śikṣāpada [sikkhāpada] precepts. The five precepts (pañca śīla) are the moral commandments to be observed by laymen (upāsaka-s). These precepts are: not to kill, not to steal, not to be engaged in unlawful sexual conduct, not to lie, and not to intake intoxicants. (yāvajjīvaṃ prāṇātipātāt, adattādānāt, kāmaihi mithyācārāt, mṛṣāvādāt, surāmaireyamadya-pramādasthānāt prativiramiṣyaṃ.)     

The ten precepts (daśa śīla) are prescribed for novices and monks. Besides the above five precepts, also included are abstinences from eating after midday; from singing and dancing; from using garlands, adornments and perfumes; from using luxurious beds; and from acceptance of gold, silver and other precious metals.

Buddhānusmṛti - A Glossary of Buddhist Terms

Aṭṭhasālinī. I. 210, 379; III. 526. Aṅguttara Nikāya. Sikkhāpada. Dīgha Nikāya. Āṭānāṭiya, Saṅgīti. Saṃyutta Nikāya. Pañcasikkhāpada.

śikṣāpada

(Sanskrit, training step; Pāli, sikkhāpada). General terms for a precept or rule of training such as the Five Precepts (pañca-śīla), the Eight Precepts (aṣṭāṇga-śīla), or the Ten Precepts (daśa-śīla).

A Dictionary of Buddhism, Oxford University Press, 2003, 2004 (which is available in electronic version from answer.com)

○pada n. moral precept Buddh.

• -prajñapti f. N. of a part of the Vinaya (q.v.) ib.

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William