पद्य [ padya ] [ pádya ] m. f. n. ( fr. 3. [ pad ] and [ pada ] ) relating or belonging to a foot Lit. RV. Lit. Kāṭh.

  hurting or coming in contact with the feet Lit. Pāṇ. 4-4 , 83 ; vi , 3 , 53. Sch.

  marked with footsteps Lit. ib. iv , 4 , 87 Sch.

  measuring a Pada in length or breadth Lit. KātyŚr. ( also in comp. with numerals ; cf. [ ardha- ] , [ daśa- ] )

  consisting of Padas or parts of verses Lit. Br. Lit. ĀśvGṛ. Lit. RPrāt.

  consisting of one Pada Lit. KātyŚr. Sch.

  forming the end , final , Lit. APrāt.

  [ padya ] m. a Śūdra Lit. L. ( cf. [ paj-ja ] )

  a part of a word , verbal element Lit. RPrāt.

  [ padyā ] f. footsteps , paces (pl.) Lit. RV.

  [ padya ] m. a way , path , road Lit. L.

  a foot as a measure of length Lit. KātyŚr.

  n. a verse , metre , poetry (opp. to [ gadya ] , prose) Lit. Vām. Lit. Kāvyâd. Lit. Sāh.

  N. of sev. hymns.