m. (in strong cases p/ād-; in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound'f(pad-or padī-).) a foot (padā-, padbhyām-and bhis-,also"on foot" etc.; in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' also"sticking to the feet of"; seeśrī-viṣṇu-padī-)
पद् I. 1 Ā. (पदयते) To go or move. -II. 4. Ā. (पद्यते, पन्न; caus. पादयति-ते; desid, पित्सते) 1 To go, move.
-2 To go to, approach (with acc.) -3 To attain, obtain, gain; ज्योतिषामाधिपत्यं च प्रभावं चाप्यपद्यत Mb. -4 To observe, practise; स्वधर्मं पद्यमानास्ते Mb. -5 Ved. To fall down with fatigue. -6 Ved. To perish. -7 To fall out. -III. 1 P. (पदति) To stand fast or fixed.
पद् m. [पद्-क्विप्] (This word has no forms for the first five inflections; it is optionally substituted for पद after acc. dual) 1 A foot. -2 A quarter, a fourth part (as of a stanza). -Comp. -काषिन् a. 1 rubbing or scratching the feet. -2 going on foot, pedestrian. (-m.) a footman; पत्काषिणस्तीर्थजला$र्थमाशु Bk.3.4. -गः (पद्गः) a foot-soldier. -जः (-ज्जः) 1 a footman. -2 a Śūdra; cf. पद्भ्यां शूद्रो अजायत. -नद्धा, -नध्री a shoe, boot. -निष्कः one quarter of a Niṣka. -रथः (पद्रथः) a footsoldier, footman; त्वं पद्रथानां किल यूथपाधिपः Bhāg.3.18. 12. -शब्दः noise of footsteps. -हतिः, -ती f. (-पद्धतिः, -ती) 1 a way, path, road, course (fig. also); इयं हि रघुसिंहानां वीरचारित्रपद्धतिः U.5.22; R.3.46;6.55;11.87; कविप्रथमपद्धतिम् 15.33; 'the first way shown to poets'. -2 a line, row, range. -3 a surname, title or epithet, a word denoting caste or profession in compounds which are used as proper names; e. g. गुप्त, दास, दत्त &c. -4 N. of a class of writings. -हिमम् (पद्धिमम्) coldness of the feet.
In the Atharvaveda and the śatapatha Brāhmana denotes a ‘quarter.’ This sense is derived from the primary meaning of foot,’ which as applied to quadrupeds would represent one-fourth.’ Cf. Pāda.
verb (class 4 parasmaipada) to fall (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to fall down or out (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to go (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to keep (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to observe (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to participate in (acc.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to perish (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to resort or apply to (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) [gramm.] root pad Frequency rank 36606/72933
Parse Time: 1.379s Search Word: padyai Input Encoding: IAST: pad
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