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.]