Pujyapada, Pūjyapāda: 7 definitions

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Pujyapada 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

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Pūjyapāda (पूज्यपाद).—Originally a title, but mostly used in connection with the famous Jain grammarian देवनन्दिन् (devanandin) whose work on grammar called जैनेन्द्र-व्याकरण (jainendra-vyākaraṇa) is well-known: see देवनन्दिन् (devanandin).

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)

Pūjyapāda (पूज्यपाद) refers to “literally, ‘whose feet are to be revered’; an honorific title”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Pūjyapāda (पूज्यपाद) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—an epithet of Devanandin, the author of the Jainendravyākaraṇa. Peters. 2, 67.

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

Pūjyapāda (पूज्यपाद):—[=pūjya-pāda] [from pūjya > pūj] m. Name of Deva-nandin, [Catalogue(s)] (da-caritra n. Name of [work])

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Pujyapada 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

[«previous next»] — Pujyapada in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pūjyapada (ಪೂಜ್ಯಪದ):—

1) [noun] a respectful position; an office of a person who commands respect and regard.

2) [noun] a man in such a position or office.

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Pūjyapāda (ಪೂಜ್ಯಪಾದ):—[noun] a title used in speaking to or of religiously reverential man.

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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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