As a deity name
Name 534 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
त्रिपद · noun · feminine
तिपाई · त्रिभुज · वह जिसके तीन पद या चरण हों — Śabdasāgara
त्रिपद · adj
तीन पैरोंवाला · तीन पाएवाला · तीन चरणवाला — Śabdasāgara
त्रिपद · tri-pad · s.m.
A tripod — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 316
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
three-footed
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "tripada" is the vocative of "tripadā" — 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
tri—pada mfn. three-footed, MBh. vi, 71
extending over 3 squares, Hcat.
(Pāṇ. iv, 1, 9) having 3 divisions (a stanza), VS. & ŚBr. (f. tripadā), TS. (f. ˚padā), AitBr. &c.
measuring 3 feet, KātyŚr.
containing 3 words, VPrāt.; APrāt., Sch.
tri—padā (ā), f. Cissus pedata, L.
the Gāyatrī metre, Gal.
Alternative readings
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