covered, encompassed; obstructed; shut, shut off

…(˚dvāra); Ja.vi.267. -anāvaṭa uncovered, unveiled, exposed, open DN.i.137 (˚dvāra); DN.iii.191 (˚dvāratā);…

hole dug in the ground, a pit, a well DN.i.142 (yaññ˚); Ja.i.99, Ja.i.264; Ja.ii.406; Ja.iii.286; Ja.iv.46 (caturassa); Ja.vi.10; Dhp-a.i.223; Vv-a.63; Pv-a.225.

etym.?

A novice who had a conversation with Prince Jayasena on the life of the bhikkhu. Aciravata repeats this conversation to the Buddha who thereupon preaches the Dantabhūmi Sutta. MN.iii.128ff.

The nov …

Probably the name of a brahmin clan, the Agnivesyāyanas, and the Ksatriyas who were so styled, took the name from their brahmin priests.

The name is used by the Buddha in addressing Saccaka Nigaṇṭhap …

A forest hermitage near Rājagaha, where the novice Aciravata sometimes stayed. MN.iii.128

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BuddhaBhagavāTathāgataSiddhatthaGotamaSugataSatthā

The Awakened one, the founder and teacher of the Buddha-dhamma. His personal name was Siddhattha Gotama, and he was a Khattiya of the Sakiyan clan. …

A Yakkha chief, to be invoked by followers of the Buddha in time of need. DN.iii.204

He was present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.256

He was the friend of Sātāgira.

A prince who once visited the novice Aciravata at Veḷuvana in Rājagaha and asked him to teach the Doctrine. Reluctantly the novice did so, but at the end of the exposition Jayasena declared that he wa …

A Yakkha. He persuaded his friend Hemavata to visit the Buddha on an uposatha day. Hemavata then asked the Buddha a series of questions. Snp.176–205

Sātāgira is mentioned in the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta DN. …

A class of non human beings generally described as non-human. They are mentioned with Devas, Rakkhasas, Dānavas, Gandhabbas, Kinnaras, and Mahoragas (? Nāgas).

Elsewhere AN.ii.38 they rank, in progr …

otthontalanságba távozás, beavatás

befogadás, felvétel, magasabb beavatás

without a door.

without a door

not obstructed; not shut off

rheumatism

the being (like) one who is tamed?

the being (like) one who is fit to bear a burden (?)

by just so much, with this much; to such an extent; so far, to that extent; thus.

having such as its highest limit, i.e. only as good as such, only so great

only to such an extent, only as greatly

lattice window or shutter.

the leaf or panel of a door or shutter; a door or shutter.

closed or fastened with a door; fitted with a door

door panel and post

with how much? how far? how? by virtue of what attributes? defined how?.

bath attendant; a barber.

the being (like) a bull?

the being (like) an elephant (?)

indeclinable

1. to such an extent; so far; so….(sometimes written as a cpd)
2. so long as; as far as; esp. as correlative of yava(ṃ) (and yāvatā);
   1. yāva … tāva …; a as long as … so long …
   2. …

(-ikā)n. just so much; just so long.

(-ikā)n. however many (with yāvataka—yāvataka va tāvataka vā)

with just so much; merely with that.

by (only) so much; for so long; to such an extent; as correlative of yāvata (and yāva):

noun adjective

1. (nt.) that which is not “vata” i.e. moral obligation, breaking of the moral obligation Snp.839 (asīlata +); Mnd.188 (variant reading SS abhabbata; expl^d. again as a-vat …

Aggaḷa & Aggaḷā

feminine (see [occasionally with l.](/define/occasionally with l.)) a contrivance to fasten anything for security or obstruction:

1. a bolt or cross-bar Vin.i.290; DN.i.89 (*-ṃ āko …

Aggaḷa & Aggaḷā

feminine (see [occasionally with l.](/define/occasionally with l.)) a contrivance to fasten anything for security or obstruction:

1. a bolt or cross-bar Vin.i.290; DN.i.89 (*-ṃ āko …

straight forwardness, rectitude, uprightness Dhs.1339. (+ ajimhatā & avankatā).

fr. prec.

majesty, power SN.i.156 (mahā˚).

= anubhāva + tā

not to unfasten or open (a door) Mil.371 (kavāṭaṃ).

an + ugghāṭeti

˚- not shut; in -dvāratā (f.) not closing the door againṡt another, accessibility, openhand edness DN.iii.191.

an + āvaṭa

thoughtfulness, carefulness, conscientiousness, watchfulness, vigilance, earnestness, zeal DN.i.13 (: a. vuccati satiyā avippavāso DN-a.i.104); DN.iii.30 DN.iii.104 sq., DN.iii.112, DN.iii.244, DN.ii …

want of deference Pp.20 = Dhs.1325.

a + paṭissavatā

…Thag-a.282); Snp.43 (= abyāvaṭa anapekkha Cnd.72); Dhp.330 (= nirālaya Dhp-a.iv.31); Ja.i.197; Ja.iv.71; Mil.371 (a tiṭṭhati to keep…

Ava˚

prefix

I. Relation between ava & o

Phonetically the difference between ava & o is this, that; ava is the older form, whereas o represents a later development. Histor …

Avatata & otata

stretched over, covered, spread over with Vv.64#3 (-˚); Vv-a.276 (chādita).

ava + tata, pp. of tan

see vataṃsaka.

(= vaṭ˚) see Vin Texts ii.347.

adjective not occupied, i.e. careless, neglectful, not worrying Vin.iii.136; Cnd.72 (abyāvaṭa for appossukka Snp.43); Ja.iii.65; Ja.vi.188. Mil.177 (abyā˚).

a + vyāvaṭa = Sk vyāpṛta

…for ˚bharaṇā, apariggahitā C.).

a + vāvaṭa

adjective strong, powerful, sturdy MN.i.244 (purisa) SN.i.222; Ja.ii.406; Dhp-a.ii.208; Vv-a.35; Pv-a.94. Comparative balavatara Mil.131; f. -a(n)tarī Sdhp.452. In compound balava˚; e.g. *- …

strength, force (see [in military sense](/define/in military sense)) Ja.ii.369 (ārakkhassa b.); Mil.101 (kusalassa & akusalassa kammassa b.).

abstr. fr. balavant; cp. Epic Sk. balavattā

pronoun of polite address “Sir, Lord, or “venerable, honourable,” or simply “you.” Cases as follows (after Geiger,

Pali Grammar

§ 98#3): sg. nom. bhavaṃ Snp.486; DN.i.249; MN.i.484. nt. bhavaṃ …

adjective having good luck, auspicious fortunate, in def. of term “Bhagavā” at DN-a.i.34 = Vism.210; also at Vv-a.231, where the abstr. bhāgyavantatā is formed as explⁿ of the term *bhā …

…Toevoegselen

s. v. the word is a distortion fr. *vyāpṛta (for which usually P. vyāvaṭa) of vy + ā +…

…but dassana-vyāvaṭa is to be preferred (see under vyāvaṭa).

vy + ā + vṛ.

base of numeral four

1. As num. adj. nom. & acc. m cattāro (Dhp.109; Ja.iii.51) and caturo (Snp.84, Snp.188), f. catasso (Snp.1122), nt. cattāri (Snp.227); gen. m. catunnaṃ (Snp.p.102), (f. catassa …

adjective (only-˚) having the nature, by nature, affected with, -like (cp. ˚dhamma B 2^a); often simply first part of cpd. (cp. E. friend-like = friendly = friend Ja.i.438 (kiliṭṭha˚ mise …

1. lit. an outer door, a gate, entrance Vin.i.15; SN.i.58 SN.i.138, SN.i.211; Ja.i.346; Ja.ii.63; Ja.vi.330; Vb.71 sq.; Pv-a.4, Pv-a.67 (village gate), Pv-a.79; Sdhp.54, Sdhp.356
   ■ That d. can …

adverb so far, to that extent, even by this much DN.i.205, DN.i.207; SN.ii.17; Snp.478; Vv.55#6 (cp. Vv-a.248); Pv.iv.1#67 Mil.14; DN-a.i.80; Snp-a.4; Pv-a.243.

fr. etta = ettaka, cp. kittāvatā: kittaka

the throat Ja.i.216, Ja.i.264 Ja.iii.26; Ja.iv.494; Ja.i.194 (a dewlap); Pv-a.11, Pv-a.104.

• -agga the top of the throat Sdhp.379;
• -ajjhoharaniya able to be swallowed (of s …

reverence, respect, in Satthu˚, Dhamma˚, etc. AN.iii.330 sq., AN.iii.423 sq.; AN.iv.29 (ottappa˚).

Der. fr. gārava

adjective belonging to, living in the Himālaya Ja.i.506; Ja.iv.374, Ja.iv.437; -vatika id. Dpvs.v.54. Herannika (& aka);

fr. himavant

Iti (ti)

indeclinable emphatic deictic particle “thus”. Occurs in both forms iti & ti, the former in higher style (poetry), the latter more familiar in conversational prose. The function of “iti” is …

to know.

I. Forms

The 2 Vedic roots jān˚ & jñā˚; are represented in Pali by jān˚ & ñā˚ (ña˚)

1. jān:
   pres jānāti
   pot jāneyya (Snp.781) & jaññā (AN.iv.366 …

1. the panels of the door, the door proper, not the aperture Vin.ii.114, Vin.ii.120, Vin.ii.207, Vin.ii.208 (see Vin.ii.148 for the description of a door), Vin.iv.269, Vin.iv.304 (˚baddha = āvasatha); …

Err:501

I. Crude meaning

bulk, massiveness (gross) substance.

1. Esp. used
   1. of an elephant: the bulk of the body, i.e. its back SN.i.95 vāraṇassa Ja.iii.392; hatthi-khandha-vara-gata on th …

adverb to what extent? how far? in what respect? K˚ nu kho mahāpurisa hoti “in what respect is a man a great man?” Cnd.502 B; k˚ nu kho paññavā ti vuccati? MN.i.292. Kitti & Kitti

world, primarily “visible world,” then in general as “space or sphere of creation, with var. degrees of substantiality. Often (unspecified in the comprehensive sense of “universe.” Sometimes the term …

gentleness, softness, suavity Dhs.44, Dhs.1340; Dhs-a.151.

abstr. fr. maddava

…a barber Vin.iv.308 (kasāvaṭa m. nihīnajacca); Ja.iii.452; Ja.iv.365.

Vedic mala, see etym. under malina. The Dhtm (395) only knows of one…

softness, impressibility, plasticity AN.i.9; DN.iii.153 (translation “loveliness”); Dhs.44 (+ maddavatā), Dhs.1340 (id.); Vism.463 sq.; Dhs-a.151 (= mudubhāva) cp. Dhs. trsl. §1340.

cp. Sk. mṛdut …

1. a pit DN.i.234; Thag.869; Ja.iv.268 (˚āvāṭa Pv-a.225).
2. a name for Niraya, i.e. purgatory; a place of torment for the deceased (see niraya & cp. list of narakas at Divy.67) S …

…khandh-āvāra, parivāra vyāvaṭa (busy with = moving about), samparivāreti Thus we gain the two meanings combined and used promiscuously in…

adjective unobstructed, open Pv-a.202 (= anāvaṭa).

pp. of nivāreti

Nivāta¹

adjective with the wind gone down, i.e. without wind, sheltered from the wind, protected, safe, secure Vin.i.57, Vin.i.72; MN.i.76; AN.i.137 (kūṭāgāra); AN.i.101 (id.); Iti.92 (rah …

holding on to leaning on, supporting oneself by (with acc.); most frequently in phrase daṇḍaṃ olubbha leaning on a stick e.g. MN.i.108 (= daṇḍaṃ olambitvā C.; see MN.i.539); AN.iii.298; Thig.27 (= ā …

adjective clothed in rags, poor indigent Ja.iv.380 (= lāmaka olamba-vilamba-nantakadharo C.).

of uncertain etym. perhaps *avatāryaka from ava + tṛ; or from uttāḷa?

Otata

stretched over, covered, spread over with; Dhp.162 (variant reading otthata); Mil.307 (+ vitata) Dhp-a.iii.153 (= pariyonandhitvā ṭhita). See also avatata & sam-otata.

o + tata, pp. of tan

Avatata & otata

stretched over, covered, spread over with Vv.64#3 (-˚); Vv-a.276 (chādita).

ava + tata, pp. of tan

Otiṇṇa

1. (med.) gone down, descended Pv-a.104 (uddho-galaṃ na otiṇṇaṃ not gone down further than the throat).
2. (pass.) beset by (cp. avatāra 2), affected with, a victim of, approached by MN.i.460 …

fear of exile, shrinking back from doing wrong, remorse. See on term and its distinction from hiri (shame) Dhs trsl. 20, also Dhs-a.124, Dhs-a.126; Vism.8, Vism.9 and the definition at Snp-a.181 …

1. descent to, i.e. approach to, access, fig. chance, opportunity otāraṃ labhati. Only in the Māra myth. He, the tempter, ʻgets his chance’ to tempt the Buddha or the disciples, MN.i.334; SN.i.122; …

to go out again, to withdraw SN.i.8; AN.iii.190. Cp. paccupadissati.

paṭi + uttarati, but cp. BSk. pratyavatarati to disembark Divy.229

remissness AN.i.139.

abstr. fr. pamāda + vant, adj.

adjective

1. round, circular Ja.i.441; Ja.ii.406 (āvāṭa); Ja.vi.42; Pv.iv.3#28 (guḷa˚); Dhs.617 (explained at Dhs-a.317 as “egg-shaped,” kukkuṭ-aṇḍasaṇṭhāna)
   ■ nt. as adv. in phrase *-ṃ nivā …

draught of air, breeze Vin.ii.79 (opp. nivāta).

pa + vāta, cp. Vedic pravāta

1. to bend forth or over, stretch out, raise, in phrase añjaliṃ p. to raise the hands in respectful salutation Vin.ii.188; DN.i.118; Snp.p.79.
2. to bend to or over, to shut, in kavāṭaṃ p. to shut t …

obedience; neg. appaṭissavatā want of deference Dhs.1325 = Pp.20. Patissa & Patissa

abstr. fr. paṭissava

to assent, promise, agree aor. paccassosi Vin.i.73; DN.i.236; SN.i.147, SN.i.155; Snp.p.50, and paṭisuṇi Snp-a.314; ger. -suṇitvā freq. in formula “sādhū ti patissuṇitvā” asserting his agreement, …

to touch, attain Ja.v.251 (rājā dhammaṃ phassayaṃ = C. phassayanto; vv.ll. pa˚ phu˚); Mil.338 (amataṃ, cp. phusati), Mil.340 (phassayeyya Pot.)
pass phassīyati Vin.ii.148 (kavāṭā na ph.; variant r …

Piṭṭha¹

neuter what is ground, grindings, crushed seeds, flour. Vin.i.201, Vin.i.203; Vin.iv.261 Vin.iv.341 (tila˚ = piññāka); Ja.ii.244 (māsa˚). As piṭṭhi at Ja.i.347. …

adjective natural, in its original or natural state Ja.v.274; Mil.218 (maṇiratana); Dhp-a.i.20; Vv-a.288; Pv-a.66 (where id. p Ja.iii.167 reads paṭipākatika), Pv-a.206; pākatikaṃ karoti to resto …

dove, pigeon Ja.i.242; Ja.v.215; Vv-a.167 (˚akkhi); Pgdp.45. See the doublet pārevata.

Epic Sk. pārāvata

respect Thag.589.

fr. sagārava

restrained Dhs-a.75.

saṃ + ud + āvaṭa? Better read as saṃ + udāvatta

name of a certain throw in playing at dice Ja.vi.281 (variant reading sāvaṭṭa).

1. nature, character, habit behaviour; usually as-˚ in adj. function “being of such a nature,” like, having the character of…, e.g. adāna˚; of stingy character, illiberal Snp.244; Pv-a.68 (+ macc …

Tattaka¹

pleasing, agreeable, pleasant Mil.238 (bhojana).

tatta pp. of tappati² + ka

Tattaka²

adjective (= tāvataka) of such size, so large Vism.184 (correspondin …

(lit.) drought, thirst; (fig.) craving, hunger for, excitement the fever of unsatisfied longing (c. loc.: kabaḷinkāre āhāre “thirst” for solid food SN.ii.101 sq.; cīvare piṇḍapāte taṇhā = greed for Sn …

to cover, cover up, close (usually of doors windows) Vin.ii.134 (kaṇṇagūthakehi kaṇṇā thakitā honti: the ears were closed up), Vin.ii.148 (kavaṭā na thakīyanti, pass.), Vin.ii.209 (vātapāna); Vin. …

only used with ref. to the bhikkhus of Gotama Buddha’s community
(adj.) senior Vin.i.47, Vin.i.290 (th. bhikkhū opp. navā bh.), Vin.i.159 (th bhikkhu a senior bh. opp. to navaka bh. a novice), Vin.i …

Iti (ti)

indeclinable emphatic deictic particle “thus”. Occurs in both forms iti & ti, the former in higher style (poetry), the latter more familiar in conversational prose. The function of “iti” is …

to stand, etc.

I. Forms

pres ind. tiṭṭhati (Snp.333, Snp.434; Pv.i.5#1);
imper second tiṭṭha, 3rd tiṭṭhatu ppr. tiṭṭhaṃ, tiṭṭhanto, tiṭṭhamāna;
pot tiṭṭhe (Snp.918, Snp.968) & tiṭṭheyy …

lit. “so-much-ness,” i.e. relative extent or sphere, relatively Vism.481, Vism.482.

abstr. fr. tāva

adjective just so much or just so long (viz. as the situation requires), with (or ellipt. without a corresp. yāvataka Vin.i.83 (yāvatake-t. as many as) DN.ii.18 (yāvatakv’ assa kāyo tāvatakv’ assa vy …

adverb

1. so long (corr. to yāva) Dpvs.iv.17.
2. on that account, thus DN.i.104 (variant reading ettāvatā); Dhp.266.

from tāva

to break up, destroy, annihilate SN.v.432 (bhavataṇhaṃ), AN.iv.17 (fut. ucchecchāmi to be read with variant reading for T. ucchejjissāmi); Snp.2 (pret. udacchida), Snp.208 (ger. ucchijja); Ja.v.383; D …

? that which can be removed, in -kiṭikā a curtain to be drawn aside Vin.ii.153 (cp. Vin Texts iii.174, 176). Ch s. v. gives “rope & bucket of a well” as meaning (kavāṭaṃ anugghāṭeti). Cp. *ugghaṭan …

devout or faithful layman, a lay devotee Vin.i.4, Vin.i.16 (tevāciko u.), Vin.i.37, Vin.i.139 Vin.i.195 sq.; Vin.ii.125; Vin.iii.6, Vin.iii.92; Vin.iv.14, Vin.iv.109; DN.i.85; DN.ii.105 DN.ii.113; DN. …

kind of head ornament perhaps ear-ring or garland worn round the forehead Mhvs.11, Mhvs.28 (C. explains as “kaṇṇapilandhanaṃ vaṭaṃsakan ti vuttaṃ hoti”). Usually as vaṭaṃsaka V …

…pṛ; pṛṇoti) = P. vyāvaṭa; it was later retranslated into BSk. as vaiyāvṛtya (as if vi + ā + vṛt) e.g. Divy.54, Divy.347;…

1. change, alteration, in mahā˚; great change Vism.366, Vism.367 (of two kinds: anupādiṇṇa upādiṇṇa, or primary & secondary, i.e. the first caused by kappa-vuṭṭhāna, the second by dhātu-kkhobha) K …

…(lit.), Snp.374 (fig. anāvaṭa Snp-a.366), Snp.763, Snp.793 (= open-minded); Mnd.96 Pp.45, Pp.46 (read vivaṭa for pi vaṭa; opp….

…Ja.i.341; Ja.v.60; Vism.595. Cp. veyyāvacca, vyappatha (by˚), vyāvaṭa.

vi + ā + pṛ.

…[wrongly fr. vṛ; ] as given by Childers Correct the translation given under byāvaṭa accordingly!

= Sk….

Vāyati¹

to weave, only in pp. vāyita
pass viyyati Vin.iii.259. pp. also vīta
caus 2 vāyāpeti to cause to be woven Vin.iii.2 …

bird-snare (BR.: “jedes zum Fangen von Wild & Vögeln dienende Gerät”), a decoy bird Thag.139. Kern,

Toevoegselen

s. v. “vogelstrik.”

fr. vi + tan, according to BR. The word is found in late S …

Ya˚

I. Forms

(See inflection also at Geiger, P.Gr. § 110.) The decl. is similar to that of ta˚ among the more rarely found forms we only mention the foll.
■ sg. nom. m. *[yo](/define/y …

1. name of certain non-human beings, as spirits, ogres, dryads, ghosts spooks. Their usual epithet and category of being is amanussa, i.e. not a human being (but not a sublime g …

adverb wherefrom, by which, out of which

1. (local) from where DN.i.240 (uggacchanti candima-suriyā; opp. yattha where).
2. (temporal) whence since, when, from which time Vv-a.344 (yato paṭṭhāya). …

adjective however much, whatever, as many (in correlation with ta˚; or tattaka) Ja.v.74 (= yāvant); Vism.184 (yattakaṃ ṭhānaṃ gaṇhāti… tattakaṃ…), Vism.293 (yatta …

1. a brahmanic sacrifice.
2. alms-giving charity, a gift to the Sangha or a bhikkhu.

The brahmanic ritual of Vedic times has been given a changed and deeper meaning. Buddhism has discarded the outwa …

adverb

1. (as prep.) up to (a point), as far as, how far so far that (cp. tāva I), both temporal and local, used either with absolute form of noun or adj. (base), or nom., or abl. or *acc …

dish prepared of barley Ja.vi.373 (= yavataṇḍula-bhatta C.).

= yavaka

pronoun, relative

1. yāvant as adj.: as many (as) Dhp.337 (hāvant’ ettha samāgatā as many as are assembled here); Ja.v.72 (yāvanto uda-bindūni… tāvanto gaṇḍū jāyetha; C. on p. …

adjective as much as, as many as, as far as, whatever; usually in correl with tāvataka e.g. Vin.i.83 (yāvataka… t.); DN.ii.18 (y. kāyo t. vyāmo); Cnd.235#3 (y ˚ṃ ñeyyaṃ t ˚ṃ ñāṇa …

indeclinable lokasmiṃ yad idam arahanto “as far as the abodes of beings, as far as heaven, these are the highest these are the best, I mean the Arahants.” SN.iii.84 yāvatā dhammā sankhatā vā asankhatā …

knowledge, intelligence insight, conviction, recognition, opp. añāṇa avijjā, lack of k. or ignorance.

1. Ñāṇa in the theory of cognition:
   it occurs in intensive couple-compounds with terms of …

feeding, support, food, nutriment (lit & fig.). The term is used comprehensively and the usual enum^n. comprises four kinds of nutriment, viz.

1. kabaḷinkāra āhāro (bodily nutriment, either …

…(dvāraṃ) Snp.922 (pot. ˚aye, cp. Mnd.368); DN-a.i.235 (dvāraṃ) Dpvs.i.38
pp āvaṭa and āvuta²…

dwelling-place, habitation; abode, house, dwelling Vin.i.226 (˚âgāra restinghouse); Vin.iv.304 (= kavāṭabaddha); SN.i.94, SN.i.229; SN.iv.329; Snp.287, Snp.672; Ja.iv.396; Ja.vi.425; Pp.51; Mil.279. …

1. strung upon, tied on, fixed on to DN.i.76 (suttaṃ); DN.ii.13 (id.) AN.i.286 (tantāvutaṃ web); Ja.iii.52 (valliyā); Ja.vi.346 (suttakena); DN-a.i.94 (˚sutta).
2. impaled, stuck on (sūle on the pale …

…whereas the other pp. āvaṭa is the true derivative of ā + vṛ.

in form = *avṛṇoti, ā + vṛ; cp….

(-˚) adjective -being of life; having a life or age AN.iv.396 (niyat˚); Vv-a.196 (yāvatāyukā dibbasampatti divine bliss lasting for a lifetime). Esp. freq in comb^n. with *[dīgha](/define …