As a Hindi name
षट्पद · adj
[वि॰ स्त्री॰ षट्पदी] छह् पैरवाला — Śabdasāgara
षट्पद · noun · masculine
भ्रमर । भौंरा · किलनी · छह् पदोंवाला छंद । गोति छंद (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
having six places or quarters (as a town)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "ṣaṭpada" is the vocative of "ṣaṭpadā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
ṣaṭ—pada mfn. having six places or quarters (as a town), MBh.
six-footed, (a verse) consisting of six divisions or Pādas, VS.; Br. &c.
ṣaṭ—pada m. a six-footed animal, insect, Cat.
ṣaṭ—pada n. a partic. advantageous position in chess, L.
ṣaṭpada m. (-daḥ) A bee. mf. (-daḥ-dī) A louse. E. ṣaṣ six, and pada a foot.
ṣaṭ—padā (ā), f. (ifc.) a bee, ŚāṅkhŚr.; MBh.; Kāv. &c.
a louse, L.
Alternative readings
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