thunderbolt; a lightning flash.

orig. a sharp stone as hurling-weapon thence in mythol. Indra’s thunderbolt thunder-clap, lightning Ja.i.71, Ja.i.167; Ja.ii.154; Ja.iii.323; Mil.277; Vv-a.83.

• -aggi the fire …

advice; instruction; admonition.

the miracle of teaching (one of the three marvels of the Buddha).

ring of lightning or thunderbolts

without lodgings

comforting; encouraging.

eating only at one sitting each day; (or possibly: sitting alone)

one who eats each day only once, only at one sitting

eating only at one sitting each day; (or possibly: sitting alone)

intent on the whip, aware of the whip (?); entered (the influence of) the whip, under the whip (?).

[[ekāsanik’anga]]Ekāsanik’anga: the exercise of eating at one sitting, is one of the ascetic practices; see: dhutānga

Puthujjana: lit.: ‘one of the many folk’, ‘worldling’, ordinary man, is any layman or Bhikkhu who is still possessed of all the 10 mental chains samyojana binding to the round of rebirths, and t …

Pātihāriya: ‘miracle’, marvel. Three marvels are ascribed to the Buddha: the marvel of magic iddhi - p the marvel of mind-reading ādesanā - p and the marvel of instruction anusāsanī \ …

…blazes); Snp.62; Dhp.70 (= asaniaggi Dhp-a.iii.71); Ja.i.216 (sparks), Ja.i.294 (pyre); Ja.ii.102, Ja.iii.55; Ja.iv.139; Vv-a.20 (aggimhi…

advice, instruction, admonition DN.iii.107; AN.i.292 (˚pāṭihāriya cp. anusāsanī); Mil.359.

Vedic anuśāsana, fr. anu + śās

instruction, teaching, commandment, order SN.v.108; AN.ii.147; AN.iii.87 AN.v.24 sq., AN.v.49, AN.v.338; Ja.v.113; Thig.172, Thig.180; Pv.iii.7#6 Thag-a.162; Vv-a.19, Vv-a.80, Vv-a.81.

• *-[pāṭi …

to treat with fragrant oil, i.e. to make an injection or give an enema of salubrious oil Mil.169; grd. -vāsanīya ibid.; pp. -vāsita Mil.214.

anu + vāseti, Caus. of vāsa³ odour, perfume

…(Sk. aśan stone for throwing) and asani

…asana

Asana⁴

neuter an arrow MN.i.82 = SN.i.62. Cp. asani.

cp. Sk. asanā, to asyati to hurl, throw

adjective not to be trusted, untrustworthy Ja.iii.474.

a + visāsana + iya, ika

corner, edge (= aṃsa² Vv.78#2 (= aṃsa-bhāga Vv-a.303).

cp. Vedic aśri, aśra, aśani; Gr. α ̓́κρος pointed, α ̓́κρις, also ὀςύς sharp: Lat. ācer sharp. Further connections in Walde Lat …

…to kūṭadanta), in phrase asanivicakkaṃ danta-kūṭaṃ DN.iii.44 = DN.iii.47, which has also puzzled the translators (cp. Dial. iii.40:…

& dasa; (nt.) unwoven thread of a web of cloth, fringe, edge or border of a garment DN.i.7 (dīgha˚ long-fringed, of vatthāni); Ja.v.187; Dhp-a.i.180 Dhp-a.iv.106 (dasāni)
■ *[sadasa](/define/sa …

nt. only in expression satta divasāni 7 days or a week Ja.iv.139; Mil.15) a day AN.i.206 (˚ṃ atināmeti); Ja.iii.52 (uposatha˚); Pv-a.31 (yāva sattadivasā a week long), Pv-a.74 (sattamo divaso) Usu …

adjective noun masculine one. Eka follows the pron. declension i.e. nom. pl. is eke (e.g. Snp.43, Snp.294, Snp.780 etc.)

1. “one” as number, either with or without contrast to two or more; often al …

adjective giving joy or pleasure. Mil.149

fr. has or hṛṣ; cp. Sk. harṣanīya

Māsa¹

a month, as the 12^th part of the year. The 12 months are (beginning with what chronologically corresponds to our middle of March) Citta (Citra), Vesākha, Jeṭṭha, Āsāḷha, S …

to shine forth, to be visible, to become known Snp.445, Snp.1032 (= bhāsati tapati virocati Cnd.373)
caus pakāseti to show up, illustrate, explain make known, give information …

Palāsa¹

masculine & neuter

1. the tree Butea frondosa or Judas tree Ja.iii.23 (in Palāsa Jātaka).
2. a leaf; collectively (nt.) foliage, pl. (nt.) leaves SN.ii.178; Ja.i.120 (nt.); Ja.iii …

to abuse, scold, revile, censure, deiame SN.i.221; SN.iv.61; Vin.iv.265; Snp.134, Snp.663; Ja.i.112, Ja.i.384 (for ˚hāsiṃsu), Ja.i.469, Ja.iii.421; Ja.iv.285 (read paribhāsentī for aribhāsentī), Ja.v. …

…ppr. patanto Ja.i.263 (asaniyā); Ja.iii.188 (nāvāya); fut patissati Ja.iii.277; aor. pati Snp.1027 (sirasā);…

…burst open (intrs.) AN.i.77 (asaniyā phalantiyā); usually in phrase “muddhā sattadhā phaleyya, as a formula of threat or warning “your (or…

…(ukkā˚); Pv-a.45 (asani˚). The reading “anatthato pātato rakkhito” at Pv-a.61 is faulty we should prefer to read apagato…

adjective striking, surprising, extraordinary, special; nt. wonder, miracle. Usually in stock phrase iddhi˚, ādesanā˚, anusāsanī˚ as the 3 marvels which characterise a Buddha with regard to his teachi …

Samāna¹

adjective similar, equal, even, same Snp.18, Snp.309; Ja.ii.108. Cp. sāmañña¹.

Vedic samāna, fr. sama³

Samāna²

1. being, existing DN.i.18, DN.i …

adjective making frightened, inspiring terror Mil.387.

fr. saṃ + tāsana

…Ja.v.271, Ja.vi.114 (asani viya viravanto ˚iyaṃ viya piṃsanto); cp Kp-a.59; thus it seems to mean also a sort of instrument for…

adjective to be dreaded, dreadful, fearful Mil.149.

…Doubtful in phrase asani˚; where used as a noun, probably in diff. meaning altogether (= asani-pāta?): see SN.ii.229 (= “falling of…

adjective to be trusted, trustworthy Pv-a.9; Sdhp.306, Sdhp.441; neg. a˚; Ja.iii.474; cp dubbissāsaniya hard to trust Ja.iv.462.

grd. of vissāseti

adjective having misfortune, unlucky, faring ill Ja.v.259.

fr. vyasana

adverb as, like, in relation to, after (the manner of)
■ As prep. (with acc.): according (to some condition, norm or rule): yathā kāmaṃ (already Vedic) according to his desire …

adjective having a seat; in ek˚; sitting by oneself Vism.69.

fr. āsana