—m.
(-daḥ) A cloud. E. payas, and da what gives.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPayoda (पयोद).—i. e. payas-da, I. m. 1. A cloud, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 75. 2. A proper name. Ii. f. dā, A proper name.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPayoda (पयोद).—[adjective] giving milk or water; [masculine] cloud.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Payoda (पयोद):—[=payo-da] [from payo > paya] mf(ā)n. milk-giving (as a cow), [Harivaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] yielding water (as a cloud), [Subhāṣitāvali]
3) [v.s. ...] m. a cloud, [Kālidāsa; Varāha-mihira] etc. (-suhṛd m. ‘friend of clouds’, a peacock, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa])
4) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a son of Yadu, [Harivaṃśa]
5) Payodā (पयोदा):—[=payo-dā] [from payo-da > payo > paya] f. Name of one of the Mātṛs attending on Skanda, [Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPayoda (पयोद):—[payo-da] (daḥ) 1. m. A cloud.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Payoda (पयोद) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paoa.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPayōda (ಪಯೋದ):—[noun] cloud, that gives water.
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)
Partial matches: Payo, Da, Payas, Ta.
Starts with: Payodajanapadapa, Payodasuhrid, Payotam.
Ends with: Nitpayoda, Samdhyapayoda, Sharatpayoda.
Full-text: Samdhyapayoda, Payodasuhrid, Sharatpayoda, Nitpayoda, Paoa, Kroshta, Payogala, Bahumati, Bahimati, Samdhyabhra, Vigama, Pundarika, Jyamagha, Ras, Samdhya, Vritti.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.4.134 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
Verse 3.2.42 < [Part 2 - Affection and Service (dāsya-rasa)]
Verse 2.5.66 < [Part 5 - Permanent Ecstatic Mood (sthāyī-bhāva)]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Viśvāmitra < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The River Gaṅgā or Ganges < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 18 - Description of the Jambūdvīpa < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
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