Pindapada, Piṇḍapada, Piṇḍapāda, Pinda-pada, Pimdapada: 9 definitions

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Pindapada means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

Piṇḍapāda (पिण्डपाद) (lit. “one who has a thick foot”) is a synonym (another name) for the Elephant (Gaja), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

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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.

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In Buddhism

General definition (in Buddhism)

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Source: Amaravati: Glossary

(bin da bah da) (Thai: pindabaht) alms food; or the alms round on which the food is received.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Piṇḍapada (पिण्डपद).—a particular अङ्कभेद (aṅkabheda) in Astronomy; Śabda Chi.

Derivable forms: piṇḍapadam (पिण्डपदम्).

Piṇḍapada is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms piṇḍa and pada (पद).

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Piṇḍapāda (पिण्डपाद).—an elephant.

Derivable forms: piṇḍapādaḥ (पिण्डपादः).

Piṇḍapāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms piṇḍa and pāda (पाद). See also (synonyms): piṇḍapādya.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Piṇḍapāda (पिण्डपाद).—m.

(-daḥ) An elephant. E. piṇḍa a lump of flesh, and pāda a foot: also piṇḍapādya.

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

1) Piṇḍapada (पिण्डपद):—[=piṇḍa-pada] [from piṇḍa > piṇḍ] n. a kind of arithmetical calculation, [Jyotiṣa]

2) Piṇḍapāda (पिण्डपाद):—[=piṇḍa-pāda] [from piṇḍa > piṇḍ] m. ‘thick-footed’, an elephant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Piṇḍapāda (पिण्डपाद):—[piṇḍa-pāda] (daḥ) 1. m. An elephant.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pindapada in German

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Piṃḍapāda (ಪಿಂಡಪಾದ):—[noun] an elephant, whose legs are very thick.

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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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