Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

1. neuter gender (rarely masculine gender) a step, pace, stride
2. neuter gender a footstep, trace, vestige, mark, the foot itself. fg-veda etc. (पदेन, on foot; पदे पदे, at every step, everywhere, on every occasion; त्रीणि पदानि विष्णोः, the three steps or footprints of Vishn2u विष्णु [id est the earth, the air, and the sky; confer, compare fg-veda i, 154, 5 Vikr. i, 19], also Name of a constellation or according to some "the space between the eyebrows"; sg. विष्णोः पदम् Name of a locality; पदं-√दा, पदात् पदं-√गम् or √चल्, to make a step move on; पदं-√कृ, with locative case to set foot in or on, to enter; with मूर्ध्नि, to set the foot upon the head of [genitive case] id est overcome; with चित्ते or हृदये, to take possession of any one's heart or mind; with locative case or प्रति, to have dealings with पदं नि-√धा with locative case, to set foot in Equivalent to to make impression upon; with पदव्याम्, to set the foot on a person's [genitive case or in the beginning of a compound] track, to emulate or equal; पदम् नि-√बन्ध् with locative case, to enter or engage in)
3. neuter gender a sign, token, characteristic MBh. Katha1s. Pur.
4. neuter gender a footing, standpoint
5. neuter gender position, rank, station, site, abode, home fg-veda etc. (पदम् आ-√तन्, to spread or extend one's position; पदात् पदम् भ्रामयित्वा, having caused to wander from place to place)
6. neuter gender a business affair, matter, object or cause of (genitive case or compound) Ka1v. Pan5c. etc.
7. neuter gender a pretext Lexicographers
8. neuter gender a part, portion, division (confer, compare द्वि-, त्रि-)
9. neuter gender a square on a chess-board R.
10. neuter gender a plot of ground Inscriptions
11. neuter gender the foot as a measure of length (Equivalent to 12 or 15 fingers' breadth, or 1/2 or 1/3 or 3/7 of a Prakrama प्रक्रम) Ka1tyS3r.
12. neuter gender a ray of light (masculine gender Lexicographers)
13. neuter gender a portion of a verse, quarter or line of a stanza fg-veda etc.
14. neuter gender a word or an inflected word or the stem of a noun in the middle cases and before some Taddhitas तद्धित s Pa1n2. 1-4, 14 etc.
15. neuter gender Equivalent to पद-पाठ Pra1t.
16. neuter gender common Name of the Parasmaipada and Atmane-pada catalogue or catalogues
17. neuter gender any one in a set of numbers the sum of which is required
18. neuter gender a period in an arithmetical progression Col.
19. neuter gender a square root Su1ryas.
20. neuter gender a quadrant ibidem
21. neuter gender protection Lexicographers [confer, compare Greek πέδον; Latin peda; op-pidum for op-pedum .]
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