(-˚) a by-form of usabha (q.v.), in cpd. rathesabha.

…Cittasena, Naḷa and Janesabha.

The Gandhabbas are sometimes described as going through the air. AN.ii.39 In the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta…

A Gandhabba, a vassal of the Four Regent Gods. He was present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya. DN.ii.258

In the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta DN.iii.204 he is mentioned as a Yakkha chieftain to be invoked by th …

food specially prepared for a specific number of persons

…Ja.iii.280 Ja.iii.294;

• -esabha the leader of men, the best of all people Dhp.255;
• -kāya a body or…

adjective noun

1. (adj.) bent down (cp ninnata), low-lying, deep, low, sunken Ja.ii.3 (magga) Pv-a.29 (bhūmibhāga), Pv-a.132 (ṭhāṇa); esp. freq. as-˚ bent on, inclining to, leading to, aiming at, …

…DN.i.103; DN-a.i.273.

• -esabha (ratha ṛṣabha, Sk. rathārṣabha) lord of charioteers. Ratha here in meaning of…

…isabha* (in nisabha) & esabha (q.v.) The relations between usabha, vasabha & nisabha are discussed at Snp-a.40.

Vedic…