having a purpose or goal; useful, proper, fit.

…having one’s purpose in oneself) Thag.1274; Snp.354 (yad atthiyaṃ on account of what).

= atthika

concerned with one’s own goal

having this purpose; useful for this

existing for an eon; with effect for an eon

whit what purpose?to what end? of what use?

…(matthako sikharena ˚matthiyamāno) Dhp-a.iii.152 (= kantati viddhaṃseti). 2. to rub, to produce by friction (esp. fire, aggiṃ; cp….

Apatthita & Apatthiya

see pattheti.

Apatthita & Apatthiya

see pattheti.

…e.g. Snp.284.

• -atthiya looking after one’s own needs Thag.1097.
• -ādhipaka master of oneself, self-mastered…

Aṭṭhi˚¹

in comb^n. with katvā: to make something one’s attha, i.e. object, to find out the essence or profitableness or value of anything to recognise the natu …

to cause to fit, to create, build, construct arrange, prepare, order.

I. lit

1. in special sense: to prepare, get done, i.e. harness: Ja.i.62; plait DN-a.i.274, an offering (yaññaṃ) Snp.1 …

…what purpose Ja.i.279.

• -atthiya to what purpose Ja.iv.239; Mil.19; Vv-a.230; to any purpose, of any use SN.v.171; *…

1. a staff, stick DN.i.105 (patoda goad), DN.i.126 (id.); Vv-a.64 (id.); Ja.iv.310 (laṭṭhī hata laṭṭhiyā hata G.); Ja.v.280; Mil.27.
2. stick of sugar cane (ucchu˚) Pv-a.257.
3. sprout of a plant, o …

…Mhvs.19, Mhvs.17.

• -atthiya (for ˚atthika) of great importance or use, very useful, profitable Ja.iii.368 *…

measure, quantity, right measure, moderation Snp.971 (mattaṃ so jaññā); Dhp.i.35 (mattā ti pamāṇaṃ vuccati)
■ Abl. mattaso in -kārin doing in moderation, doing moderately Pp.37 (= pamānena pade …

…only occurs in neg. form apatthiya what ought not to be wished Ja.iv.61; Pv.ii.6#7 (= apatthayitabbaṃ Pv-a.95);…

1. a lump, ball, thick (& round mass SN.i.206 (aṭṭhīyaka˚); Pv.iii.5#5 (nonīta˚); Vv-a.62 (kummāsa˚), Vv-a.65; Sdhp.529 (ayo˚).
2. a lump of food esp. of alms, alms given as food SN.i.76; Snp.217, S …

adjective able Sdhp.619.

fr. samattha

ability Mhvs.37, Mhvs.243

abstr. fr. samattha

num. card. three.

■ nom. acc. m. tayo (Snp.311), & tayas (tayas; su dhammā Snp.231, see Kp-a.188)
■ f. tisso (DN.i.143; AN.v.210; Iti.99)
■ nt. tīṇi (AN.i.1 …

Upaṭṭhahati & ˚ṭṭhāti

1. (trs.) to stand near or at hand (with acc.), to wait on attend on, serve, minister, to care for, look after, nurse (in sickness) Vin.i.50, Vin.i.302; Vin.iv.326; MN.iii.25; SN …

Upaṭṭhahati & ˚ṭṭhāti

1. (trs.) to stand near or at hand (with acc.), to wait on attend on, serve, minister, to care for, look after, nurse (in sickness) Vin.i.50, Vin.i.302; Vin.iv.326; MN.iii.25; SN …

roof; only in cpd. -ratha a large covered van (cp. yogga¹) MN.i.175 (sabba-setena vaḷabhī-rathena Sāvatthiyā niyyāti divā divaṃ); MN.ii.208 (id.), but *vaḷavābhi-*rathena); Ja.vi.266 …

span (of 12 angulas or finger-breadths) Vin.iii.149 (dīghaso dvādasa vidatthiyo sugata-vidatthiyā); Vin.iv.279; Ja.i.337; Ja.iii.318; Mil.85; Vism.65, Vism.124, Vism.171, Vism.175, Vism.408; Dhp-a. …

…is mentioned in P.D under atthiya with meaning “on account of what (cp. kim-atthiyaṃ SN.iii.189). The Snp p.ssage is not…

1. going, proceeding Ja.vi.415 (+ ayāna, opposed to ṭhāna).
2. means of motion, carriage, vehicle. Different kinds of carriages are enumerated at Mnd.145 (on Snp.816) with hatthi˚; (elephant-), *g …