Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.128

v1.c3.s21.128

⁸ He explains the first part of the word as derived from paś, ‘tie.’ Cf. Macdonell, Vedic Grammar, p. 34 (top). But the form pad may be due to a false analogy, and the sense of ‘foot-fastener’ may express ‘hobble’ quite satisfactorily; it is not confined to a rope tied to a peg in the ground.