for the benefit of; for the sake of (gen.)

longs for, wishes; desires

for what purpose? what for? why?

(for use) in case of misfortune or accident

to wish for, covet (c. acc.). Snp.301 (aor abhijjhāyiṃsu = abhipatthayamāna jhāyiṃsu Snp-a.320).

Sk. abhidhyāyati, abhi + jhāyati¹; see also abhijjhāti

compassion, pity, mercy DN.i.204; MN.i.161; MN.ii.113; SN.i.206; SN.ii.274 (loka˚), SN.iv.323; SN.v.259 sq.; AN.i.64, AN.i.92; AN.ii.159; AN.iii.49; AN.iv.139 Pp.35
■ Often in abl. anukampāya out …

…Vin.iii.149 (= attano atthāya), also ˚ika ibid. Vin.iii.144.

• -kata self-made SN.i.134 (opp. para˚). *…

…of a prep.:

1. dat. atthāya for the sake of, in order to, for Ja.i.254 dhan’ atthāya for wealth kim˚ what for,…

…= brāhmaṇānaṃ atthāya brahmaṇā cintitaṃ Pv-a.97, Pv-a.98)
■ Note. The compound form of all specified bases (I. II….

…= brāhmaṇānaṃ atthāya brahmaṇā cintitaṃ Pv-a.97, Pv-a.98)
■ Note. The compound form of all specified bases (I. II….

…c. rakkhitaṃ mahato atthāya saṃvattati a guarded heart turns to great profit AN.i.7; similarly: c. dantaṃ, guttaṃ, saṃvutaṃ…

…Ja.ii.359, Ja.ii.363.

• -atthāya in joke, for fun Vin.ii.113;
• -kamyatā fondness for joking,…

…daughter Ja.vi.307 (= dhītu atthāya vicarati Com.; variant reading dhītu-kāma)

• -dhītā granddaughter Pv-a.16.

Sk. dhītā, orig. pp. of…

…daughter Ja.vi.307 (= dhītu atthāya vicarati Com.; variant reading dhītu-kāma)

• -dhītā granddaughter Pv-a.16.

Sk. dhītā, orig. pp. of…

an adopted son, in enumⁿ of four kinds of sons (atraja, khettaja, antevāsika, d.) Cnd.448; Ja.i.135 (= posāvanatthāya dinna).

…Pp.33. Also in phrases anatthāya ahitāya dukkhāya DN.iii.246 & akusalaṃ… ahitāya dukkhāya saṃvattati AN.i.58 5. Under…

…(= vacchakānaṃ bandhanatthāya katā ganthitā nandhipasayuttā rajjubandhanavisesā); Vism.108. usually -˚, viz. anoja-puppha Ja.i.9;…

1. interior, cavity (loc. gabbhe in the midst of: angāra˚ Ja.iii.55); an inner room, private chamber, bedroom, cell. Of a Vihāra Vin.ii.303; Vin.iii.119; Vin.iv.45; Vv-a.188; Vv-a.220
   ■ Ja.i.90 …

…Ja.ii.160. dukkhānubhavanatthāya gacchamānā “going away for the purpose of undergoing suffering” Ja.iv.3; vohāratthāya gacchāmi I am…

…Ne.27 gahaṇatthāya in order to get… Ja.i.279; Ja.ii.352. amhākaṃ g˚ sugahaṇaṃ we have a tight grip Ja.i.222,…

…(˚ṃ kurute); Pv-a.173 (˚atthāya gacchati “go feeding”) Mostly in: -esana search for food (= gocara) SN.i.141; Snp.711
■ Cp….

adjective noun a householder, one who leads a domestic life, a layman (opp. pabbajita & paribbājaka). Geu. sg. gihissa (DN.iii.147, DN.iii.167) & gihino (DN.iii.174); n. pl. gihī; in compounds *gihī …

indeclinable adv. of succession or motion in space & time “from here”. “from now”.

1. with ref. to space:
   1. from here, from this, often implying the present existence (in opp. to the “other” worl …

…(akkhara˚); Vism.391 (˚atthāya in order to know), Vism.436 (= pajānana). Cp. ājānana. ajānana not knowing (˚-)…

Kāla & Kāḷa

Preliminary

1. dark (syn. kaṇha, which cp. for meaning and applications), black, blueblack, misty, cloudy. Its proper sphere of application is the dark as opposed to light, and i …

Kāla & Kāḷa

Preliminary

1. dark (syn. kaṇha, which cp. for meaning and applications), black, blueblack, misty, cloudy. Its proper sphere of application is the dark as opposed to light, and i …

past participle existing, having existed, being reborn Vin.i.215 (n. bījaṃ phalaṃ fruit with seed); Ja.i.168; Ja.ii.111; Pv-a.10 (niraye), Pv-a.35 (petayoniyaṃ), Pv-a.100 (pubbe n
■ ṭhānato paṭṭh …

I. Etymology

Although nir + vā “to blow”. (cp. BSk. nirvāṇa) is already in use in the Vedic period (see nibbāpeti), we do not find its distinctive ap …

…It iii.(˚assa nittharanatthāya); faith SN.i.214 = Snp.184 = Mil.36; mindfulness SN.v.168, SN.v.186; the island Dhp.25; and the dyke Thag.7;…

Pa˚

indeclinable directional prefix of forward motion, in applied sense often emphasising the action as carried on in a marked degree or even beyond its mark (cp. Ger. ver-in its function of Goth. f …

“complete Nibbāna” in two meanings:

1. complete extinction of khandhalife; i.e. all possibility of such life & its rebirth, final release from (the misery of) rebirth and transmigration death (after …

…Vin.iv.305 (gutt’ atthāya ˚ṃ pariyāpuṇāti); AN.ii.73 (rakkhā + parittā); Ja.i.200 (manto + parittaṃ vaḍḍhiṃ),…

to wish for, desire, pray for, request, long for SN.iv.125; SN.v.145; Snp.114 Snp.899; Thig.341; Mnd.312, Mnd.316; Pp-a 208 (āsaṃsati +) Pv-a.148; Sdhp.66, Sdhp.319; ppr. patthento Pv-a.107 *pat …

…long for, pray for SN.v.156 (atthāya cittaṃ paṇidahiṃ). ger. paṇidhāya SN.i.42 = Snp.660 (vācaṃ manañ ca…

…Pp.13 (= maggaṭṭhaka phalatthāya paṭipannattā p. nāma Pp-a 186); Mil.342 Mil.344; Ne.50; Dhs-a.164. See also Mil trsl. ii.231,…

to put down, set down, provide; ppr. paṭṭhayamāna Pv-a.128 (varamāna + ; variant reading paṭṭhap˚); aor. paṭṭhayi Pv.ii.9#34 (dānaṃ; variant reading paṭṭhapayi, explained by paṭṭhapesi Pv-a.126 …

indeclinable putting down, starting out from, used as prep. (with abl.) from… onward, beginning with, henceforth, from the time of e.g. ajjato p. from to-day Vv-a.246; ito p. from here henceforth Ja …

adjective covetous, only neg. a˚; SN.i.187 = Thag.1218; Snp.852; Mnd.227.

cp. Sk. spṛhālu, fr. spṛh, but perhaps = Ved. piyāru malevolent. On y → h cp. P. paṭṭhayati for paṭṭhahati

…Mhvs.35, Mhvs.72 (rahassa˚-atthāya so that he should keep the secret); Pv-a.7. 2. observance keeping Vv-a.71 (uposatha-sīla˚); Pv-a.102…

Ratta¹

1. dyed, coloured MN.i.36 (dūratta-vaṇṇa difficult to dye or badly dyed MN-a.167 reads duratta and explains as durañjita-vaṇṇa opp. suratta ibid.); Snp.287 (nānā-rattehi vatthe …

…acelakānaṃ atthāya tato tato taṇḍul’ādīni samādapetvā bhattaṃ pacanti ukkaṭṭhâcelako tato na…

…(= kuṇḍikaṃ ṭhapanatthāya tidaṇḍaṃ gahetvā caranto);

• -dhātuka (nt.) the (worlds of the) threefold…

rise, growth; increment, increase; income, revenue, interest AN.ii.199; Pts.i.34; Vv.84#7 (dhan’atthika uddayaṃ patthayāna = ānisaṃsaṃ atirekalābhaṃ Vv-a.336); Vv.84#52 ; Dhp-a.ii.270; Pv-a.146 (ul …

adjective approaehing, near Ja.iv.213 (yāva upakaṭṭha-majjhantikā till nearly noon). Usually in foll. two phrases: upakaṭṭhe kāle when the time was near, i.e. at the approach of meal time Vin.iv.17 …

…(˚ya, dat. phalâphal’atthāya C.); Thag-a.235, Thag-a.242. Cp. samuñchaka.

• -cariyā wandering for, or in search…

…(˚ya, dat. phalâphal’atthāya C.); Thag-a.235, Thag-a.242. Cp. samuñchaka.

• -cariyā wandering for, or in search…

…instructive, making clear (of speech) DN.i.114 (atthassa viññāpaniyā = viññāpanasamatthāya DN-a.i.282); AN.iii.114; Dhp.408 (= attha…

*Vuṇāti

The two meanings of the root vṛ; as existing in Sk. are also found in Pāli but only peculiar to the Caus. vāreti (the form aor avari as given by Childers should be re …

…c’ assa bhakkh’ atthāya adāsi. In this passage vāseti is by Kern,

Toevoegselen

s. v. taken as Caus. of…

Ya˚

I. Forms

(See inflection also at Geiger, P.Gr. § 110.) The decl. is similar to that of ta˚ among the more rarely found forms we only mention the foll.
■ sg. nom. m. *[yo](/define/y …

adverb wherefrom, by which, out of which

1. (local) from where DN.i.240 (uggacchanti candima-suriyā; opp. yattha where).
2. (temporal) whence since, when, from which time Vv-a.344 (yato paṭṭhāya). …

…explains as “yuddh’ atthāya.”

• -kāla time for the battle Mhvs.10, Mhvs.63.
• -ṭṭha eṅgaged in war…

adverb

1. (as prep.) up to (a point), as far as, how far so far that (cp. tāva I), both temporal and local, used either with absolute form of noun or adj. (base), or nom., or abl. or *acc …

…DN.i.11 (= jīvikatthāya ādiccaparicariyā DN-a.i.97); Ja.ii.72 (˚jātaka; ādiccaṃ upatiṭṭhati Ja.ii.73 = suriyaṃ…

adjective wishing, desiring, hoping, expecting Vv.84#6 (kiṃ ā = kiṃ paccāsiṃ santo Vv-a.336); Pv.iv.1#24 (= āsiṃsamāna patthayamana Pv-a.226).

ppr. of āsaṃsati or āsiṃsati, for the usual earlier āsasāna

(ṭṭhāna) neuter

I. Connotation

As one of the 4 iriyāpathā (behaviours)

1. contrasted (a) as standing position with sitting or reclining (b) as rest with motion.
2. by itself without parti …