Pāli Dictionary

pāda

padrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

pad3go; step

Synonyms

pada, assāsa, caraṇa, kama, bunda

general

  • foot; leg; footprint

  • base; foundation; support; the foot of a mountain or tree

  • one-fourth; a quarter; a coin (worth one quarter of a kahāpaṇa); a line of a stanza; a measure of capacity

  • (as adjective) having a foot; -footed

  • MN 91

    suppatiṭṭhitapādo kho pana bhavaṃ gotamo, idam'pi tassa bhoto gotamassa mahāpurisassa mahāpurisalakkhaṇaṃ bhavati.

pada

approximate

padrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

pad3go; step

Synonyms

magga, vacana, ṭhāna, nidāna, agga, pāda, nimitta, adhikaraṇa,

Antonyms

apada

general

  • foot; step; footprint; track; trace

  • word; phrase; sentence; line of verse; grammatical term

  • cause; reason; factor; basis; part; portion; component

  • SN 48.54

    evam'eva kho, bhikkhave, yāni kānici padāni bodhāya saṃvattanti, paññ'indriyaṃ padaṃ tesaṃ aggam'akkhāyati, yadidaṃ, bodhāyā'ti.

doctrine

  • place; position; site; state; condition (esp. the state of Nibbāna or the path)

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