1 A word prefixed or previously uttered; dhanurupapadaṃ vedaṃ Ki. 18. 44 (dhanurvedaṃ); tasyāḥ sa rājopapadaṃ ni- śāṃtaṃ R. 16. 40.

2 A title, a degree; epithet of respect, such as ārya, śarman; kathaṃ nirupapadameva cāṇakyamiti na āryacāṇakyamiti Mu. 3.

3 A seconda- ry word of a sentence, a preposition, particle &c. prefixed to a verb or a noun derived from a verb which determines or qualifies the sense of the...