padu meaning in english

[Tel.] n. A garden bed or plot smaller than a madi. Also, the watered earth round a tree. The area or areola round the nipple or round a sore. Underneath, the nether portion, krindu. Steadiness, nilukada. padukattu padukattu. v. n. To divide into beds. padukonu or padunilucu padu-konu. v. n. To be grounded, established firm. To take root or gather strength have a footing. natukonu, nelakonu, tagulukonu, nilucu. padukonna being well grounded. padukolupu padu-kolupu. v. a. To fix, to ground, to establish. natunatluceyu, sthiraparucu. “bhaktiyuktiprasannata pankajaksu, padapadmambulandune padukolipe.” Vish. i. 3.