pada

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Pada may refer to:

In geography: The Sanskrit term pada (pāda "foot"):
  • in Sanskrit poetic meter (chandas), a quarter of a full verse (the foot of a quadruped being one out of four), e.g. a shloka of 24 syllables consists of four padas of 6 syllables.
  • The term may also refer to the division of a text into four quarters; e.g. the eight chapters of the Astadhyayi are divided into four padas each.
  • In traditional Sanskit grammar (Vyakarana), pāda is the term for "word", in the Astadhyayi defined as suP-tiṄ-antam pādam " a string ending with either a nominal or a verbal desinence is called pāda (word)".
  • As a measure, it equals 12 angulas, see Hindu units of measurement.
  • A padapatha is a word-by-word variant of a Vedic text, and the name of the associated patha or mode of recitation.
Lääne-Viru County (Estonian: Lääne-Viru maakond), or Lääne-Virumaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland. In Estonian, lääne means west and ida means east.
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pada ("foot"[1]), generally of eight, eleven, or twelve syllables; these are termed gāyatrī,
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pada ("foot"[1]), generally of eight, eleven, or twelve syllables; these are termed gāyatrī,
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A Sanskrit term shloka (श्लोक; also spelt sloka) specifically denotes a metered and often rhymed poetic verse or phrase. It also connotes and has come to mean a proverb and a form of prayer throughout Dharmic Traditions having arisen in the Vedas.
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The Sanskrit grammatical tradition of vyākaraṇa is one of the six Vedanga disciplines.
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A word is a unit of language that carries meaning and consists of one or more morphemes which are linked more or less tightly together, and has a phonetical value. Typically a word will consist of a root or stem and zero or more affixes.
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The astronomical time cycles mentioned in ancient Hindu astronomical and Puranic texts are remarkably similar to each other. Old Indian measures are still in use today, primarily for religious purposes in Hinduism and Jainism.
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The oral tradition of the Vedas (Śrauta) consists of several pathas, "recitations" or ways of chanting the Vedic mantras. Such traditions of Vedic chant
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