1. a stool or stand (as ādhāra²) (always m., except at Ja.i.33 where ˚āni pl. nt.) Ja.i.33; Dhp-a.iii.290 = Vv-a.220; Dhp-a.iii.120 = Dhp-a.iii.186 (one of the four priceless things of …

the lower part of the body.

…nisīdanapallanka ādhāraka, pādapīṭhikā Dhp-a.iii.120, Dhp-a.iii.186. (adj.) priceless invaluable Ja.v.414; Mhvs.26, Mhvs.25;…

stand, (tripod) for a bowl, formed of sticks Vin.ii.124 (= daṇḍ’ ādhāraka Bdhgh on p. 318).

prob. dialectical for māḷaka: cp. mallaka

…(q.v.).

• -ādhāraka bowl support, bowl-hold Vin.ii.113
• -kaṇḍolikā a…