one who belongs to the same household; a companion, esp. a companion of a king, a chief minister,

…Pv-a.81 (sabba-kammika amacca), Pv-a.93; and his special adviser or privy councillor, as such distinguished from the official ministers…

…jāta; amā adv. “at home”, Vedic amā, see under amacca

adjective to strengthen, cp. upabrūhana, paribbūḷha much, many, large, abundant; plenty; in compound also very, greatly (˚-) instr. sg. bahunā Dhp.166; nom. pl bahavo Vin.iii.90; Dhp.307, & *bahū …

…of arms, bhoga˚ of wealth, amacca˚ of counsellors, abhijacca˚ of high birth, paññā˚ the force of wisdom.
■ In the religious sense five…

…Vb-a.305 (compared with amaccaputtā) & bhikkhavo Snp.384, Snp.573; Dhp.243, Dhp.283;
■ acc bhikkhu Snp.p.78;…

the possessor of a house, the head of the household pater familias (freq. + seṭṭhi).

1. In formulas
   1. as regards social standing, wealth & clanship: a man of private (i.e. not official) life, cl …

…tidasa˚ Snp.679 2. amacca˚ suite of ministers Ja.i.264; ariya˚ troup of worthies Ja.vi.50; naranarī˚ crowds of men & women Mil.2;…

counter, one skilled in counting familiar with arithmetic; an accountant, overseer or calculator. enumerated as an occupation together with muddika at DN.i.51 (expl DN-a.i.157 by acchidda-pāṭhaka); …

…g.); Pv-a.73 (gāme amaccakula); Pv-a.67 (gāmassa dvārasamīpena)
■ gāmā gāmaṃ from hamlet to hamlet MN.ii.20; Snp.180 (with…

…(always with ref. to amacca, the king’s minister one who does everything, the king’s confidant Vism.130; Pv-a.81
■ On term…

…powerful Thag.1111.

• -amacca chief minister Mhvs.19, Mhvs.12.
• -araha costly Mhvs.3, Mhvs.21…

friend. Usually m., although nt. occurs in meaning “friend,” in sg. (Ne.164) & pl. (Snp.185 Snp.187); in meaning “friendship” at Ja.vi.375 (= mittabhāva C.). The half-scientific, half-popular etym …

…in compounds muddakāma (amacca) & mudda-paṭilābha. 2. the art of calculation mentioned as a noble craft (ukkaṭṭhaṃ sippaṃ) at…

…Pv-a.67 (petesu), Pv-a.73 (amaccakule)
pp nibbatta (q.v.). Caus. nibbatteti (q.v.). Cp….

…Pv.ii.6#20 (amacca minister & attendant); Thag-a.267; Snp-a.597
■ f. -carikā

1. a maid-servant, handmaiden, nurse,…

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 …

kingship, royalty, kingdom, empire; reign, throne; (fig.) sovereignty AN.iii.300 (˚ṃ kāreti); Snp.114, Snp.553 (˚ṃ kāreti to reign); Ja.i.57; Ja.i.64 (ekarattena tīṇi rajjāni atikkamma; 3 kingdoms), J …

…aspect. e.g. khattiya amacca brāhmaṇa gahapati DN.i.136; rājā brāhmaṇa gahapatika AN.i.68, where another formula has khattiya br….

…aspect. e.g. khattiya amacca brāhmaṇa gahapati DN.i.136; rājā brāhmaṇa gahapatika AN.i.68, where another formula has khattiya br….

…(amacca) (a minister) doing all work Vism.130. -kālaṃ always: see sadā
■ ghasa…

…one’s service Ja.iii.181 (amacca).

• -bhū arising together with Dhs.1197; Ne.16; a class of devas DN.ii.260 *…

thousand, used as a singular with a noun in the plural, sahassaṃ vācā Dhp.100; satasahassaṃ vassāni Ja.i.29; also in the plural after other numerals cattāri satasahassāni chaḷabhiññā Bv.ii.204 = J …

…minister Ja.vi.307, Ja.vi.318 (= amacca C.).

for saciva?

adjective together with the ministers DN.i.110.

sa² + amacca

…under hāṭaka
■ putta a noble son Ja.vi.238 (= amacca-putta C.).

cp. *Sk. śāta

…trsl.); Ja.vi.353 (= amacca-putta C.); Thag.1210.

Vedic ugra, from ukṣati, weak base of vakṣ as in vakṣana, vakṣayati = Gr….

relation, relative (= mātito pitito ca sambandhā Pv-a.25; = bandhū Pv-a.86; specialized as ˚sālohitā, see below). Pl. ñātayo (Pv.i.4#3; Kp-a.209 Kp-a.214) and ñātī (MN.ii.73; Kp-a.210, Kp-a.213 …