pada पद padá n. (rarely m.) a step, pace, stride a footstep, trace, vestige, mark, the foot itself, [RV.] &c. &c. (padena, on foot; pade pade, at every step, everywhere, on every occasion; trīṇi padāni viṣṇoḥ, the three steps or footprints of Viṣṇu [i.e. the earth, the air, and the sky; cf. [RV. i, 154, 5]; [Vikr. i, 19]], also N. of a constellation or according to some ‘the space between the eyebrows’; sg. viṣṇoḥ padam N. of a locality; padaṃ-√ dā, padāt padaṃ-√ gam or √ cal, to make a step, move on; padaṃ-√ kṛ, with loc. to set foot in or on, to enter; with mūrdhni, to set the foot upon the head of [gen.] i.e. overcome; with citte or hṛdaye, to take possession of any one's heart or mind; with loc. or prati, to have dealings with; padaṃ ni-√ dhā with loc., to set foot in = to make impression upon; with padavyām, to set the foot on a person's [gen. or ibc.] track, to emulate or equal; padam ni-√ bandh with loc., to enter or engage in) a sign, token, characteristic, [MBh.]; [Kathās.]; [Pur.] a footing, standpoint position, rank, station, site, abode, home, [RV.] &c. &c. (padam ā-√ tan, to spread or extend one's position; padāt padam bhrāmayitvā, having caused to wander from place to place) a business affair, matter, object or cause of (gen. or comp.), [Kāv.]; [Pañc.] &c. a pretext, [L.] a part, portion, division (cf. dvi-, tri-) a square on a chess-board, [R.] a plot of ground, [Inscr.] the foot as a measure of length (= 12 or 15 fingers' breadth, or 1/2 or 1/3 or 3/7 of a Prakrama), [KātyŚr.] a ray of light (m., [L.]) a portion of a verse, quarter or line of a stanza, [RV.] &c. &c. a word or an inflected word or the stem of a noun in the middle cases and before some Taddhitas, [Pāṇ. i, 4, 14] &c. = pada-pāṭha, [Prāt.] common N. of the P. and Ā. [Cat.] any one in a set of numbers the sum of which is required a period in an arithmetical progression, [Col.] a square root, [Sūryas.] a quadrant, [ib.] protection, [L.] [cf. Gk. πέδον; Lat. peda; op-pidum for op-pedum.] padaga पदग pada—ga mfn. going on foot pada—ga m. a footman, foot-soldier, [L.] padaka पदक mfn. versed in the Pada-pāṭha, [Divyāv.] (g. kramādi) m. a kind of ornament (= niṣka), [L.] N. of a man pl. his descendants g. yaskādi n. a step, pace, [MBh.] an office, dignity, [Rājat.] a foot, [BhP.] padanī पदनी pada—nī́ mfn. following the steps of another, [AV. xi, 2, 13.] padana पदन mfn. who or what goes or moves, [W.] (cf. [Pāṇ. iii, 2, 150]). padatā पदता pada—tā f. the original form of a word, [RPrāt.] = next, [Śiś.] padavī पदवी pada—vī́ m. (nom. s) a leader, guide, forerunner, [RV.]; [AV.] (cf. -vāya) pada—vī́ f. (nom. vī) a road, path, way, track, reach, range acc. with √ gam, yā &c., to go the way of (cf. under artha-padavī, ghana-, pavana-, mokṣa-, yauvana-, sādhu-, smaraṇa-, hāsya-; padam-√ dhā or ni-√ dhā padavyām [comp. or gen.], to tread in the footsteps of a person i.e. imitate or rival him), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. station, situation, place, site, [R.]; [Pañc.] padavi पदवि pada—vi f. = -vī, a way, path, [L.] padaśas पदशस् pada—śas ind. step by step, gradually, [R.] word by word, [APrāt.], Sch. padajñā पदज्ञा pada—jñā́ mfn. knowing places or one's own place (i.e. home), [RV.]; [AV.] padakṛt पदकृत् pada—kṛt m. = -kāra, [L.] padastha पदस्थ pada—stha mfn. standing on one's feet, going on foot, [R.] = -sthita, [MBh.]; [R.] padatva पदत्व pada—tva n. the state of (being) a word, [APrāt.]; [Pāṇ. i, 2, 45], Sch. padavid पदविद् pada—víd mfn. conversant or familiar with (gen.), [ŚBr.] (cf. -jñā). padagāḍha पदगाढ pada—gāḍha m. or n. N. of wk. padagata पदगत pada—gata mfn. gone on foot described or recorded in a line or stanza, [W.] padagati पदगति pada—gati f. going on foot, manner of going, gait, [Pañc.] padahita पदहित pada—hita m. the substitute for a husband, [BaudhP.] padajāta पदजात pada—jāta n. a class of words, [Prāt.] a group of (connected) words, a sentence or period, [L.] padakāla पदकाल pada—kāla m. = -pāṭha, [Sāy.] padakāra पदकार pada—kāra m. the author of the Pada-pāṭha, [Pāṇ.]; [Mahīdh.] padamālā पदमाला pada—mālā f. ‘word-wreath’, a magical formula, an incantation, [DevīP.] padanīya पदनीय padanī́ya mfn. to be investigated, [ŚBr.] (-tva n., [Śaṃk.]) padapāṭha पदपाठ pada—pāṭha m. the Pada method of recitation or writing (a method of arranging each word of a Vedic text separately in its original form [cf. pada] without regard to the rules of Saṃdhi; cf. krama and saṃhitā-pāṭha), [VPrāt.], Sch. padapāta पदपात pada—pāta m. foot-fall, tread, step, [W.] padavāya पदवाय pada—vāyá m. (√ vī) a leader, guide, forerunner, [AV.] padavīya पदवीय pada—vī́ya n. footsteps, track, [RV. x, 71, 3] (if not acc. for °vyám). padaghātam पदघातम् pada—ghātam ind. (with √ han) to strike with the feet upon (acc.), [Pāṇ. iii, 4, 37.] padaśabda पदशब्द pada—śabda m. the noise of footsteps, [Mālatīm.] padaśreṇi पदश्रेणि pada—śreṇi f. a series of steps, [Kathās.] padabandha पदबन्ध pada—bandha m. a footstep, pace, [L.] padaccheda पदच्छेद pada—ccheda m. separation of words (in speaking), parsing, [Śikṣ.] pada—ccheda separation of words at a particular place, caesura, [Kāvyād.] padacihna पदचिह्न pada—cihna n. a foot-words (in speaking), parsing, [Śikṣ.] padacyuta पदच्युत pada—cyuta mfn. fallen from a position, dismissed from office, [BhP.] padagotra पदगोत्र pada—gotra n. a family supposed to preside over a partic. class of words, [VPrāt.] (cf. -devatā). padakṛtya पदकृत्य pada—kṛtya n. N. of Comm. on [Tarkas.] padakrama पदक्रम pada—krama m. a series of steps, pace, walking, [Śiś. i, 52] (cf. citra-padakramam) a series of quarters of verses, [R.] a partic. method of reciting or writing the Veda (see krama) pada—krama m. pl. (or ibc.) the Pada-pāṭha and the different Krama-pāṭhas, [MBh.] padanyāsa पदन्यास pada—nyāsa m. putting down the feet, step, footmark, [MBh.]; [R.] &c. position of the feet in a partic. attitude, [W.] conduct, procedure (?) id. writing down (quarters of) verses, [Kāv.] Asteracantha Longifolia or Tribulus Lanuginosus, [L.] padapadma पदपद्म pada—padma n. = -kamala, [L.] padasthāna पदस्थान pada—sthāna n. footprint, footmark, [Hariv.] padasthita पदस्थित pada—sthita mfn. being in a station or office, [Kathās.] padasaṃdhi पदसंधि pada—saṃdhi m. the euphonic combination of words, [R.] padastobha पदस्तोभ pada—stobha m. N. of sev. Sāmans, [ĀrṣBr.] N. of wk. padatvarā पदत्वरा pada—tvarā f. ‘foot-speeder (?)’, a shoe, [L.] padavādya पदवाद्य pada—vādya n. (in music) a sort of drum. padavedin पदवेदिन् pada—vedin m. ‘acquainted with words’, a linguist or philologist, [Kuṭṭanīm.] padavṛtti पदवृत्ति pada—vṛtti f. the hiatus between two words in a sentence, [RPrāt.] N. of Comm. on [Kpr.] padaṣṭhīva पदष्ठीव pada—ṣṭhīva n. sg. the feet and knees, [Pāṇ. v, 4, 77.] padabhraṃśa पदभ्रंश pada—bhraṃśa m. loss of a place, dismissal from an office, [Prasannar.] padaśāstra पदशास्त्र pada—śāstra n. the science of separately written words, [APrāt.], Sch. padadārḍhya पददार्ढ्य pada—dārḍhya n. fixedness or security of text, [APrāt.] padadīpikā पददीपिका pada—dīpikā f. N. of sev. works. padadevatā पददेवता pada—devatā f. a deity supposed to preside over a partic. class of words, [VPrāt.] (cf. -gotra). padajyotis पदज्योतिस् pada—jyotis n. N. of wk. padakaumudī पदकौमुदी pada—kaumudī f. N. of wk. padakamala पदकमल pada—kamala n. a lotus-like foot, [L.] padanidhana पदनिधन pada—nidhana mfn. having the Nidhana (q.v.) at the end of every quarter of a verse (as a Sāman), [TāṇḍBr.]; [Lāṭy.] padapūraṇa पदपूरण pada—pūraṇa mfn. filling out or completing a verse, [Nir.] pada—pūraṇa n. the action of completing a verse, [L.] padapaṅkti पदपङ्क्ति pada—paṅkti f. a series of footsteps, track, [Kālid.]; [Pañc.] a series of words, [Kir.] a kind of metre (of 5 Padas of 5 syllables each), [RPrāt.] a sacred brick called after this metre, [KātyŚr.] padaracanā पदरचना pada—racanā f. arrangement of words, literary composition, [Vām.] padasadhātu पदसधातु pada—sadhātu n. a manner of singing, [Lāṭy.] padasamūha पदसमूह pada—samūha m. a series of words or parts of verses, [Gīt.], Sch. = -pāṭha, [VPrāt.] padasamaya पदसमय pada—samaya m. = -pāṭha, [TPrāt.], Sch. padavirāma पदविराम pada—virāma m. the pause after a quarter of a verse, [TPrāt.] padayojanā पदयोजना pada—yojana, n., pada—yoja°nā and pada—yoja°nikā, f. N. of wks. padayojana पदयोजन pada—yojana, n., pada—yoja°nā and pada—yoja°nikā, f. N. of wks. padayopana पदयोपन pada—yópana mf(I)n. destroying (n. the act of destroying) the footsteps, [AV.] padabhañjana पदभञ्जन pada—bhañjana n. separation or analysis or explanation of words, [L.] padabhañjikā पदभञ्जिका pada—bhañjikā f. a commentary which separates or analyses or explains words, [L.] a register, journal, calendar or almanac, [W.] padadyotinī पदद्योतिनी pada—dyotinī f. N. of Comm. on [Gīt.] padakramaka पदक्रमक pada—kramaka n. the Pada- and Krama-pāṭha, [Pāṇ. ii, 4, 5], Sch. padamañjarī पदमञ्जरी pada—mañjarī f. N. of various works. padanīyatva पदनीयत्व padanī́ya—tva n., [Śaṃk.] padanuṣaṅga पदनुषङ्ग pad—anuṣaṅgá m. anything appended to a Pada or quarter of a verse, [ŚBr.] (cf. padānuṣ°). padapaṅkaja पदपङ्कज pada—paṅkaja n. = -kamala, [L.] padapañcaka पदपञ्चक pada—pañcaka m. or n. N. of wk. padapaddhati पदपद्धति pada—paddhati f. a series or row of footsteps, [R.] padasaṃdhāna पदसंधान pada—saṃdhāna n. putting together words (writing them into one word), ib. padasaṃghāta पदसंघात pada—saṃghāta m. id., [ib.]; [VPrāt.] a writer, an annotator, one who collects or classifies words, [W.] padasaṃghāṭa पदसंघाट pada—saṃghāṭa m. connecting those words together which in the Saṃhitā are separated by a kind of refrain, [Pāṇ. iii, 2, 49], Vārtt. 3, [Pat.] padasaṃhitā पदसंहिता pada—saṃhitā f. = -pāṭha, [TPrāt.] padasaṃtāna पदसंतान pada—saṃtāna m. combination of words, [Kāvyād.] padavalmīka पदवल्मीक pada—valmīka m. elephantiasis, [L.] padaviccheda पदविच्छेद pada—viccheda ([VPrāt.]) m. separation of words. padavigraha पदविग्रह pada—vigraha ([Hariv.]) m. separation of words. padavikṣepa पदविक्षेप pada—vikṣepa m. a step, pace, walking a horse's paces, [W.] padacandrikā पदचन्द्रिका pada—candrikā f. ‘elucidation of words’, N. of sev. works. padakramavid पदक्रमविद् pada—krama—vid mfn. familiar with the P° and K°, [Hariv.] padasaṃdarbha पदसंदर्भ pada—saṃdarbha m. N. of wk. padaviṣṭambha पदविष्टम्भ pada—viṣṭambha m. tread, step, stamp with the foot, [W.] padavyākhyāna पदव्याख्यान pada—vyākhyāna n. explanation of words g. ṛg-ayanādi. padayojanikā पदयोजनिका pada—yojana, n., pada—yoja°nā and pada—yoja°nikā, f. N. of wks. padaratnāvalī पदरत्नावली pada—ratnāvalī f. padacaturūrdhva पदचतुरूर्ध्व pada—catur-ūrdhva n. a kind of metre (in which every Pada is 4 syllables longer than the preceding), [Col.] padakramalakṣaṇa पदक्रमलक्षण pada—krama—lakṣaṇa n. N. of wk. padavākyaratnākara पदवाक्यरत्नाकर pada—vākya-ratnākara m. N. of wk. padabhāvārthacandrikā पदभावार्थचन्द्रिका pada—bhāvārtha-candrikā f. N. of wk. padakārikāratnamālā पदकारिकारत्नमाला pada—kārikā-ratna-mālā f. N. of wk. padavākyārthapañjikā पदवाक्यार्थपञ्जिका pada—vākyārtha-pañjikā f. N. of wk. padavākyaratnākarakārikāsaṃgraha पदवाक्यरत्नाकरकारिकासंग्रह pada—vākya-ratnāka°ra-kārikā-saṃgraha m. N. of wk.