A History of Indian Literature v1.c8.s2.16

v1.c8.s2.16

1) "Pāda" means "foot" but also "fourth part." The latter meaning is to be supposed here, because as a rule four Pādas make one line. The word "pāda" has nothing to do with the "foot" of Greek prosody. A breaking-up into such small units as the Greek "feet" is impossible in the ancient Indian metre.