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Devanagari: पद ISO15919: pada A poem on a single topic. LEARN MORE A pada follows rhyme schemes where every line is uniform in meter and ends in the same letter. The feet are also called pada....

Devanagari: पहुँची ISO15919: pahum̐cī An ornament worn on the back of the hand which clasps around the wrist and has strands extending to each of the fingers. REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating...

Devanagari: पलाश ISO15919: palāśa A tree: butea monosperma, Flame of the Forest. LEARN MORE When the tree is in full, leafless bloom, the dense clusters of its bright orange-red flowers cover the entire crown, creating...

Devanagari: पल्लव ISO15919: pallava The tender new leaves of a mango tree with a reddish hue. LEARN MORE Shri Radha's lotus feet possess a reddish hue. A beautiful simile is drawn between the...

Devanagari: पान ISO15919: also written as pana Betel leaf spiced with various ingredients like betel nut, lime, fennel and vegetable extracts, which is then folded and served as a mouth freshener. The betel nut remnants...

Devanagari: पंच देवोपासना ISO15919: paṁca devopāsanā The worship of the five Deities followers of a Personal Form of God in Sanatan dharma primarily worship: Lord Vishnu, Lord Shankara, Lord Surya, Lord Ganesh...