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A moulding of pīṭha or the pedestal of the phallus (*M.*, LII, 31).
(3) Stambhaṁ vibhajya navadhā vahanaṁ bhāgo ghaṭo'sya bhāgo'-nyaḥ । Padmaṁ tathottaroshṭhaṁ kuryād bhāgena bhāgena ॥ Here, Kern's rendering of 'padma' by 'capital' seems untenable. (*Bṛihat-Saṁhitā*, LIII, 29, *J.R.A.S.*, N. S., Vol. VI, p. 285 ; *see* details under STAMBHA.)