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पाद
पाद
Sanskrit
Etymology
Formed from the accusative singular पादम् (pādam) of पद् (pád).
Noun
पाद • (pā́da) m
- the foot (of men and animals)
- the foot or leg of an inanimate object, column, pillar
- wheel
- a foot as a measure
- the foot or root of a tree
- the foot or a hill at the foot of a mountain
- bottom
- a ray or beam of light (considered as the foot of a heavenly body)
- quarter, fourth Part (the fourth of a quadruped being one out of 4)
- quadrant (of a circle)
- a verse or line (as the fourth part of a regular stanza)
- the caesura of a verse agni-purāṇa, the chapter of a book
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of पाद | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | पादः (pādaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | पादस्य (pādasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | पादः (pādaḥ) | पादौ (pādau) | पादाः (pādāḥ) |
| Vocative | पाद (pāda) | पादौ (pādau) | पादाः (pādāḥ) |
| Accusative | पादम् (pādam) | पादौ (pādau) | पादान् (pādān) |
| Instrumental | पादेन (pādena) | पादाभ्याम् (pādābhyām) | पादैः (pādaiḥ) |
| Dative | पादाय (pādāya) | पादाभ्याम् (pādābhyām) | पादेभ्यः (pādebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | पादात् (pādāt) | पादाभ्याम् (pādābhyām) | पादेभ्यः (pādebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | पादस्य (pādasya) | पादयोः (pādayoḥ) | पादानाम् (pādānām) |
| Locative | पादे (pāde) | पादयोः (pādayoḥ) | पादेषु (pādeṣu) |