Pada
Pāda (IAST)Translation: "quarter"
From Mandukya Upanishad (Verses 3, 4, 5, 8)
A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy
Sanskrit: पाद
Transliteration: Pāda
Translation: "part; chapter; foot; a type of significatory power of words"
Definition:
- Vaiśvānara, Taijasa, Prajñā, and Turīya are the four quarters (Pāda) of the Self as described in the Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad. The first three are parts and the fourth is the whole.
- It means “a quarter,” as originally it referred to the four feet of an animal. Thus, there are four parts to the Self of four parts to a verse, etc.
- Sometimes it is used as a honorific ending, applied to form titles of individuals – e.g., Pūjyapāda.
Mundaka and Mandukya Upanishads (Swami Sharvananda)
Sanskrit: पाद
Transliteration: Pāda
Translation: "foot"
References:
- Grimes, John (1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. Albany: State University of New York Press
- Sharvananda, Swami (1920). Mundaka and Mandukya Upanishads: With Sanskrit Text; Paraphrase with Word-For-Word Literal Translation, English, Rendering and Comments. Mylapore, Madras: Sri Ramakrishna Math
