Vishamapada, Viṣamapada, Vishama-pada: 3 definitions
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Vishamapada 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.
The Sanskrit term Viṣamapada can be transliterated into English as Visamapada or Vishamapada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
1) Viṣamapada (विषमपद):—[=vi-ṣama-pada] [from vi-ṣama] mf(ā)n. having unequal steps (as a path), [Kirātārjunīya]
2) [v.s. ...] having un° Pādas (a stanza), [Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya; Ṛgveda-anukramaṇikā; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Anukramaṇikā]
3) Viṣamapāda (विषमपाद):—[=vi-ṣama-pāda] [from vi-ṣama] mf(ā)n. consisting of unequal Pādas, [Nidāna-sūtra]
Viṣamapada (विषमपद):—adj. (f. ā)
1) ungleiche Schritte habend, zeigend: padavī [Kirātārjunīya 5, 40.] —
2) ungleichfüssig: bṛhatī [Prātiśākhya zum Ṛgveda 16, 36.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 8, 130. 143.]
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Viṣamapāda (विषमपाद):—adj. (f. ā) aus ungleichen Pāda bestehend [Weber’s Indische Studien 8, 102.]
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
Viṣamapāda (ವಿಷಮಪಾದ):—[noun] (pros.) an odd-numbered line (as third, fifth, seventh, etc.).
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: Vishama, Pada, Pata.
Starts with: Vishamapadavritti, Vishamapadavyahya, Vishamapadavyakhya.
Full-text: Vishamapadavritti.
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Kadambari Studies (on the basis of Bhanuchandra) (by Jayanti Tripathy)
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