1. (m. f. & n.) a sound; a syllable.
2. (n.) an expression, a word.

…in phrase sakkharappabheda phonology & etymology DN.i.88 (akkharappabhedo ti sikkhā ca nirutti ca Snp-a.447 = DN-a.i.247 =…

…such as Kīṭāgiri, Upatissagāma, Kolitagāma, Andhakavinda, Sakkhara and Codanāvatthu.

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SakkharaSakkāra

A township of the Sākyans where the Buddha once stayed with Ānanda. SN.v.2 It was not far from Rājagaha and was the residence of…

…Nagaraka, Medatalumpa, Sakkhara and Ulumpa (q.v.). Within the Sākyan tribe there were probably several clans, gottā. The Buddha himself…

(& n.?) phonology and etymology

(from akkhara) a letter-game.

syllable by syllable.

…abhi +…

…compares Sk. akṣara (see akkhara); there may be a connection with akkhaṇa in akkhaṇa-vedhin (cp. BSk. acchaṭā…

…cp. Vin.iv.355 Cp. anupadaṃ.

anu + akkhara

adjective not stony, free from gravel or stones, smooth Ja.v.168; Dhp-a.iii.401 (opp. sasakkhara).

a + sakkhara

…thinks out or invents, in akkhara˚; the grammarian Pv-a.120, nīti˚; the lawgiver ib. Pv-a.130; cp. Divy.212, Divy.451,…

…(adj.) with beautiful vowels SN.ii.267 (Cp ˚vyañjana); -attharaka a variegated…

…AN.ii.178; Ja.iv.395 Def. as akkhara-padaniya-mita-ganthita-vacanaṃ at Kp-a.117. For a riddle on the word see SN.i.38. As a style of…

…padapāripurī akkharasamavāyo etc.“ Mnd.123 = Cnd.137. The same expl^n. also for iti’ haṃ (see below iv.)

I. As…

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

1. throat AN.iv.131; Ja.v.448; Mil.152 (kaṇṭho ākurati, is hoarse); Pv-a.280 (akkharāni mahatā kaṇṭhena uccaritāni). The throat of Petas is narrow and parched with thirst: Pv-a.99 (k-oṭṭha-tālūnaṃ …

…Vv-a.157; combined with sakkhara at DN.i.84 = AN.i.9, and in simile at AN.i.253. As f. combined with…

…(vedanā) Mil.26 (+ sakkhara-kaṭhala-vālikā), Pv-a.152 (loma, shaggy hair; cp. Np. Khara-loma-yakkha Vism.208)
■ -ka…

1. carved, cut, worked (in ivory etc.), in cpd. saṅkha˚ brahmacariya the moral life, like a polished shell DN.i.63; SN.ii.219, explained at DN-a.i.181 as “likhita-sankha-sadisa dhota-sankha-sap …

…AN.iv.199, AN.iv.203.

• -sakkhara a salt crystal (cp. ˚phala), a (solid) piece of (natural) salt SN.ii.276 (in simile, cp….

…Mhvs.29, Mhvs.8; Dpvs.19, 2; Mil.197 (pāsāṇa, sakkhara, khara, m.).

etym.?

…breaking, opening Vv-a.183; akkhara˚ breaking up of letters, word-analysis, phonology DN.i.88 (= sikkhā ca nirutti ca DN-a.i.247 = Snp-a.447) …

…is contrasted with akkhara (word), when it is said that the Majjhima Nikāya consists of 80,523 padas and 740,053 akkharas

■ Neg….

bordering, trimming Ja.vi.223 (of a carriage).

cp. Sk. prakṣara & prakhara “ein Panzer für Pferde” BR.

…cp. payutta 2), Pv-a.285 (sakkhara-kkhipana˚). payogaṃ karoti to exert oneself, to undertake, to try Pv-a.184 (= parakkamati).

*…

…compressed form, heap, in akkhara˚; sequence of letters or syllables, context Dhp-a.iv.70.

• -attha condensed meaning, résumé Ja.i.233…

to put in front, to revere, follow, honour; only in foll sporadic forms: ppr. purakkharāna holding before oneself, i.e. looking at SN.iii.9 sq.; aor. 3^rd pl. purakkharuṃ Mil.22; ger. *[ …

deference, devotion, honour; usually -˚ (adj.) devoted to honouring DN.i.115; Vin.iii.130; Vin.iv.2, Vin.iv.277; Mnd.73, Mnd.214; Dhp.73 (= parivāra Dhp-a.ii.77); Vv.34#14 (attha˚ hitesin Vv-a.152) …

rock, stone AN.i.283; Snp.447; Ja.i.109, Ja.i.199; Ja.v.295; Vism.28, Vism.182, Vism.183; Vb-a.64 (its size as cp^d with pabbata); Dhp-a.iii.151; Dhs-a.389; Vv-a.157; Sdhp.328.

• *-[gu …

in loṇa˚; a piece of salt crystal Vin.i.206; Vin.ii.237.

fr. sakkharā

adjective containing gravel, pebbly, stony AN.iv.237.

= sakkharika, fr. sakkharā

1. gravel, grit Vin.iii.147 = Ja.ii.284; Ja.i.192; AN.i.253; DN.i.84; Pv.iii.2#28; Dhp-a.iv.87.
2. potsherd Vv-a.157; Pv-a.282 Pv-a.285.
3. grain, granule, crystal, in loṇa˚; a salt crystal SN.i …

…circumstance MN.i.438 akkhara˚ spelling Dhp-a.i.181. 6. condition, state, extent, sphere (cp. defⁿ of Bdhgh, above 9); taken…

…Vism.258 = Kp-a.56 (sakkhara˚). 2. lime plaster, whitewash, cement Vin.ii.154; --kamma whitewashing coating of cement Ja.vi.432;…

Sutta¹

asleep Vin.iii.117; Vin.v.205; DN.i.70; DN.ii.130; Dhp.47; Iti.41; Ja.v.328
■ (nt.) sleep DN.ii.95; MN.i.448; SN.iv.169. In phrase --pabuddha “awakened from sleep” referring t …

…of letters, with the phonology DN.i.88; AN.i.163; Snp.p.101; Mil.10; DN-a.i.247 (akkharappabhedo ti sikkhā ca nirutti ca).

sa³ +…

to rattle, shake, clatter; to grind or gnash one’s teeth; to fizz. Usually said of people in frenzy or fury (in ppr. ˚yanto or ˚yamāna) Ja.i.347 (rosena), Ja.i.439 (kodhena); Ja.ii.277 (of a bhikkhu k …

…padapāripurī akkharasamavāyo etc.“ Mnd.123 = Cnd.137. The same expl^n. also for iti’ haṃ (see below iv.)

I. As…

1. uttered, let out Pv-a.280 (akkharāni).
2. lifted, raised Thag-a.255.

pp. of uccāreti

…Snp.457 (catu-vīsat’akkharaṃ); Ja.i.89 (˚sahassa bhikkhū); Ja.iii.360; Vb-a.191 sq.; Dhp-a.i.4 (ekūna˚, 19); Dhp-a.ii.9,…

…Snp.457 (catu-vīsat’akkharaṃ); Ja.i.89 (˚sahassa bhikkhū); Ja.iii.360; Vb-a.191 sq.; Dhp-a.i.4 (ekūna˚, 19); Dhp-a.ii.9,…

…go, impel, hurl Ja.i.418 (sakkharaṃ anguliyā yantetvā); pp. yantita.

denom. fr. yanta. Dhtm.809 gives a root yant in…