…DN.iii.77; SN.v.154;

• -desanā moral instruction, exposition of the Dh. Vin.i.16; DN.i.110 etc. (see…

Esa¹

see etad.

Esa²

adjective = esin Snp.286.

esana¹

feminine

1. seeking, seeking to obtain; search (esp. for food or means of living).
2. probing

esana²

mfn. seeking,…

…In similar contexts: DN.i.81 ≈ DN.iii.51, DN.i.109, DN.i.187; SN.ii.22, SN.ii.39; SN.iv.123 sq.; AN.ii.158 etc. (cp. sukha).

2. As *complex…

…Iti.98, cp. Cpd. 6, 81, 223; Mil.28 (paramatthato in the absolute sense) Mil.18 (atthato according to its meaning, opp. vyañjanato by…

…sq.; MN.i.68, MN.i.71, MN.i.81 MN.i.207, MN.i.246, MN.i.440 sq., AN.i.9; AN.iii.64, AN.iii.430; AN.v.88; parisuddha…

…SN.iii.132 sq., SN.iii.181 sq., SN.iii.195 sq., SN.iii.202–SN.iii.224 SN.iii.227; AN.iv.147 (aniccânupassī dukkhânupassī); anicca dukkha…

…justice or by kamma MN.iii.181; see kamma 11 3.A b.) as an ordeal, a feat or punishment: a labour or task in the sense of the 12…

…created by Brahmā DN.iii.81, DN.iii.83. -patta arrived at the highest state, above the devas, a state like the Br. gods…

…MN.iii.267; Vv-a.127.

• -esanā the craving for pleasure. There are three esanās: kāma˚, bhava˚, brahmacariya˚ DN.iii.216…

…created by Brahmā DN.iii.81, DN.iii.83. -patta arrived at the highest state, above the devas, a state like the Br. gods…

…cp. below 4; DN-a.i.281 explains tena kāra ṇena). In a special sense striking (abnormal) sign or mark on the body DN.i.9, from which a…

…s. material happiness AN.i.81; AN.iii.412; Vb-a.268. On relation to pīti (joy see Vism.145 (sankhāra-kkhandha-sangahitā…

…sg. esa Snp.81, Snp.416, Snp.1052; Ja.i.279; Ja.ii.159; Mil.18; Dhp-a.i.18; & eso Snp.61, Snp.312, Snp.393; Ja.vi.336; pl. ete…

…ca purohito ca), Pv-a.81 (sabba-kammika amacca), Pv-a.93; and his special adviser or privy councillor, as such distinguished from the…

…Vin.i.75, Vin.i.269; AN.v.81; Ja.ii.125; Ja.iv.472; Mil.1; Pv-a.23 Pv-a.81, Pv-a.280; -purikā harem woman Dhs-a.403; -vāsika one who…

…(of the Buddha) Ja.i.81; -nivāsin covered only with hair of Petas (: keseh’ eva paṭicchādita-kopīnā)…

…offering of food Pv-a.81; Vv-a.8 (˚pīṭha, reading doubtful, variant reading valli˚).

• -kāraka offering…

…(-˚ or c. gen. Kp-a.81 (sutt˚ in the Sutta); Dhp-a.iii.416 (mama a.); Pv-a.56, Pv-a.63 (rukkh˚). Also as antarantare right inside,…

…pāpa˚ doing wrong Pv.iv.81; Pv.iv.161; Ja.vi.104 (opp. puñña˚) as specified by kāya˚ vacī ˚mano˚ AN.v.292 sq.; Vv-a.130 (in…

…= Dhp.183; cp. Ne.43, Ne.81 Ne.171, Ne.186. Kusalaṃ bhāveti to pursue righteousness (together with akusalaṃ pajahati…

…or social condition DN.iii.81 sq. (brāhmano va sukko vaṇṇo, kaṇho añño vaṇṇo). -abhijāti a special species of men according to…

…Buddho Bhagavā Vv-a.60, cp. cakkhu iii.); Vv.81#27.

cakkhu + mant

…DN.i.79; DN.ii.299; DN.iii.281; Vism.410, & passim.

6. “blessed are the pure in heart,” a pure, clean, purified (cp. Ger. geläutert),…

…e.g. MN.iii.164, MN.iii.181; and Cnd.604. [As regards form and meaning Morris J.P.T.S. 1884, 76 and 1893, 15 proposes kāraṇā f. “pain,…

…thus at Ja.i.48 (dhamma-desanā ti-l-˚muttā) Ja.i.275; Ja.iii.377 (through contemplating them arises vipassanā & pacceka-bodhi-ñāṇa) …

affliction; distress; esp. that which afflicts, that which stains; an affliction, a defilement; a defiling passion, esp. sexual desire, lust

goes or comes out (esp. out of a town or village); comes forth (to fight etc); emerges; gets out; escapes; leaves; esp. leaves the household life; sticks out, protrudes.

affliction; distress; esp. that which afflicts, that which stains; an affliction, a defilement; a defiling passion, esp. sexual desire, lust

(sometimes written khv before a following initial vowel, which is usually lengthened), an enclitic particle (extremely common, esp. in the prose of Vin, DN, MN, SN, and AN) which,

1. emphasises the p …

kaccha¹

masculine neuter a forest, esp. a dry wood; deadwood; under wood.

kaccha²

m.(& n. (?) pl. acc. ~āni) the armpit.

kaccha³

masculine a girdle, belt, esp. t …

action; work, task, business, occupation (esp. farming, agriculture); place of work (esp. the fields).

Anu¹

indeclinable prep. & pref

A.

As prep. anu is only found occasionally, and here its old (Vedic) function with acc. is superseded by the loc. Traces of …

adjective to be tamed or restrained; esp with ref. to a young bullock MN.i.225 (balagāvā dammagāvā the bulls & the young steers); Iti.80; also of other animals: assadamma-sārathi a horse-trainer AN. …

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

movement, mode of behavior, deportment; esp. the four bodily attitudes (walking, standing, sitting, lying)

1. (m.) misconduct, esp. sexual misconduct.
2. (mfn.) immoral, unchaste

an inspired poet or sage of the past, esp. the authors of the Vedic hymns; a legendary seer; an ascetic or anchorite (often possessing magical powers); a sage, a seer (used usually of non-buddhists, …

the women of the household; esp. the harem, a king’s wives and concubines.

enters, occupies, possesses (said esp. of Māra)

whispers, mutters (esp. prayers or spells); rehearses or recites (the Vedas) to oneself.

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)

-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)

1. a secondary element; a quality, an attribute; esp. a good quality.
2. a strand, a subdivision; a tie; a string; bow string; the string of a musical instrument.

meditative state; esp. one of four stages of absorption in meditation; one of the four arūpa stages of meditation.

1. (mfn.)

   1. having a net, ensnaring (esp. an epithet of taṇhā)
   2. marked with a network of lines?

2. (taṇhā) the ensnarer, desire.

jāli(n)²

masculine & neuter possessing flames.

1. (mfn.)

   1. having a net, ensnaring (esp. an epithet of taṇhā)
   2. marked with a network of lines?

2. (taṇhā) the ensnarer, desire.

jāli(n)²

mfn. possessing flames.

learns, practises, studies; esp. practises (something, acc.) in imitation of (somebody, gen.), follows someone’s example in; follows, imitates (someone, usually gen., occasionally acc.).

a girdle, belt, esp. the girth of an elephant; the end of the lower garment (brought up behind and tucked into the waistband).

adverb then, therefore now, esp. after interr. pron.: ko carahi jānāti who then knows? Snp.990; kathañ carahi jānemu how then shall we know? Snp.999; kiñ c. AN.v.194
■ Vin.i.36; Vin.ii.292; Snp.988; …

rejoices in, approves; thanks; gives thanks (esp. with a benediction or discourse, see anumodana).

small part of anything, esp. a sixteenth part (in commentaries often explained as at least the sixteenth part of a sixteenth part).

the royal palace, esp. the inner apartments, the harem.

soldier, esp. a royal guard or bodyguard

determining, fixing; esp. the fixing of thought on an object, complete concentration

diminution, decrease; loss, decay; esp. diminution of kamma, decrease of the possibility of rebirth.

duṭṭhulla¹

mfn. (mfn. & n.) serious; grievously wrong; a serious offense; esp. of speech: unseemly, suggestive, lewd; lewd talk.

duṭṭhulla²

neuter discomfort; disquiet.

1. skin; esp. the outer layer of the skin; the epidermis; an integument.
2. the covering of a cushion.

Danta¹

a tooth, a tusk, fang, esp. an elephant’s tusk; ivory Vin.ii.117 (nāga-d. a pin of ivory); Kp ii. (as one of the taca-pañcaka, or 5 dermatic constituents of the body, viz. kesā, l …

Citaka & Citakā

feminine

1. a heap, a pile, esp. a funeral pile; a tumulus DN.ii.163; Cp.ii.10#14. Ja.i.255; Ja.v.488; Ja.vi.559, Ja.vi.576; DN-a.i.6; Dhp-a.i.69 Dhp-a.ii.240; Vv-a.234; Pv-a.39 …

danta¹

masculine

1. tooth (of humans and animals) esp. elephant tusks; ivory.
2. elephant’s tusks; ivory.
3. the tooth of a comb (?)

danta²

mfn. tamed, subdued; controlled; restrained.

Citaka & Citakā

feminine

1. a heap, a pile, esp. a funeral pile; a tumulus DN.ii.163; Cp.ii.10#14. Ja.i.255; Ja.v.488; Ja.vi.559, Ja.vi.576; DN-a.i.6; Dhp-a.i.69 Dhp-a.ii.240; Vv-a.234; Pv-a.39 …

1. smearing, anointing (?).
2. ointment, esp. a collyrium for the eyes, used for decoration or as a medication; a pigment.

the cupped hands; esp. as raised to the head (as a gesture of respect or supplication).

1. the wheel or discuss of dhamma’s authority (esp. as initiated by the Buddha’s first teaching); the sway of dhamma.
2. a wheel that is dhamma.

1. view, belief, opinion; theory, doctrine; esp. false theory.
2. right view; insight.

one (who) is born or produced twice; esp. a bird.

1. (m. n.) a foot.
2. (n.) behavior; conduct; esp. good and moral conduct.
3. (n.) a traveling picture, a painting on cloth which is carried around.

1. seeking, seeking to obtain; search (esp. for food or means of living).
2. probing

metre, metrics, prosody, esp. applied to the Vedas 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) SN.i.3 …

conduct bringing benefit, helpful conduct; esp. benevolent behavior, helpful advice

precious horse, an excellent horse; esp. the ’horse-treasure ’ (one of the seven ratanas of a cakkavatti(n) king)

belonging to a village (life), common, vulgar; esp. relating to the sensual pleasures of the village.

cloth, esp. clothes worn, garment, dress AN.i.206; Pv.ii.12#7 (kañcanā˚ for kañcana˚); Pv.iii.9#3 (for veḷa); dhāti˚ baby’s napkin Ja.iii.539. In simile of one whose clothes are on fire (āditta˚ + ād …

1. a building, a house, esp. the household of a layman, living a worldly life in a family.
2. a floor or story of a building?

ghaṭa¹

masculine a pitcher, a pot, esp. for water; a large water jar.

ghaṭa²

masculine

adjective perfectly cooled, calmed, serene, esp. in two phrases, viz. diṭṭha dhamm’ ābhinibbuta AN.i.142 = MN.iii.187; Snp.1087; Cnd.83, and abhinibbutatta of cooled mind Snp.343 (= apariḍayhamāna …

adjective lawful, according to the Dh. or the rule; proper, fit, right permitted, legitimate, justified; righteous, honourable of good character, just, esp. an attr. of a righteous King (rājā cakkavat …

departure, going away, esp. the going out into monastic life, retirement renunciation. Usually as mahā˚; the great renunciation Ja.i.61; Pv-a.19.

abhi + nikkhamana

…(cp. vin. texts ii.281); Vin.iii.96 iriyāpatha˚ the 4 ways of behaviour, the various positions (standing, walking, sitting, lying down)…

(~ā & ~ī)n. m., & kaniṭṭhā, feminine (mfn.) younger, youngest; esp. (m.) younger or youngest brother; (f.) younger or youngest sister.

ummujjati¹

pr. 3 sg. emerges (from); emerges on the surface (esp. of water); raises one’s head (out of).

ummujjati²

pr. 3 sg. has an idea, conceives (a thought); considers.

places (in); lays down; applies; directs, esp. ~ati sotaṃ, gives ear attentively

places (in); lays down; applies; directs, esp. ~ati sotaṃ, gives ear attentively

evil condition, sin, esp. sexual intercourse; usually mentioned as a set of several sins, viz. as 3 at Iti.85; as 4 at AN.ii.47; as 7 at DN.iii.252, DN.iii.282; as 8 at Vin.ii.202.

a + sat + dhamma …

an herb, a plant, esp. a medicinal plant; an annual plant or herb.

bringing before the saṅgha, admitting; esp. re-admitting (a suspended bhikkhu) to the saṅgha; re-accepting (a layman, who had been disciplined).

lives with; esp. lives as a man and wife, cohabits (with saddhiṃ + instr.)

1. the breast, esp. the breast of a woman.
2. the (teat of the) udder of a cow.

of tiṭṭhati; esp. set aside…; never mind…

imperat. 3 sg. of tiṭṭhati; esp. let stand aside…; set aside…; let wait…; never mind…

indeclinable

1. to such an extent; so far; so….(sometimes written as a cpd)
2. so long as; as far as; esp. as correlative of yava(ṃ) (and yāvatā);
   1. yāva … tāva …; a as long as … so long …
   2. …

tuft of down; pappus, esp. of cotton; Cotton tuft.

having hair with its ends turning upwards (esp. as one of the 32 characteristics of a mahāpurisa)

swollen; bloated, esp. of a corpse; the bloated (corpse, as asubha kammatthāna.

drawn near, near; drawing near (esp. of time)

1. (mfn.) of a dark color, esp. dark-blue, blue-black; dark green; blue-green.
2. (n.) a dark blue, blue-black dye.