Sthulapada, Sthūlapāda: 7 definitions
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Sthulapada 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical studySthūlapāda (स्थूलपाद) (lit. “one who has a large 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.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySthūlapāda (स्थूलपाद).—m.
(-daḥ) 1. An elephant. 2. A man with elephantiasis. Adj Having swelled legs. E. sthūla large, and pāda a foot.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySthūlapāda (स्थूलपाद).—m. an elephant.
Sthūlapāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sthūla and pāda (पाद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sthūlapāda (स्थूलपाद):—[=sthūla-pāda] [from sthūla > sthūl] mfn. large-footed, club-f°, having swelled legs, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) [v.s. ...] m. an elephant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a man who has elephantiasis, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySthūlapāda (स्थूलपाद):—[sthūla-pāda] (daḥ) 1. m. An elephant.
[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 corpusSthūlapāda (ಸ್ಥೂಲಪಾದ):—
1) [noun] the thick legged animal; an elephant.
2) [noun] a man having enlargement of the legs caused by elephantiasis.
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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