Pada
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɑːdə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pada is a noun meaning (Sanskrit prosody) The basic metric unit of Vedic poetry, consisting of one line of verse in Sanskrit, typically as part of a four-line stanza.
Meaning
(Sanskrit prosody) The basic metric unit of Vedic poetry, consisting of one line of verse in Sanskrit, typically as part of a four-line stanza.
Example Sentences
There were quatrains and broken verses and entire poems. There were padas that she had started and scratched out.
Word Forms
- padas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pentameter, decametre, heptapody, monopody, dodecameter, shloka.
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