चतुष्पद्

Monier-Williams · catuṣpad
pad (cát), m. (nom. sg. -pād ‖ pl. -pādas, irreg. -padas v, 1, 14 ; vi, 4, 9 ‖ loc. -pātsu vi, 2, 7 ‖ abl. -pādbhyas 4-1, 135) f. (-padī) n. (nom. -pad 4 times, or -pād twice). (cf. Pāṇ. 5-4, 140) quadruped, (m.) a quadruped, (n.) quadrupeds (collectively), animals &c ‖ having made 4 steps i, 7, 19 i, 14, 6 ‖ divided into 4 parts 2 v ‖ (in prosody) consisting of 4 Pādas i, 164, 24 ; x, 27, 10 ‖ having 4 staffs (a ladder) xii, 8838 ‖ (a judicial procedure) consisting of 4 processes (viz. plea, defence, rejoinder, and sentence) ii, 8 ‖ (-padi). f. 'a female qu