Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.349
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.349
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v1.c3.s21.349
Pada in the sense of ‘quarter of a stanza’ is found as early as the Rigveda¹ and often later.² In the Brāhmaṇas it also denotes a ‘word’ as opposed to a ‘letter’ (Varṇa).³