adjective low, only in comb^n. uccāvacā (pl.) high and low, see ucca. Kvu-a.38.

der. fr. ava after the analogy of ucca → ut

MāraNamuciKaṇhaAdhipatiAntakaPamattabandhuPāpimā

Generally regarded as the personification of Death, the Evil One, the Tempter. Sometimes known as the Dark One (Kaṇha). Snp.355 MN.i.377 DN.ii.262 T …

(& mfn.?)

1. (n.) immovability; imperturbability.
2. (mfn., or n. in apposition?) unmoved; not to be stirred; imperturbable (often applied both to determinative actions leading to existence in arūpāv …

one who proclaims (the kammavācā); one who presents for upasampadā.

-ā, feminine

1. causing to be heard, sounding; proclamation (esp. of a kammavācā).
2. canvassing, speaking repeatedly (in order to win support)

causes to be heard; speaks out; proclaims (esp. a kammavācā); presents (someone) for upasampadā; speaks repeatedly (in order to win support)

causes to be heard; speaks out; proclaims (esp. a kammavācā); presents (someone) for upasampadā; speaks repeatedly (in order to win support)

-ā, feminine

1. causing to be heard, sounding; proclamation (esp. of a kammavācā).
2. canvassing, speaking repeatedly (in order to win support)

causes to be heard; speaks out; proclaims (esp. a kammavācā); presents (someone) for upasampadā; speaks repeatedly (in order to win support)

an expression of certainty or affirmation

whose speech is accompanied by the dripping of saliva.

sphere of desire, domain of wishes

he statement or text of an official act of the saṅgha (for which silence is assent)

armor; a coat of mail.

belonging to the sphere of sensual experience (kāmadhātu)

means of making music; instruments.

high and low; great and small; mixed, various

up and down; in various ways; in a changing manner

involving a motion as a fourth requirement (i.e. with three proclamations (of the kammavāca)); with the addition of a motion as a fourth requirement.

involving a motion as a second requirement (with one proclamation of the kammavaca); plus a motion.

whose speech is persuasive or influential.

whose speech is persuasive or influential.

(& mfn.?)

1. (n.) immovability; imperturbability.
2. (mfn., or n. in apposition?) unmoved; not to be stirred; imperturbable (often applied both to determinative actions leading to existence in arūpāv …

…and highest heaven of the Pure Abodes suddhāvāsa, cf. avacara deva II Anāgāmī

Akuppa-dhamma: The unshakeable state; is that of one who has attained full mastery over the absorptions jhāna. In Pug. 4 it is said: What person is unshakable? If a person gains the meditative …

Arūpāvacara: Formless spheres see: avacara

Avacara: S phere, realm, level or dimension. The 3 levels of existence are: the sense-level kāmāvacara, the fine-material level…

…sphere:** or [[fine-material sphere]]Fine-material world: see: avacara loka Absorptions of the: rūpa-jjhāna see: jhāna

[[immaterial sphere]]Immaterial sphere: arūpāvacara cf. avacara jhāna 5-8; Tab. I.

…kāmāvacara, see: avacara though the last one is more powerful in thought conception, discursive thinking, interest rapture, joy and…

…rūpāvacara - jjhāna avacara They are achieved through the attainment of full or attainment -, or ecstatic concentration appanā see:…

…or immaterial sphere see: avacara But he does not reach them according to his wish, and not without trouble and exertion; and not according to…

…sphere arūpāvacara see: avacara however, only the 4 mental groups are found, and in the world of unconscious beings asaññā - satta…

[[planes of existence]]Planes of existence: the 3: see: avacara.

…state of being(s) in the formless sphere arūpāvacara avacara, see: sankhāra cf. M. 106.

…Ja.iv.92 (kavacaṃ; C. explains wrongly by ˚hanissati bhindissati so evidently taking it as abhibhavissati). 4 At Ja.vi.27 kiṃ…

one who proclaims or announces, a speaker (of a kammavācā) Vin.i.74.

fr. anussāveti

indeclinable both prep. & conj., orig meaning “close by”, then as prep. “towards, to, on to on” and as adv. “later, and, moreover”.

1. (prep. pref.)
   1. prep. c. loc.: api ratte later on in the n …

adjective without form or body, incorporeal, DN.i.195 sq.; DN.iii.240; Snp.755; Iti.62; Sdhp.228, Sdhp.463 Sdhp.480. See details under rūpa.

• -āvacara the realm or world of Formlessness, Dhs.1281 …

great evil, exceedingly painful excessive suffering Pv-a.65; Sdhp.95. In atidukkhavāca Pv-a.15 ati belongs to the whole cpd., i.e. of very hurtful speech.

ati + dukkha

Ativattar¹

one who insults or offends Ja.v.266 (isīnaṃ ativattāro dharusavācāhi atikkamitvā vattāro C.).

Sk. *ativaktṛ, n. ag. to ati-vacati; cp. ativākya

Ativattar²

one wh …

…(-˚) → okāsa (˚-); avacara → ocaraka; avatata; avadāta; avabhāsa; avasāna 2. The proportion in the words before us (early and later…

“non-word”, i.e. the wrong word or expression Ja.i.410.

a + vacana

…Pv-a.138, Pv-a.163; to be omitted in Dhs.1268, Dhs.1278.

ava + car, also BSk. avacara in same sense, e.g. antaḥpurâvacarā the inmates of…

Avacaraka & ocaraka

adjective noun

1. only in cpd. kāmâvacarika as adj. to kāmâvacara, belonging to the sphere of sense experiences,…

being familiar with, dealing with, occupation Ja.ii.95.

fr. avacarati 1

…“my (dear) man” (lit. terrestrial) Vin.ii.304 (= piyavacanaṃ Bdhgh).

old voc. of bhumma

1. (lit.) ground, soil, earth Vin.ii.175; Snp.418 (yāna carriage road); Pv.i.10#14≈; Snp-a.353 (heṭṭhā-bhūmiyaṃ under the earth); Dhp-a.i.414 (id., opp. upari-bhūmiyaṃ)
2. place, quarter, district …

…(= brahmā ti seṭṭhavacanaṃ Snp-a.592); Ja.ii.346; Ja.iv.288; Ja.vi.524, Ja.vi.532; Pv.i.12#9 (= brāhmaṇa Pv-a.66). 2. divine, as…

…(= brahmā ti seṭṭhavacanaṃ Snp-a.592); Ja.ii.346; Ja.iv.288; Ja.vi.524, Ja.vi.532; Pv.i.12#9 (= brāhmaṇa Pv-a.66). 2. divine, as…

…Vin.ii.139 (chandaso buddhavacanaṃ āropeti to recite in metrical form, or acc. to Bdhgh. in the dialect of the Vedas cp. Vin. Texts iii.150)…

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 …

…tipiṭakaṃ buddhavacanaṃ to know the 3 Piṭakas Mil.18
■ DN.ii.2; Pp.41 (suṇāti bhaṇati, dh. = remember). Cp….

…hoti, bhummatthe vā upayogavacanaṃ) Snp.580, Snp.1009, Snp.1017; Ja.i.291; Ja.ii.102, Ja.ii.111; Snp-a.314, Snp-a.456. Also in loc….

…adj. guṇin, having guṇas or guḷas, i.e. strings or…

wish, longing, desire DN.ii.243; DN.iii.75; SN.i.40 (˚dhūpāyito loko), SN.i.44 (naraṃ parikassati) AN.ii.143; AN.iv.293 sq.; AN.iv.325 sq.; v.40, v.42 sq.; Snp.773 Snp.872; Dhp.74, Dhp.264 (˚lobha-sa …

…surely, undoubtedly (ekaṃsavacanaṃ Snp-a.348) usually in negative (& interrog. sentences as na jātu, not at all, never (cp. also sādhu) mā…

adjective always in combination with āhāra, food “made into a ball,” i.e. eatable, material food, as one of the 4 kinds of food (see stock phrase k˚ āhāro oḷāriko vā sukhumo vā… at …

…a mail-coat Mil.199.

cp. Sk. kavaca

I. Crude meaning

bulk, massiveness (gross) substance.

1. Esp. used
   1. of an elephant: the bulk of the body, i.e. its back SN.i.95 vāraṇassa Ja.iii.392; hatthi-khandha-vara-gata on th …

mail armour Ja.iv.296 (= kavaca).

adjective

1. (adj.) clever, skilful, expert; good, right, meritorious MN.i.226; Dhp.44; Ja.i.222 Esp. appl. in moral sense (= puñña), whereas akusala is practically equivalent to pāpa. ekam pi ce pāṇ …

…Ja.vi.99 see also avacara;

• -agga (nt.) the greatest pleasure, intense enjoyment MN.ii.43; Vv.16#3…

world, primarily “visible world,” then in general as “space or sphere of creation, with var. degrees of substantiality. Often (unspecified in the comprehensive sense of “universe.” Sometimes the term …

1. a road (usually high road), way, foot-path Vism.708 (maggaṃ agata-pubba-purisa, simile of); Vb-a.256 (tiyojana˚, simile of a man travelling); Dhp-a.i.229- addhāna˚; high road Vin.iv.62; MN. …

adjective [onomat. cp. babbhara. With Sk. marmara rustling to Lat. fremo to roar = Gr. βρέμω to thud, βροντή thunder, Ger. brummen. Cp. also Sk murmura = P. mummura & muramurā, Lat. murmur stammering, …

to go out or forth from, to rise, sound forth, come out Iti.75 (devasadda) Vv.38#2; Ja.i.53, Ja.i.176; Dhp-a.i.389; Vv-a.12, Vv-a.37 (saddā). Caus. nicchāreti to make come o …

…Vv-a.12, Vv-a.13 (˚etabbavacana the word to be compared or defined, correl. to nidassana-vacana)
pp nidassita…

adjective forming or having a receptacle, worth treasuring or saving DN.i.4 (= hadaye nidhātabba-yuttavāca DN-a.i.76). Nidhapeti, Nidhaya & Nidhiyati;

1. “shouting out,” sound; fame, renown; speech, utterance, proclamation word of reproach, blame SN.i.190; AN.iv.88 (appa˚ noiseless lit. of little or no noise); Snp.719, Snp.818 (= nindāvacana Snp-a. …

…speaking hurtfully Snp.217 (= dāyakaṃ nipātetvā appiyavacanāni vattā Snp-a.272).

nipacca, ger. of nipāteti + vādin

…sakāya niruttiyā Buddhavacanaṃ dūsenti); DN.i.202 (loka˚, expression); MN.iii.237 (janapada˚); SN.iii.71 (tayo n-pathā); AN.ii.160…

… ■ Thus also in BSk. as avacaraka one who furnishes information Divy.127; an adaptation from the Pāli
■ Vin.iii.47 Vin.iii.52; MN.i.129 =…

Avacaraka & ocaraka

adjective noun

1. only in cpd. kāmâvacarika as adj. to kāmâvacara, belonging to the sphere of sense experiences,…

Okāsa

1. lit. “visibility”, (visible) space as geometrical term, open space, atmosphere, air as space DN.i.34 (ananto okāso); Vism.184 (with disā pariccheda), Vism.243 (id.); Pv-a.14 (okāsaṃ pharitvā …

…(cp. otiṇṇa and avacara adj.) AN.iii.67, AN.iii.259. 3. (influenced by ocarati² and ociṇṇa) being after something,…

…are not thou Thag.1150. -gavacaṇḍa violent against the cows of another AN.ii.109 = Pp.47 (opp. sakagavacaṇḍa, cp Pp-a 226: yo attano…

surrounding people, group collection, company, assembly, association, multitude Var. typical sets of assemblies are found in the Canon viz, eight assemblies (khattiya˚, brāhmaṇa˚, gahapati˚ samaṇa˚, …

…pariyatta².

pp. of…

mastery over, accomplishment in (gen.) Vism.442 (Buddhavacanassa).

abstr. formⁿ fr. pariyāpuṇāti

adjective noun high & low, far & near; pl. in sense of “all kinds” (cp. uccâvaca). The word is found only in the Sutta Nipāta, viz. Snp.353 (variant reading BB varāvaraṃ, varovaraṃ; explained as “loku …

…occasion, event; loc. pasaṅge at the occasion of (-˚), instead of Kp-a.213 (karaṇavacana˚, where Pv-a.30 in id. p. reads…

… pp pavutta¹ (q.v.).

Pass. of pavacati

…DN.iii.152; Vv.84#36 (= piyavacana Vv-a.345)
■ It is doubtful whether vāca-peyya at Snp.303 (Ep. of sacrifice) is the same as ˚vācā…

adjective backbiting, calumnious, malicious MN.iii.33, MN.iii.49; Ja.i.297 Pp.57; Pv-a.15, Pv-a.16. Usually combined with vācā malicious speech, slander, pisuṇavācā and *[pisuṇāv …

word, esp. the word of the Buddha DN.i.88; SN.ii.259; Thag.587; Thag.2, Thag.457.

pa + vacana, with lengthening of first a (see Geiger,

Pali Grammar

§ 33#1)

…2 a & d), or; avacara. See e.g. DN.i.17; DN.iii.215 (˚dhātu), DN.iii.216 (˚bhava); Kv.370 sq. (˚dhātu);…

heaven, the next world, popularly conceived as a place of happiness and long life (cp. the pop. etym. of “suṭṭhu-aggattā sagga” Pv-a.9 “rūpādīhi visayehi suṭṭhu aggo ti saggo” Vism.427) usually the …

…possessing one’s own kamma MN.iii.203 sq.; AN.v.288; Mil.65; Dhs.1366.

• -gavacaṇḍa violent towards one’s own cows,…

…Dhs.1343; DN-a.i.287; Dhs-a.396; Ja.iv.57, Ja.iv.58 (= maṭṭhavacana “smooth words”).

abstr. from sakhila

…Vin.i.217; Vin.ii.214; ekavacanaṃ s. to be able to utter a single word Ja.ii.164; kathaṃ s. to be able to talk Ja.ii.165 dohaḷe s. to…

1. concentration; a concentrated, self-collected, intent state of mind and meditation which, concomitant with right living, is a necessary condition to the attainment of higher wisdom and emancipatio …

vicinity, presence; santikaṃ into the presence of, towards Ja.i.91, Ja.i.185; santikā from the presence of, from Ja.i.43, Ja.i.83, Ja.i.189; santike in the presence of, before …

(the subject of a) conversation Vin.ii.5, Vin.ii.22, Vin.ii.276.

sa³ + vacanīya

fight, battle DN.i.46; DN.ii.285; MN.i.86, MN.i.253; SN.i.98; SN.iv.308 sq.; AN.i.106; AN.ii.116; AN.iii.94; Vin.i.6; Iti.75; Snp.440 Cnd.199; Pp.68; Ja.i.358; Ja.ii.11; Mil.332; Vism.401 Cp. *vijita˚ …

…Dhs.1343; DN-a.i.287; Dhs-a.396; Ja.iv.57, Ja.iv.58 (= maṭṭhavacana “smooth words”).

abstr. from sakhila

Takka¹

doubt; a doubtful view (often diṭṭhi, appl. like sammā˚, micchā-diṭṭhi), hair-splitting reasoning, sophistry (= itihītihaṃ Cnd.151). Opp. to takka (= micchā-sankappo Vb.86, Vb.35 …

…words Ja.i.226 (= pharusavacanāni vadati).

• -aṅga (adj.) heavy-limbed Ja.i.420;
• -accaya a…

…words Ja.i.226 (= pharusavacanāni vadati).

• -aṅga (adj.) heavy-limbed Ja.i.420;
• -accaya a…

Tāḷa¹

beating, striking, the thing beaten or struck i.e. a musical instrument which is beaten, an instr. of percussion, as a cymbal, gong, or tambourine (for tāḷa gong cp. thāla):

1. gong …

adjective high (opp. avaca low) DN.i.194; MN.ii.213; AN.v.82 (˚ṭhāniyaṃ nīce ṭhāne ṭhapeti puts on a low place which ought to be placed…

Ud-

prefix in verbal & nominal comb^n. One half of all the words beginning with u˚ are comb^ns. with ud˚, which in comp^n. appears modified according to the rules of as …

…= Ja.v.49; Mil.257 (˚kavaca invulnerable armour).

-ghāta a slaughterer, executioner Thig.242 (cp Thag-a.204)
■…

…salāka˚ pakkhika˚, navacanda˚, vass’-āvāsika˚), Dhp-a.i.298; Dhp-a.iv.129 (˚lābha a gift for the r. s.)….

…2^nd avaca Thig.415, avoca Dhp.133, & avacāsi Vv.35#7; Vv.53#9; 3^rd…

…(same explⁿ Pp-a 217): Ja.v.77 (= patthaṭavacana C.).

pp. of vikirati

1. amiable speech (vācā + peyya = piya) Ja.vi.575 (= piyavacana C.)
2. spelling for vājapeyya (q.v.).

lit. “yoking, or being yoked,” i.e. connection bond, means; fig. application, endeavour, device

1. yoke, yoking (rare?) Ja.vi.206 (meant here the yoke of the churning-sticks; cp. Ja.vi.209).
2. conn …

adjective noun

1. (-˚) applying oneself (to), working (by means of), using Vism.70 (hattha˚ & patta˚ using the hand or the bowl but translation p. 80: “hand-ascetic” & “bowl-ascetic”).
2. one who …

…bhakuṭiṃ katvā pharusavacan’ ādīni bhanati, so na yācayogo hoti“ etc.) Snp.487, Snp.488, Snp.489, Snp.509; Ja.iii.307 (explained in…

announcement, declaration, esp. as t. t. a motion or resolution put at a kammavācā (proceedings at a meeting of the chapter. The usual formula is “esā ñatti; suṇātu me bhante sangho”: Vin.i.340; Vin.i …

…pi buddhavacanassa pariyāpuṇaṇaṃ“. See also āgata 2, for phrase āgat’āgama, handed down in the Canon, Vin *loc….