the sea, the ocean; a stream.

1. a great flood (= ogha), the sea or ocean (often as mah˚ cp. BSk. mahārṇava, e.g. Jtm.31#75) MN.i.134; SN.i.214 SN.iv.157 (mahā udak˚); Snp.173 (fig. for saṃsāra see Snp-a.214), Snp.183, Snp.184; J …

A river, on the bank of which was the Upavattana Sālavana of the Mallas of Kusināra, where the Buddha died. DN.ii.137

Hirakinari1river

The capital of the Mallas and the scene of the Buddha’s death. At that time it was a small city, “a branch-township with wattle-and-daub houses in the midst of the jungle,” and Ānanda was, at first …

UpavattaUpavattana

The sāla-grove of the Mallas of Kusināra, on the further side of the Hiraññavatī. This was the last resting-place of the Buddha on his last tour, and here he passed away, lying …

best when not near

1. (m.) one who speaks about something else, a prevaricator.
2. (n.) the offense of prevaricating

professing another doctrine

professing another doctrine

statement of what is known (?).

…araṃ, an adv. acc. of ara (adj.) suitable; fitly, aptly rightly fr. ṛ; Cp. aṇṇava, appeti ara. In meaning (2)…

…tight, also limb, ars = art. For further connections see aṇṇava

…artus limb, Gr.; α ̔́ρμα chariot, also P aṇṇava

…ati-ṛcchati, ati + ṛ; cp. aṇṇava

wisdom, intelligence DN.iii.165 (in sequence saddhā sīla suta b cāga etc.); Ja.iii.369; Ja.v.257; Mil.349; Sdhp.263. The ref. Vism.439 should be read vuddhi for b˚.

• -carita one …

adjective small, little delicate, young; a young boy, youth, lad DN.i.80, DN.i.115; SN.i.131; SN.ii.279 (daharo ce pi paññavā); MN.i.82; MN.ii.19 MN.ii.66; AN.v.300; Snp.216, Snp.420 (yuvā +), Snp.57 …

Dhamma¹

masculine & rarely neuter constitution etc.

A. Definitions by Commentators

Bdhgh gives a fourfold meaning of the word dhamma (at DN-a.i.99; Dhp-a.i.22), viz. 1 guṇe ( …

wealth, usually wealth of money, riches, treasures

1. Lit. DN.i.73 (sa˚); MN.ii.180.; AN.iii.222; AN.iv.4 sq. Cnd.135 (+ yasa, issariya etc.) Thig.464 (+ issariya) Ja.i.225 (paṭhavigataṃ karoti: …

…gold) it is stated to be suvaṇṇavaṇṇo (i.e. the brightcoloured metal: Vv-a.9; Dhp-a.iv.32: suvaṇṇo jātarūpo); at DN-a.i.78 it is…

adjective of good birth, having natural or genuine qualities, noble, excellent Snp.420 (vaṇṇārohena sampanno jātimā viya khattiyo); Ja.i.342 (jātimanta-kulaputtā). Of a precious stone: maṇi veḷuriyo …

adjective having an (open) ear, i.e. clever, sharp Ja.ii.261 (= kaṇṇachiddaṃ pana na kassaci n’atthi C.).

fr. kaṇṇa

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

adjective usually in combination with upanāhin, e.g. Vin.ii.89; DN.iii.45, DN.iii.246; AN.v.156, cp. Snp.116; SN.ii.206 Pp.18
■ k˚ kodhābhibhūta AN.iv.94 sq.; k˚ kodhavinayassa na vaṇṇavādī AN.v.165 …

…(Vism.101) or the womb; aṇṇava˚ the interior of the oce an.i.119, an.i.227; Ja.v.416; jāla˚ the hollow of the net Ja.i.210. As womb…

…Pp.34, Sdhp.26.

• -aṇṇava the (great ocean Mhvs.19, Mhvs.17.
• -atthiya (for ˚atthika)…

adjective belonging to or connected with exertion, worthy of being pursued in cpd. -aṅga (nt.) a quality to be striven after, of which there are 5 expressed in the attributes of one who attains the …

adjective possessed of insight, wise, intelligent sensible Vin.i.60; DN.iii.237, DN.iii.252, DN.iii.265, DN.iii.282, DN.iii.287; MN.i.292 MN.iii.23; SN.i.53, SN.i.79; SN.ii.159 sq., SN.ii.207, SN.ii.2 …

…Ja.ii.274; Pv.iii.1#3 (= suvaṇṇavaṇṇa Pv-a.170); Dhs.617 (nīla p. lohitaka odāta kāḷaka mañjeṭṭhaka); Thag-a.211 -pītakā…

Ropeti¹

1. to plant or sow Ja.i.150 (nivāpatiṇaṃ); Mhvs.15, Mhvs.42 (amb’ aṭṭhikaṃ); Mhvs.19, Mhvs.56; Dhp-a.ii.109.
2. to put up, fix Ja.i.143 (sūlāni).
3. to further, increase, make grow …

…DN-a.i.164, DN-a.i.283; aṇṇava˚; the ocean DN.ii.89 cp. AN.ii.55; loc. sare Ja.ii.80; sarasmiṃ Snp.1092; sarasi Mhvs.10, Mhvs.7;…

adjective having perception AN.ii.215 = Dhs.1003.

fr. saññā

whip snake Ja.vi.194 (= nīlapaṇṇavaṇṇasappa).

…DN-a.i.259; Vism.250 --vatthu ground for cultivation of vegetables Ja.iv.446 sāka-paṇṇavaṇṇa “like the colour of vegetable…

Uda¹

indeclinable disjunctive part. “or” either singly, as at Snp.455, Snp.955, Snp.1090; Ja.v.478 (variant reading udāhu); Mnd.445 (expl^d. as “padasandhi” with same formula as …

…Dhp-a.iii.256.

• -aṇṇava water-flood MN.i.134.
• -kicca libation of water, lit….

adjective rich in water, well-watered Ja.v.405 (= udaka-sampanna C.).

udan = uda(ka) + vant

…vatthaguyhaṃ suvaṇṇavaṇṇaṃ paduma-gabbha-samānaṃ).

• -yuga a pair of garments Ja.iv.172; Dāvs…

…Pv-a.44. 4. beauty (cp. vaṇṇavant) DN.ii.220 (abhikkanta˚); MN.i.142 (id.) DN.iii.68 (āyu +); Pv.ii.9#10 (= rūpa-sampatti Pv-a.117)…

…Dhp-a.i.383.

fr….

Vāla¹

1. the hair of the tail horse-hair, tail Vin.ii.195 = Ja.v.335 (pahaṭṭha-kaṇṇavāla with bristling ears & tail, of an elephant); Ja.v.274 (so read for phāla, cp. p …

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 …