1. (mfn.) wonderful, surprising, strange, marvelous; unusual, exceptional, of rare occurrence.
2. (n. (and m.)) a wonderful thing; a marvel.

…to a Sanskritisation of acchariya) viz. Dhammapāla: anabhiṇha-ppavattitāya accharāpaharaṇa-yoggaṃ that which happens without a…

…in Lumbinī. An elaborate account of the birth is given in the Acchariya-abbhuta Sutta. MN.iii.118ff.

…SN.v.2 It was not far from Rājagaha and was the residence of Macchariya Kosiya.

Sākya, not far from Rājagaha3town

is used often as an exclamation (frequently combined with acchariyam): how wonderful! what an astonishing thing!

wonderful exceptional man

is used often as an exclamation (frequently combined with abbhutaṃ) how wonderful! what a wonderful thing! it’s a marvel!

anacchariya¹

mfn. & neuter not marvelous, not surprising; natural; not unusual, unexceptional; a natural thing or…

naturally; not surprisingly

selfishness, meanness in regard to (supportive) families

selfish, meanness about dwellings

…in comb^n. with acchariyaṃ and a part. of exclamation, viz acchariyaṃ bho abbhutaṃ bho wonderful indeed & beyond…

…Mil.102, and in def. of acchariya (q.v.) at DN-a.i.43; Vv-a.329.

• -saṅghāta the snapping of the fingers as…

…= acchariya wonderful, marvellous SN.i.181; Vv.84#13 (comp. accheratara); Pv.iii.5#1 (˚rūpa = acchariyasabhāva…

adjective = acchera (acchariya) Ja.i.279; Bv.i.9 (pāṭihīraṃ).

…nipāto); Ja.i.88 (aho acchariyaṃ aho abbhutaṃ), Ja.i.140. Usually comb^d. with similar emphatic particles, e.g. aho vata…

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 ( …

…ill-will DN.ii.277 (˚macchariya); DN.iii.44 (id.); MN.i.15; SN.ii.260; AN.i.95, AN.i.105 (˚mala), AN.i.299; AN.ii.203; AN.iv.8…

…Pv-a.99, Pv-a.236
■ (nt.) avarice stinginess, selfishness, grouped under macchariya Dhs.1122; Snp.362 (with…

…in macchariya -passage at Cnd.614 = Dhs.1122 = Pp.19, Pp.23 = Vb.357, Vb.371; and in the macchariya explⁿ at…

…Pv-a.12, Pv-a.29; -macchariya selfishness concerning one’s family, touchiness about his clan DN.iii.234 (in list of…

…˚pakkhika SN.v.91;

• -macchariya Dhs.1122 is to be corrected to kula˚ instead of kusala˚ (meanness as regards family…

…Dhp-a.iv.38.

• -macchariya selfishness in acquisitions AN.iii.273; DN.iii.234; Pp.19, Pp.23; Dhs.1122 *…

…explⁿ of macchariya at Vb-a.513 is rather interesting: “idaṃ acchariyaṃ mayhaṃ eva hotu, mā…

…(nt.) the condition of selfishness, both expressions in defⁿ of macchariya at Dhs.1122; Pp.19, Pp.23; Dhs-a.375.

to be selfish, greedy or envious Ja.vi.334; Dhp-a.ii.45, Dhp-a.ii.89.

Demon. fr. macchariya

Macchera

see macchariya.

…explⁿ of macchariya at Vb-a.513 is rather interesting: “idaṃ acchariyaṃ mayhaṃ eva hotu, mā…

done, made; as -˚ by nature (cp. pakati) Snp.286; Ja.iv.38; Pv.i.6#8; Pv.ii.3#16; Pv.iii.10#5 (pāpaṃ samācaritaṃ Pv-a.214); Mil.218; Dhp-a.ii.11 (pāpaṃ) Pv-a.31, Pv-a.35, Pv-a.103 (ṭ), Pv-a.124 …

adjective noun masculine

Cases:
■ gen. dat. pañcannaṃ,
■ instr. abl pañcahi,
■ loc. pañcasu;
■ often used in compositional form pañca˚ (cp. Ved. pañcāra with 5 spokes RV i.164¹³; G …

…Pv-a.24 (issā-macchariya˚).

• -atthika one who is looking for fruit Vism.120 *…

…bhavarāga, issā macchariya, avijjā); compare, however, Dhs.1002.

A diff. enumⁿ of seven saṃyojanas at DN.iii.254;…

“multifarious wants,” greediness, selfishness, avarice Snp.941 (= pañca macchariyāni Mnd.422, as at Cnd.614), Snp.1033 (where Ne.11 reads vivicchā); Pp.19, Pp.23; Dhs.1059 Dhs.1122; Cnd. s.v. taṇhā; D …

…which is born!“); Mil.13 (acchariyaṃ vata bho… y. h. n. me upajjhāyo ceto-parivitakkaṃ jānissati).

the (older?) reconstituted Sk. form…