(one) who covers (the kaṭhina); who supervises the communal robe-making and ritual.

covering Ja.i.9; DN-a.i.87
■ f. -ikā a layer Ja.i.9; Ja.v.280.

= atthara

one who covers the kaṭhina ; who supervises the making of the robe (which becomes his)

“a covering of grass”, one of the seven adhikaraṇasamatha (method of setting a case or dispute)

…Sk. āstāra, fr….

Citta¹ & Citra

adjective variegated, manifold, beautiful; tasty, sweet, spiced (of cakes), Ja.iv.30 (geṇḍuka); Dhp.171 (rājaratha); Vv.47#9; Pv.ii.11#2 (aneka˚); Pv.iv.3#13 (pūvā = madhurā …

…expl. MN.ii.249; + tiṇavatthāraka DN.iii.254; AN.i.99. -kammaṃ karoti to carry out proceedings against someone guilty of a certain legal…

…a shrub;

• -vatthāraka one of the seven Adhikaraṇasamathas (ways in which litigation may be settled). In case mutual complaints…

…tīṇ’ avatthāraka). Explained in detail at MN.ii.247: if the bhikkhus cannot settle a dispute in their abode, they have to go…