प्रतिपद् II /pratipad/ f.
1) вход
2) доступ
3) начало
4) начальная строфа стиха
5) первый день светлой или тёмной половины лунного месяца

	sg.	du.	pl.
Nom.	pratipāt, pratipadī	pratipādau	pratipādaḥ
Gen.	pratipadaḥ	pratipādoḥ	pratipādām
Dat.	pratipade	pratipādbhyām	pratipādbhyaḥ
Instr.	pratipadā	pratipādbhyām	pratipādbhiḥ
Acc.	pratipādam	pratipādau	pratipādaḥ
Abl.	pratipadaḥ	pratipādbhyām	pratipādbhyaḥ
Loc.	pratipadi	pratipādoḥ	pratipātsu
Voc.	pratipāt	pratipādau	pratipādaḥ

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
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  प्रतिपद् [ pratipad ] [ prati-pád ] f. access , ingress. entrance Lit. VS. Lit. ŚBr.

   the path to be walked , the right path Lit. L.

   beginning , commencement Lit. TS. Lit. TBr.

   an introductory verse or stanza Lit. Br. Lit. ŚrS.

   ( also [ °padā ] or [ °padī ] ) the first day of a lunar fortnight (esp. of the moon's wane) Lit. AgP. Lit. L.

   understanding , intelligence Lit. L.

   taste for anything Lit. Jātakam.

   rank , consequence Lit. W.

   a kettle-drum Lit. ib.

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