pada | पद

pada (Devanagari: पद ISO15919: pada) is a Sanskrit term with several meanings, including:

• Poetic Form: a poem on a single topic. It follows rhyme schemes where every line is uniform in meter and ends in the same letter.
• Foot/Step: Feet are also called pada This meaning is often found in compound words, such as pada-arvind, which translates to lotus-feet.

Further Reading and Reference

• Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1