Assaji¹

The fifth of the Pañcavaggiyā monks. When the Buddha preached the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, he was the last in whom dawned the eye of Truth, and the Buddha had to discourse to h …

A tree in the Asurabhavana SN.v.238 which lives for a whole aeon.

GajaṅgalaKajaṅgalaKajaṅgalā

A township which formed the eastern boundary of the Middle Country. Beyond it was Mahāsālā. Vin.i.197 Once when the Buddha was staying in the Veḷuvana at Kajangala, the la …

KajangalaKajangalā

A township which formed the eastern boundary of the Middle Country. Beyond it was Mahāsālā. Vin.i.197 Once when the Buddha was staying in the Veḷuvana at Kajangala, the lay followe …

MahāmoggallānaMoggallānaKolita

The second of the Chief Disciples of the Buddha. He and Sāriputta went forth as disciples of Sañjaya. After some time, Sāriputta, wandering about in Rājagaha, met Assaj …

A grove in Kajaṅgalā. It was there that the Buddha preached the Indriyabhāvanā Sutta. MN.iii.298

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…mentioned in the Indriyabhāvanā Sutta. He is said, by his pupil Uttara, to have taught that those who have developed their indriyas could…

A disciple of the Buddha at Ñātikā. He was born after death in Akanitthābhavana, there to pass entirely away. DN.ii.92 SN.v.358f.

…Aruṇa and his mother Pabhāvatī.

• His wife was Sabbakāmā and his son Atula.
• His Bodhi was a puṇḍarīka.
• The Bodhisatta was…

master of; governing; controlling.

nonexistence, annihilation.

eradicated; annihilated

eradicated; annihilated

eradicated; annihilated

bodily form, body; existence as an individual; living being

the becoming reborn as an individual; reincarnation; type of body or existence

becoming different; change, alteration

mental development or accomplishments.

this sort of existence; existence in this form; existence here.

this and another sort of existence; existence in this form or in that

the producing of some material gain (?)

1. existence in a kāmaloka; existence subject to sensual experience and desire.
2. (according to commentaries) sensual desire and existence

physical development or training

the being (like) a bull?

being apart; separation; difference, diversity.

Paticcasamuppāda: ‘dependent origination’, is the doctrine of the conditionality of all physical and psychical phenomena, a doctrine which, together with that of impersonality anattā, forms the …

…disposed or of bad character“ at Ja.v.87 (= kāḷaka-sabhāva C.).

fr. abhijāti

…AN.i.279 (oḷārikaṃ attabhāvaṃ); Nd ii.under pucchā⁶ (rūpaṃ manomayaṃ); Vv-a.16 (mahantaṃ hatthi-rāja-vaṇṇaṃ) …

being bent on (“downward force” Dhs trsl. 242), i.e. taking oneself out to, way of acting, (proper) behaviour, endeavour, resolve, aspiration SN.iii.267 sq. (˚kusala); AN.ii.189; AN.iii.311; AN.iv.3 …

…Vv.84#13 (comp. accheratara); Pv.iii.5#1 (˚rūpa = acchariyasabhāva Pv-a.197); Sdhp.244, Sdhp.398.

…character Ja.v.351 (= aggasabhāva).

• -patta having attained perfection DN.iii.48 sq.
• -pasāda the…

excessive power, predominance Ja.ii.357.

cp. Sk. adhyābhava

to predominate Ja.ii.357.

adhi + ā + bhū, in meaning of abhi + bhu

…pavatta-kāya-kilesa Snp-a.291); Ja.v.80 (= amaraṇa-sabhāva) Ja.v.218; Dāvs v.62.

a + mara from mṛ.

Ana-

negative prefix, contained in anappameyya, (Thag.1089), anamatagga & anabhava. See Vinaya Texts ii.113.

…Pali only in adj. form anabhāvaṃ kata or gata. This again found only in a string of four adjectives together expressing the most utter…

…to Morris J.P.T.S. 1884, 70 = ana-mha “unlaughing” with ana = an (cp. anabhāva anamatagga) and mha from; smi, cp. vimhayati = Sk vismayati

adjective unsmeared, unstained, free from taint MN.i.319, MN.i.386 (in verse); as -ūpalitta in verse of Sn & Dh: Snp.211 (= lepānaṃ abhāvā Snp-a.261), 392 468, 790, 845; Dhp.353.

an + upalitta

adjective anussuta*; v.l K.B. anussada; Dhp-a.iv.165 explains with taṇhā-ussāvâbhāva vv.ll. ˚ussada˚); Iti.97 (vv.ll. anussata & anussara).

…Snp.234 (= adhikassa kassaci abhāvato Kp-a.193), 1003; Dhp.23, Dhp.55 (= asadisa appaṭibhāga Dhp-a.i.423); Pv.iv.3^{5 2} (dhamma);…

adjective according to the sense, answering to the matter, having scnse Thag-a.6 (˚saññābhāva).

anu + attha

…as “appa-saddo h’ ettha abhāvattho appiccho appanigghoso ti ādisu viya”); Ja.i.70; Dhp-a.iv.12

• -kasira in instr….

…anāsittakaṃ ojavantaṃ sabhāva-madhuraṃ Thag-a.168); SN.v.321; AN.iii.237 sq. Mil.405.

a + secana + ka, fr. sic to sprinkle, cp….

…trsl.* LXXI and BSk. ātmabhāva body Divy.70, Divy.73 (˚pratilambha), Divy.230; Sp. Avs.i.162 (pratilambha), Avs.i.167 171] Vin.ii.238…

…(khaya˚, of the moon = ūnabhāvaṃ atīta Snp-a.463); Thag.413 (c. abl.) 3. (id.) overstepping having transgressed or neglected (cp. accaya 3)…

…or disturbed, inviolable unshakable, imperturbable Snp.322 (˚dhamma = akampanasabhāva Snp-a.331).

a + vedha, grd. of vidh (vyadh) to…

…love DN.iii.213, DN.iii.215, DN.iii.240 (avihesā); Snp.292 (= sakaruṇabhāva Snp-a.318); Iti.82 (˚vitakka).

a + vihiṃsā

…love DN.iii.213, DN.iii.215, DN.iii.240 (avihesā); Snp.292 (= sakaruṇabhāva Snp-a.318); Iti.82 (˚vitakka).

a + vihiṃsā

…(˚dhamma); DN-a.i.113 (= jarā-vasena vipariṇāmassa abhāvato).

a + viparināma

Aṅgaṇa¹

neuter an open space, a clearing, Vin.ii.218; Ja.i.109 (= manussānan sañcaraṇa-ṭṭhāne anāvaṭe bhūmibhāge C.); Ja.ii.243, Ja.ii.290 Ja.ii.357; Dāvs i.27
■ cetiy˚; an open space …

…akkhaṇehi vajjitaṃ manussabhāvaṃ: the 8 unlucky signs). In progression: Ja.iv.3 (aṭṭha petiyo, following after 4, then foll. by 8, 16,…

…Ja.v.151 (: attano atthikabhāvaṃ katvā atthiko hutvā sakkaccaṃ suṇeyya C.); Ud.80 (: adhikicca ayaṃ no attho adhigantabbo evaṃ…

“becoming”, (form of) rebirth, (state of) existence, a “life.” There are 3 states of existence conventionally enumerated as kāma˚ rūpa˚, arūpa˚; or sensual existence, deva-corporeal, formless exist …

…Bv.ii.7; Ja.i.467 (mittabhāva˚).

• -dhamma subject to destruction, fragile, perishable AN.iv.386; Ja.i.146, Ja.i.392;…

adjective fragile, perishable, transitory Thig.35 (= bhijjana-sabhāva Thag-a.43).

fr. bhid

…Thag-a.43 (bhijjana-sabhāva of perishable nature; explⁿ of bhidura Thig.35); Pv-a.41 (˚dhammā destructible, of sankhārā) …

…Pv-a.22 Thag-a.242 (˚sabhāva = bhīmarūpa); Ja.v.43 2. bhiṃsana Pv.iv.3#5 (+ lomahaṃsa).

the form with -ka…

…Pv-a.22 Thag-a.242 (˚sabhāva = bhīmarūpa); Ja.v.43 2. bhiṃsana Pv.iv.3#5 (+ lomahaṃsa).

the form with -ka…

…as “padhāna-parimathitabhāva-dassanena bhākuṭi [read bhakuṭi]-karaṇaṃ mukha-saṅkoco ti vuttaṃ hoti.” It occurs in stock…

…with loc., to love)- abhāva (late, only in C. style) not being, absence want Pv-a.25; abl. abhāvato through not…

…cp Dhp-a.iii.109 (= attabhāva). 2. the red fruit of Momordica monadelpha, a species of Amaranth [cp. Sk bimba & bimbī, a kind of gourd]…

…in question belongs.

-attabhāva existence as a brahma god Dhp-a.iii.210 -ujjugatta having the most divinely straight…

…of a Brahma god, existence in the Br. world Vb.337; Vism.301 Vb-a.437; Dhp-a.i.110. brahmattabhāva is to be read as brahm’ attabhāva (see…

…in question belongs.

-attabhāva existence as a brahma god Dhp-a.iii.210 -ujjugatta having the most divinely straight…

…Ja.i.14, Ja.i.147 (abuddhabhāva un-buddhahood, of Devadatta); DN-a.i.1. -bhūmi the ground of Buddhahood Bv.ii.175….

adjective belonging to ceto, mental (opp. kāyika physical). Kāyikaṃ sukhaṃ → cetasikaṃ s. AN.i.81; SN.v.209; kāyikā darathā → c. d. MN.iii.287, MN.iii.288; c. duk khaṃ DN.ii.306; A …

…Mhvs.i.291;

• -attabhāva a divine condition, state of a god Pv-a.14;
• -ānubhāva…

…at Pv-a.110 read as devattabhāva (opp. petattabhāva).

deva + tā, qualitative-abstr. suffix, like Lat. juventa, senecta, Goth. hauhipa, Ohg….

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 ( …

Dhava¹

the shrub Grislea Tomentosa AN.i.202, AN.i.204; Ja.iv.209; Ja.vi.528.

Sk. dhava = madhuratvaca, Halāyudha

Dhava²

a husband Thag-a.121 (dh. vuccati sāmiko tad abhāvā v …

…divibhāvaṃ devattabhāva-pariyāpanna Pv-a.14
■ See further e.g. SN.i.105; DN.iii.146; Snp.176, Snp.641; Dhp.236, Dhp.417; Pp.60;…

…dibbā ti“ Kp-a.227; “divibhāvaṃ devattabhāvapariyāpanno ti dibbo” Pv-a.14.

adjective noun

1. (adj. unpleasant, painful, causing misery (opp. sukha pleasant Vin.i.34; Dhp.117. Lit. of vedanā (sensation) MN.i.59 (˚ṃ vedanaṃ vediyamāna, see also below iii.1 …

adjective proud, arrogant Ja.ii.340 (˚bhāva = issariya); Ja.iii.264 (˚sabhāva = dittasabhāva); Sum. V. on DN.iii.153 (= avamata).

to make go, to send, to set into motion, to cause to go Iti.115 (anabhāvaṃ to destroy) see under gacchati.

caus. of gacchati

…Ja.i.10 (garahapaṭicchādanabhāva preventing all occasion for finding fault); Ja.i.132 (garaha-bhaya-bhīta for fear of blame), Ja.i.135…

…by kata and vice versa: anabhāvaṃkata → anabhāvaṃ gacchati kālagata → kālakata (q.v.).
■ agata not gone to, not frequented:…

1. going, going away, (opp. āgati coming) (both gati & āgati usually in pregnant sense of No. (2) See āgati); direction, course, career. Freq of the two careers of a Mahāpurisa (viz. either a Cakkavat …

1. cause, reason, condition SN.i.134; AN.iii.440 sq.; Dhs.595, Dhs.1053; Vism.450 Tikp.11, Kp.233, Kp.239. In the older use paccaya and hetu are almost identical …

…qualities Vin.i.294 (+ balabhāvanā) MN.iii.298.

• -saṃvara restraint or subjugation of the senses DN.ii.281;…

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 …

…in or by this existence attabhāvaṃ sandhāy’ āha Snp-a.303), Snp.774 (cutāse), Snp.870 (˚nidāna), Snp.1062 (from this source, i.e. from…

…expl^d. by itthabhāva C. on SN.i.140 (see K. S. 318)
■ See also freq formula A of arahatta
■ DN.i.18, DN.i.84; AN.i.63;…

…vinodeti byantikaroti anabhāvaṃ gameti. Lit. as well as fig.; esp. w. ref. to kāma, dosa & other evil qualities
pres…

…vinodeti byantikaroti anabhāvaṃ gameti. Lit. as well as fig.; esp. w. ref. to kāma, dosa & other evil qualities
pres…

…Snp-a.330; Dhp-a.ii.73 (˚sabhāva ñatta); DN-a.i.86 (akkhara˚); Vism.391 (˚atthāya in order to know), Vism.436 (= pajānana). Cp. ājānana….

■ Instr. jātiyā (Snp.423) & jaccā (DN.ii.8; Ja.iii.395; Dhp.393); abl. jātiyā (SN.i.88) & jātito (by descent: DN.ii.8); loc. jātiyaṃ (Pv-a.10) & jātiyā (Pv-a.78).

1. birth, rebirth, possibility of …

…(applied to citta) Dhs.1156; Dhs-a.377 (= gilānabhāva).

…(explained as kāḷaka-sabhāva). 4. of dark, evil actions or qualities: -dhamma AN.v.232 = Dhp.87; DN.iii.82; Snp.967; Pp.30; Mil.200,…

…i.e. the sun; kaṇhabhāva˚ causing a “black” existence (of pāpakamma) Ja.iv.9; padasandhi˚ forming a hiatus Pv-a.52; vacana˚,…

…(explained by ˚jāniya ˚sabhāva); -veṇī having (i.e. with) the hair done up into a chignon Ja.v.431; -hattha (one) who has exercised…

…(= khemībhūtaṃ assabhāvaṃ SA).

• -anta security, in
• -bhūmi a peaceful country (opp, kantāra), a paradise (as…

1. (adj.) that which ought to be done, that which is to be performed; nt something to do Dhp-a.i.15. defined as kātabban ti kiccaṃ kiñcid eva karaṇīyan ti Kp-a.218; kattabaṃ karaṇīyaṃ Dhp-a.iii.452 …

…nicchetuṃ asakkonto kicchati kilamati“ and at Bdhd. 25 (on vicikicchā) as sabhāvaṃ vicinanto etāya kicchati kilamati.

v. denom….

fatigue Ja.v.397 (= kilantabhāva).

spelt klama, fr. klam

…from fowling kitavāya attabhāvaṃ paṭicchādeti “he hides himself by means of a pretence” (behind sham branches).

= kaṭavā? cp….

…from fowling kitavāya attabhāvaṃ paṭicchādeti “he hides himself by means of a pretence” (behind sham branches).

= kaṭavā? cp….

…Mnd.60 is given as: sak’attabhāva, saka-rūpa-vedanā etc., ajjhatt āyatanāni, manussa-loka, kāmadhātu; with which is contrasted *paro…

…(sukha), Pv-a.220 (˚sabhāva) See also below 3.

2. (special meaning) worldly mundane, when opposed to lokuttara. The…

…(sukha), Pv-a.220 (˚sabhāva) See also below 3.

2. (special meaning) worldly mundane, when opposed to lokuttara. The…

…Also in cpd. mahantabhāva greatness, loftiness, sublimity Dhs-a.44
■ Compar mahantatara Dhp-a.ii.63, and…

…-attabhāva human existence Pv-a.71, Pv-a.87, Pv-a.122.

• -itthi a human woman…

…at Ja.vi.375 (= mittabhāva C.). The half-scientific, half-popular etym. of mitta, as given at Vb-a.108, is “mettāyantī ti mittā…

…ālokakāraṇato sommabhāvato ca nakkhattānaṃ mukhaṃ cando ti vutto); DN.i.10 (nakkhattānaṃ pathagamanaṃ & uppatha-gamanaṃ a…

guide, conductor; support (= nettika²) Iti.37 (āhāra˚-pabhava), Iti.38 (bhava˚), Iti.94 (netticchinna bhikkhu = Arahant). Cp. nettika² dhamma˚, bhava˚.

Vedic netrī, f. to netṛ

…when defining: ni-saddo abhāvaṃ dīpeti Vism.495.

Sk. ni- & nih-, insep. prefixes: (a) ni down = Av. ni, cp. Gr.; νειός lowland,…

…although the latter has nibbanaṃ in text) explained by “nittaṇhabhāvaṃ nibbānam eva upagataṃ Vv-a.213.

Sk. nirvana

I. Etymology

Although nir + vā “to blow”. (cp. BSk. nirvāṇa) is already in use in the Vedic period (see nibbāpeti), we do not find its distinctive ap …

…of the word is: “ni-saddo abhāvaṃ, rodha-saddo ca cārakaṃ dīpeti Vism.495
■ N. in many cases is synonymous with nibbāna &…

adjective having lost his (or its) splendour or prosperity Ja.vi.225 (ājīvika), Ja.vi.456 (rājabhavana).

nis + sirī

exultation, elation Mnd.3 = Cnd.446 = Dhs.9, Dhs.86, Dhs.285, Dhs.373; Dhs-a.143 (= udaggasabhāva a “topmost” condition).

der. fr. udagga

production, origin, source, cause MN.i.67; SN.i.181; SN.ii.12; Iti.37 (āhāra-netti˚); Snp.728, Snp.1050; Nd ii.under mūla (with syn. of sambhava & samuṭṭhāna etc.); Ja.iii.402 Ja.vi.518.

fr. pa + ; …

see pahoti.

might, power, strength, majesty, dignity Ja.v.36; Ja.vi.449.

fr. pa + bhū

to increase, augment, foster Pv.ii.9#64 = Dhp-a.iii.220 (dakkhiṇeyyaṃ)
pp pabhāvita.

Caus. of pabhavati

nodding, wavering (of the eyelids), blinking, being sleepy Dhs.1157 (= akkhidalādīnaṃ pacalabhāvaṃ karoti Dhs-a.378).

abstr. fr. pacalāyati

…Dhs.390 (a˚ = dhammānaṃ sabhāvaṃ pati na apekkhati Dhs-a.254, trsl. “inability to consider”); Mil.388 Ne.85; Vb-a.140; Vism.43…

(in verse) pabhavati

1. to proceed from (with gen.), rise, originate DN.ii.217; MN.iii.76; SN.ii.184; as pabhavati at Snp.728 = Snp.1050 (cp. Cnd.401) (perf. med.) pahottha i …

…Snp-a.445 (apanetabbassa abhāvato niddosa-bhāvena p.) Pv-a.44, Pv-a.70. Very freq. combined with pariyodāta…

…ca orāni ca, par’ attabhāva-sak’ attabhāv’ ādīni parāni ca orāni ca“ Snp-a.590), Snp.1148 (paroparaṃ Cnd; see Cnd.422#a;…

defeat, destruction, ruin, disgrace SN.ii.241; AN.ii.73; AN.iv.26; Snp.91–Snp.115; Ja.iii.331; Snp-a.167.

fr. parā + bhu Vedic parābhava

1. to go to ruin Snp.91 (= parihāyati vinassati).
2. to win through, to surpass Thag.1144 (cp. trsl. 381⁴)

pp parābhūta (q.v.) See also *[parābhetvā](/define/parābhe …

ruined, fallen into disgrace MN.ii.210 (avabhūta +)
■ Note. parābhūta at Ja.v.416 is to be read parabhuta (q.v.).

pp. of parābhavati

…Pv-a.71 (manussabhāvaṃ). Very frequent as-˚ and in meaning equal to finite verb or other phrase, when spelling -ppatta is…

…Dhp-a.i.257; Pv-a.29 (attabhāvaṃ), Pv-a.42 (kammante) 5. to move about, behave, linger Dhp-a.i.14 (ṭṭ). 6. to display, execute, wield,…

…Cp. further: guṇā Mil.249; paṇṇāni Vin.i.201 (nimba˚, kuṭaja˚, paṭola˚, sulasi˚,…

…Pv-a.40 (paññāya abhāvato for lack of reason); Sdhp.343. On paññāya see sep. article. See also adhipanna…

…Pv-a.73, Pv-a.74
■ attabhāva˚ obtaining a reincarnation, coming into existence SN.ii.256; SN.iii.144; AN.ii.159, AN.ii.188; AN.iii.122 sq …

…SN.ii.75, SN.ii.256 (attabhāva-paṭilābhaṃ); Iti.38 (sukkha-dukkhaṃ; variant reading ˚vedeti).

paṭi + saṃ + vedeti, Caus. of…

…˚ṃ chindati = purisabhāvaṃ nāseti to castrate); Ja.vi.237 (uddhita-pphalo, adj., = uddhaṭa-bījo C.), Ja.vi.238 (dantehi phalāni…

…of the word (= pubbabhāvaṃ gamayamāno), also Neumann, Majjh. translation i.260. The similar passage at SN.i.8, SN.i.10 has…

…the day before).

• -attabhāva a former existence Vv-a.78; Pv-a.83, Pv-a.103 Pv-a.119.
• -jāti…

…is “roga rujana-sabhāvattaṃ.” There are many diff enumerations of rogas and sets of standard combinations, of which the foll. may…

…until his back ached).

fr. ruj, cp….

form, figure, appearance, principle of form, etc.

1. Definitions. According to P. expositors rūpa takes its designation fr. ruppati, e.g. “ruppanato rūpaṃ” Vism.588; “ruppan’ a …

…musāvāda); Ja.vi.469; sabhāvaṃ sincerely, devotedly Ja.vi.486.

• -dhamma principle of nature Ja.i.214; *…

companionship Vv.47#7 (= sahabhāva Vv-a.202). -ūpaga coming into union with DN.i.245.

fr. sahāya, cp. Sk. sāhāyya

arisen from, produced Snp.272 (atta˚ self-; cp. Snp-a.304; attabhāva-pariyāye attani s.); SN.i.134.

pp. of sambhavati

adjective with its essential properties (see rasa) Mnd.43; sarasabhāva a method of exposition Dhs-a.71.

sa³ + rasa

…well, well-embedded (of seeds) AN.iii.404 = DN.ii.354; Mil.255. sukha-sayitabhāva “having had a good sleep,” being well Ja.v.127.

pp….

…restrained Snp.388 (˚attabhāva); Snp-a.291 (˚atta). 5. kindly disposed Vv.11#6 = Pv.iv.1#60 (˚attabhāva = paresaṃ sangaṇha-sīla…

…restrained Snp.388 (˚attabhāva); Snp-a.291 (˚atta). 5. kindly disposed Vv.11#6 = Pv.iv.1#60 (˚attabhāva = paresaṃ sangaṇha-sīla…

…situated Dhs-a.65. 2. being composed (as), being of the nature of (-˚), ullumpanasabhāva˚; of a helping disposition DN-a.i.177;…

…puññadhamma, bojjhangabhāvanā and sabbūpadhipaṭinissaggasankhāta nibbāna)

• -bhūmi a soil of ease, source of ease Dhs.984…

…vivitta; i, e. abhāva, suññatā, vivitt’ ākāra), Vism.578 (12 fold, relating to the Paṭiccasamuppāda), Vism.653 sq.;…

(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 …

…as “janapadesu dhuvabhāvaṃ thāvarabhāvaṃ vā patto na sakkā kenaci cāletuṃ.” DN.i.88; DN.ii.16, DN.ii.146, DN.ii.169;…

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 …

number thirty (cp. tiṃsa), esp. the thirty deities (pl.) or belonging to them (adj.). It is the round figure for 33, and is used as equivalent to tāvatiṃsa. Nandanaṃ rammaṃ tidasānaṃ mahāvanaṃ Pv.iii. …

…pahīna ucchinna-mūla t anabhāvaṃ-kata “given up, with roots cut out, like a palm with its base destroyed, rendered unable to sprout…

…one who has risen = uggata-sabhāva samiddha Pv-a.220); Vv-a.217 (˚mānasa); DN-a.i.248; Pv-a.68 (˚phāsuka with ribs come out or showing,…

…helping; in phrase -sabhāva-saṇṭhita of a helping disposition, full of mercy DN-a.i.177; Pv-a.35. Same as…

…Dhp-a.ii.6 (˚mānasa); Pv-a.243 (˚citta), Pv-a.250 (˚sabhāva).

pp. of uttasati, also cp. uttasta

…Pv-a.30); Vv-a.18 (˚pabhāva = mahānubhāva); Thag-a.173, Thag-a.280; Pv-a.5, Pv-a.6 Pv-a.7, Pv-a.8, Pv-a.25, Pv-a.30, Pv-a.43,…

(old) age Ja.ii.137 (= vuddhabhāva, mahallakatā C.).

fr. vaddha¹ 1

Vaṭṭa¹

adjective noun

1. round circular; (nt.) circle Pv-a.185 (āyata +); Kp-a.50 (˚nāli). See cpd. -aṅguli.
2. (fig.) “rolling on,” the “round” of existences, cycle of transmigrati …

Vebhūtika & ˚ya

(adj. n.) causing disaster or ruin; nt. calumnious speech, bad language DN.iii.106 (˚ya); Snp.158 (˚ya); Vv.84#40 (˚ka; explained as “sahitānaṃ vinābhāva-karaṇato vebhūtikaṃ,” i.e. p …

Vebhūtika & ˚ya

(adj. n.) causing disaster or ruin; nt. calumnious speech, bad language DN.iii.106 (˚ya); Snp.158 (˚ya); Vv.84#40 (˚ka; explained as “sahitānaṃ vinābhāva-karaṇato vebhūtikaṃ,” i.e. p …

…Snp.322 (= akampana-sabhāva Snp-a.331). 2. a wound Ja.ii.274 sq. 3. a flaw Mil.119

■ Cp. ubbedha.

fr. *vidh =…

…(iddh’ ânubhāvena attabhāvaṃ)-grd. vihātabba AN.iii.307 sq.; Mil.371
pass vihīyati Ja.vi.499 (eko v. = kilamissati C.)
pp…

…(in concrete form) is attabhāva (existence, cp. Gr. βιοτή Hom. Od. iv.365?) instead of vimāna,…

indeclinable without, used as prep. (or post-position) with (usually) instr., e.g. Vin.ii.132 (vinā daṇḍena without a support); Pv-a.152 (purisehi vinā without men); or abl., e.g. Snp.589 (ñāti …

…by Dhpāla as “pet-attabhāvato cuto (so read for mato!) yakkho ataṃ jāto dev-attabhāvaṃ patto” Pv-a.110); Snp-a.301 (both…

…by C. explⁿ “attabhāva-yanta”), Thag.574 (similarly: see discussed under yantita). Note. yantāni at Cnd.529 (on Snp.48…

…(tava dinnena yāpessanti kurūrino); Pv-a.27, Pv-a.29 (= attabhāvaṃ yāpeti = upajīvati).

Caus. of yāti

…(tava dinnena yāpessanti kurūrino); Pv-a.27, Pv-a.29 (= attabhāvaṃ yāpeti = upajīvati).

Caus. of yāti

the intellectual faculty, intelligence Dhp.72 (= Dhp-a.ii.73: jānanasabhāva).

nomen agentis from jānāti

Ā¹

indeclinable a frequent prefix, used as well-defined simple base-prefix (with rootderivations), but not as modification (i.e. first part of a double prefix cpd. like sam-ā-dhi) exce …

adjective (ā + gāḷha 1; cp. Sk. samāgāḍhaṃ] strong, hard, harsh, rough (of speech), usually in instr. as adv āgāḷhena roughly, harshly aN.i.283, aN.i.295; Pp.32 (so to be read for agāḷhena, althoug …

…+ jānana, cp. Sk….

…Cnd.116) Thig.341 (= akiñcanabhāva Thag-a.240; trsl. “cherish no wordly wishes whatsoëer”); Cnd.115, see ākāsa…

…eken’ūnesu pañcasu attabhāvasatesu (499) Ja.i.167; also with eka in instr. as eken’ūnapañcasatāni (deficient by one) Vin.ii.285;…