pAdaka · adjective · pādaka 1
basis
pādaka , ( m. or nt. , in mgs. 1 and 2 = Skt. pāda), ( 1 ) foot of a bed or seat: Mvy 8512 = Tib. ḥkhri ḥi rkaṅ ba (°ka-saṃpādanam); ( 2 ) upright pillar of a balustrade: Mv i.194.20 ( em. ); 195.1, 4 ; iii.227.8, 11 ff. (see sūcikā ); ( 3 ) adj. , connected with, relating to ( Tib. sbyor ba ) a word ( Skt. pada = Tib. tshig ), in pūrva-pā° Mvy 7616 , paścātpā° 7617 .
having feet or a basis; (nt; adj.) foundation or a basis
Pādaka (adjective/noun) [from pāda] 1. having a foot or basis Vin II 110 (a°); Snp 205; Thig-a 78. 2. fundamental; pādakaṃ karoti to take as a base or foundation Vism 667. 3. (neuter) basis, foundation, base Pv-a 167. pādaka-jjhāna meditation forming a basis (for further introspective development) Vism 390, 397, 412 f., 428, 667. — Cf. āhacca°.
(adj, adj, in comps, from pāda) having feet; with legs; about feet having feet Construction: √pad > pād + *a + ka pāda + ka
(adj, adj, in comps, from pāda) serving as a support; based on having feet a basis Construction: √pad > pād + *a + ka pāda + ka
(nt, nt, from pāda) foundation; basis foundation or a basis Construction: √pad > pād + *a + ka pāda + ka