dīpa¹

masculine a lamp, a light.

dīpa²

masculine neuter

1. an island; a shelter, a place of refuge.
2. a division of the…

…Ja.v.501 = Ja.vi.375 (dīpañ ca parāyaṇaṃ); Mil.84, Mil.257 (dhamma-dīpa, Arahantship).

• -ālaya resting place…

…Māgadha, perhaps near Vethadīpaka. When the Bulis of Allakappa heard of the Buddha’s death, they sent messengers to the Mallas asking for a…

…which will occur in Jambudīpa in a future age. Houses will be so close that a cock could fly from any one to the next, and one would think it…

…Mahāgovinda divided Jambudīpa into seven equal portions for Reṇu and his six friends, Brahmadatta was given the kingdom, of the Assakas, with…

A town in the Kuru country. In the Kurudhamma Jataka J.ii.365f; also J.iii.400; J.iv.361; J.v.457; J.vi.255; Cyp.i.3, Cyp.v.1, Dhananjaya Koravya, is mentioned as its king and as the owner of Anjanava …

…account of this tree, Jambudīpa is also known as Jambusanda. Snp.552

At the time of Metteyya Buddha’s appearance on earth Jambudīpa will be…

A district in Jambudīpa; it is mentioned in a list of places passed by the Buddha on his way from Verañjā to Bārānasī, across the Ganges, the…

PañcanadīPañcamahānadī

In several places in the texts five rivers are mentioned as the five great rivers of India, and they are used in various…

…is to the north of Jambudīpa. It is one of the four Mahādīpā—the others being Aparagoyāna, Pubbavideha and Jambudīpa—each being…

The northern division of Jambudīpa. Its boundaries are nowhere explicitly stated in Pāḷi literature. Perhaps Uttarāpatha was originally the name…

The brahmin of Vethadīpa, who claimed an eighth share of the Buddha’s relics. DN.ii.165 DN.ii.167

VeṭṭhadīpakaVethadīpa

A brahmin settlement, the chieftain of which claimed a part of the Buddha’s relics; having obtained the relics, he…

…five great rivers of Jambudīpa, which are often used in similes. Vin.ii.237 AN.iv.101 AN.iv.198 AN.iv.202 AN.v.22 Vin.ii.2371 Vin.ii.2373 The…

relying on oneself; with oneself as an island, a refuge.

belonging to the four continents; extending over the four continents; having control over the four continents.

extending over the four continents, i.e. over the whole world.

with dhamma as an island, a refuge; relying on dhamma.

the central continent, India (named for a giant jambu tree ( or for its abundance of jambu trees))

belonging to Jambudīpa.

with a chair as the fifth’, four carrying a chair (as a bier)

…(˚kīrati metri causa; dīpaṃ abhikīrati = viddhaṃseti vikirati Dhp-a.i.255 variant reading atikirati); Ja.iv.121 (˚kīrati; dīpaṃ =…

…the house) Vin.ii.213; ˚dīpake in the centre of the island Ja.i.240; ˚dvāre in the door Ja.v.231; ˚magge on the road (cp. antarāmagge)…

…maggo ti etesaṃ dīpana-kathā (DN-a.i.277). Vin.i.15, Vin.i.18; Vin.ii.156, Vin.ii.192; DN.i.110; DN.ii.41; MN.i.379; Ja.i.8;…

…autres Franc˚ais), Ja.iv.3 (dīpa); Pv-a.81 (˚divase on another day), Pv-a.226; with other part. like aparo pi DN.iii.128
■ nt. aparaṃ…

…-dīpa relying on oneself, independent, founded on oneself (+ attasaraṇa, opp. añña˚) DN.ii.100 = DN.iii.42;…

…(“matter”) of the Vinaya Dīpavaṁsa.v.37

• -upaparikkhā investigation of meaning, (+ dhamma-savanna) MN.iii.175 AN.iii.381f.;…

sort of spear Ja.vi.105, Ja.vi.248 Abhp.394.

Non-Aryan; Epic Sk. bhindipāla spear, but cp Prk bhiṇḍi-māla & ˚vāla, Pischel, Prk. Gr. § 248 see also Geiger, P.Gr. § 38

…of these in former ages are Dīpankara, Kondañña, Mangala Sumana, Revata, Sobhita, Anomadassī, Paduma Narada, Padumuttara, Sumedha, Sujāta,…

…Snp.p.106 Kp-a.227), a dīpa-c˚ (ruling over one), a padesa-c (ruling over part of one) Usually in phrase rājā cakka vattin: DN.i.88;…

decoy-bird (Com. dīpaka-tittira, exciting partridge) Ja.iii.357.

…k. = pūjetvā Pv-a.135); Dīpavaṁsa.i.2
■ acittikatvā MN.iii.22; AN.iv.392
pp cittikata thought (much) of Vin.iv.6 (& a˚);…

…Avs.ii.109;

• -(d)dīpa of four continents: rājā Thig.486; cp Mhvs.i.108, Mhvs.i.114;
• -(d)dīpaka sweeping over the whole earth…

…-dīpa the firm ground or footing of the Dh. (usually combined with atta-dīpa: having oneself as one’s refuge,…

to shine, to shine forth, to be illustrious Vin.ii.285. Cp. pa˚.

Sk. dīpyate, see under dīpa¹ & cp. jotati

…dīpta, dīp; cp. dīpa

Ditta²

proud, arrogant, insolent; wanton Thag.198; Ja.ii.432; Ja.iii.256 = Ja.iii.485; Ja.v.17,…

number two.

A. Meanings

I. Two as unit

1. with objective foundation:
   1. denoting a combination (pair, couple) or a repetition (twice). In this conn. frequent both objective …

…a d. antelope Ja.v.376.

Dīpaka²

(= dīpa²) a (little) island Ja.i.278, Ja.i.279; Ja.ii.160.

Dīpaka³

in…

…explanation, commentary, Name of several Commentaries, e.g. the Paramattha-dīpanī of Dhammapāla on Th 2; Pv Vv
■ Cp. jotikā & uddīpanā.

…Sdhp.49, Sdhp.349. Cp. ā˚.

Sk. dīpayati, Caus. to dīp, see dīpa¹ & cp. dippati

…in detail in the Pañcagatidīpana (ed. L. Feer, J.P.T.S. 1884, 152 sq.; trsl. by the same in Annales du Musée Guimet v. 514–528) under…

…han“ ti), Snp.1094 (etaṃ dīpaṃ anāparaṃ Nibbānaṃ iti naṃ brūmi I call this N.), Snp.1130 (aparā pāraṃ gaccheyya tasmā…

…the country of the rose-apples i.e. India Ja.i.263; Vv-a.18; Mil.27, etc. -nada see…

…Commentaries, e.g. the Paramatthajotikā on the Sutta Nipāta (Kp-a.11); cp. the similar expression dīpanī (Paramatthadīpanī on Th 2; Vv &…

…purāṇa˚, Ja.ii.161; cp. dīpaka¹ & see Kern,

Toevoegselen

p. 118 K˚-Jātaka, N˚ 209.

onomat, cp. Sk. kṛkavāku cock, Gr….

…expl. as sāgaramajjhe dīpavasena ṭhitattā tassa kuṇḍalabhūtaṃ) Cp. also rajju˚ a rope as belt Vv-a.212
■ kuṇḍalavatta…

pail or pot, in phrase kuṇḍipaddhana giving a pailful of milk. Ja.vi.504 (Kern

Toevoegselen

s.v. compares phrase Sanskrit kāṁsy’ôpadohana, proposes reading kuṇḍ’ opadohana ‣See also kaṁsupadhāra …

in dīpa˚; stands as equivalent of dīpavaṃsa thus “story of the island” Dpvs.18, 2 Oldenberg (translation p. 204) translates “the…

…manussa’; te Jambudīpakā, Aparagoyānikā, Uttarakurukā Pubbavidehakā ti catubbidhā.“ Similarly with the other view of connecting…

…a man); Mhvs.3, Mhvs.42 (padīpa˚ lamp of knowledge); Mhvs.15, Mhvs.214 (amala˚ pure-minded); Pv-a.151 (kāma +)
■ su˚; (adj.) wise,…

…Ja.iii.178; Dāvs iii.35; dīpa˚; festoons of lamps Mhvs.5, Mhvs.181; Mhvs.34, Mhvs.77 (˚samujjota); nakkhatta˚; the garland of stars…

…SN.ii.86; Thig.116 (padīpass’ eva nibbānaṃ vimokkho ahu cetaso). The pulling out of the wick is expressed by *vaṭṭiṃ okassayāmi…

…went out); Thag-a.154 (dīpacci n. nirāsanā: went out). See also parinibbāyati & cp. nibbuta, nibbāpeti, nibbāpana.

Sk. ni-(or…

…had the body laid out; Dīpavaṁsa.xvii.109 (identical). Vism 618 (= cuti) Dhp-a.ii.98 (sarīra˚) DN-a.i.50 (sutta˚) Dhs-a.344…

…Peta-Vatthu, Pañcagati-dīpana & Saddhammopāyana Of these the foll. may be quoted as characteristic: SN.i.152 (10 nirayas); MN.iii.183;…

sitting down, opportunity for sitting, seat Pv.iv.1#2 (seyyā +); Ja.i.217; Pv-a.24 (˚ādipaṭikkhepa-ṭṭhāna), Pv-a.219 (pallankâbhujanādi-lakkhaṇā nisajjā). Cp. nesajjika.

Sk. *niṣadyā of ni sad

…out Thig.116 (vaṭṭiṃ = dīpavaṭṭiṃ ākaḍḍheti Thag-a.117). [MSS. often spell okk˚; ].

o + kassati, see also…

…Vv-a.198

■ appadīpa where there is no light, obscure Vin.iv.268.

• -kāla lighting time Vv.9#6.

cp. Epic Sk….

…Vv.22#5 Vv.26#6, Vv.37#6; Ja.vi.315; Vv-a.295.

padīpa + (i) ya

…Vv.22#5 Vv.26#6, Vv.37#6; Ja.vi.315; Vv-a.295.

padīpa + (i) ya

…Cnd.26; Mil.19, Mil.31; -dīpanī Exposition of the Highest Truth, Name of the Commentary on Th, Vv and Pv; mentioned e.g. at Pv-a.71…

adjective illuminating, explaining, explanatory Snp-a.40

fr. paridīpeti, cp, dīpaka¹

illuminating, elucidating, explanation Mil.318; Kp-a.111; Snp-a.394 sq.

pari + dīpana

explanation, illustration Mil.131.

fr. paridīpeti, cp. paridīpana

…Dhp-a.i.91 (sakala-jambudīpaṃ)

caus -ggaheti
aor ˚esi,
ger ˚etvā,
inf ˚etuṃ
1 to embrace, comprehend, fig. master…

Paritta¹

adjective small, little, inferior, insignificant limited, of no account, trifling Vin.i.270; DN.i.45; MN.iii.148 (˚ābha of limited splendour, opp. appamāṇ’ ābha); SN.ii.98; SN.iv. …

…(dvisahassa-paritta-dīpa-p˚ ā cattāro mahā dīpā); Vism.37; Dhp-a.iii.262 (pañcasatabhikkhu˚); Pv-a.53 (accharā-sahassa˚),…

…AN.i.156 (tāṇa lena dīpa etc.); Ja.v.501 = Ja.vi.375 (dīpañ ca p.). 2. (adj. ˚)

1. going through to, ending in, aiming at, given to,…

…AN.i.156 (tāṇa lena dīpa etc.); Ja.v.501 = Ja.vi.375 (dīpañ ca p.). 2. (adj. ˚)

1. going through to, ending in, aiming at, given to,…

…instr.), to alight Ja.i.278 (dīpake); Snp.248 (nirayaṃ); Pv.iv.10#8 (1st pl. patāmase); Mil.187; Pv-a.45 ppr. patanto Ja.i.263 (asaniyā);…

…Dhp.332; Ja.i.149; Ja.iv.20; Mil.302; Dhs-a.261; Vv-a.138; Pv-a.53, Pv-a.60 (= dīpa), Pv-a.87 (= dīpa), Pv-a.141 (su˚), Pv-a.174 (su˚ =…

…(siriṃ); Mil.39 (gehe padīpaṃ), Mil.360 (udakaṃ) DN-a.i.218. Perhaps at Thag-a.203 for pavedheti. Caus. ii. pavesāpeti Ja.i.294…

adjective noun masculine

Cases:
■ gen. dat. pañcannaṃ,
■ instr. abl pañcahi,
■ loc. pañcasu;
■ often used in compositional form pañca˚ (cp. Ved. pañcāra with 5 spokes RV i.164¹³; G …

…(amba˚); Dhp-a.iv.120 (dīpa˚); Pv-a.43.

-antara the inside of a tree Pv-a.63. -koṭṭaka (-sakuṇa) the…

…ādīhi ruppana-bhāva-dīpana); Vb-a.4 (ruppan’ aṭṭhena rūpaṃ in explⁿ of passage SN.iii.86 (mentioned under ruppati);…

… ■ Jambu˚; Name of Jambudīpa Snp.352 = Thag.822 (variant reading ˚maṇḍa, which Kern considers to be the correct reading; see

…

…hoe Vism.255; Vb-a.238 -dīpa Ceylon Ja.vi.30; Dhs-a.103; DN-a.i.1; Kp-a.132 -bhāsā Singhalese (language) DN-a.i.1; Tikp.259. See…

…AN.i.56 = Snp.p.15;

• -padīpa an oil lamp Vin.i.15; SN.iii.126; SN.v.319; Vv-a.198;
• -pāka an oil…

small bowl, beaker Pv.ii.1#8 (thālakassa pānīyaṃ), Pv.ii.1#19 (id.); Ne.79 (for holding oil: dīpakapallika Com.).

thāla + ka

…han“ ti), Snp.1094 (etaṃ dīpaṃ anāparaṃ Nibbānaṃ iti naṃ brūmi I call this N.), Snp.1130 (aparā pāraṃ gaccheyya tasmā…

…with the people of Jambudīpa); Vv-a.59, Vv-a.331, Vism.225, etc
■ See also tidasa.

• -devaloka the god-world of…

…leṇa & saraṇa; (see [dīpa & abhaya;](/define/dīpa & abhaya;)), in var. contexts, esp. with ref to Nibbāna (see Cnd. s.v.): DN.i.95…

…dial. P. bārasa, whereas the original Sk. dv is in regular P. represented by dd, as in dvīpa → dīpa *udvāpa → uddāpa. Müller’s…

explanation, reasoning, argument Vism.27 (for ukkācanā). Uddiyati, Uddiyana

fr. ud + dīpeti

…(Tha-ap.14, read dīpāṃ ujjālayiṃ); Vv-a.51 (padīpaṃ).

ud + jalati, jval

…compares Vism p.115 & Sk. uddīpana in same sense. Def. at Vism.27 (= uddīpanā).

fr. ukkāceti, ud + *kāc, see…

…at Snp.1145 (dīpā dīpaṃ upaplaviṃ floated from land to land vv.ll. at Snp-a.606 uppalaviṃ & upallaviṃ; all MSS. of Cnd.p.54 &…

…spurious forms are vaṇidīpaka Pv-a.120; vanīpaka Cp.i.4#9.

vaṇibba + ka. The form *vaṇibba, according to Geiger,

Pali Grammar

…

…= SN.iv.213; Ja.i.243 (dīpa˚); Dhp-a.393; Thag-a.72 (Ap.v.45: nom. pl. vaṭṭīni); Mhvs.32, Mhvs.37 Mhvs.34, Mhvs.35. 2. enclosure,…

…fire) Vin.i.31 (imper. ˚āyatu & fut. ˚āyissati); Dhp-a.i.21 (akkhīni dīpa-sikhā viya vijjhāyiṃsu).

vi + jhāyati²

…consisting in kāla, desa, dīpa, kula, mātā (the latter as janetti-āyu i.e. mother and her time of delivery at Ja.i.48) or time (right or…

…Snp.1092 (tvañ ca me dīpam akkhāhi, yathayidaṃ n’ âparaṃ siyā “so that there be no further ill”; cp. Snp-a.597). See also the…

adjective to be explained Mil.270.

grd. of ā + dīpeti

conflagration, burning, flame Mil.43.

for āḷimp˚ = Sk. ādīpana, see ālimpeti²

…(q.v.).

for Sk. ādīpayati, with change of d to l over ḷ and substitution of limp for ḷīp after analogy of roots in ˚mp, like lup…