…of the Commentary on the Anguttara Nikāya. -rama pleasing to the mind, lovely, delightful Snp.50, Snp.337, Snp.1013; Dhp.58;…

…of the Commentary on the Anguttara Nikāya. -rama pleasing to the mind, lovely, delightful Snp.50, Snp.337, Snp.1013; Dhp.58;…

…act. In the expression of language there is no difference between:

1. the deed as such and the doer in character: anything done (as good or bad)…

…a meal Vin.ii.212.

• -aṅgulī the main finger, i.e. index finger Ja.vi.404
• -āsana main seat DN-a.i.267. *…

salt; as adj., salty, of salt, alkaline- Vin.i.202 (loṇāni bhesajjāni alkaline medicine among which are given sāmuddaṃ kāḷaloṇaṃ sindhavaṃ ubbhidaṃ bilaṃ as var. kinds of salt), Vin.i.220 = Vin.i.243 …

to cease to exist SN.iii.56 (fut. ˚issati); Snp.873 (vibhoti); Mnd.279 (id.)
pp vibhūta.

vi + bhavati

or feminine? the moon. By itself only in similes at Dhp.208 Dhp.387 (at end of pada) & in “abbhā mutto va candimā MN.ii.104 = Dhp.172 = Thag.871; Dhp.382 = Thag.873; Pts.i.175
■ Otherwise only in co …

…individual as it is distinguished by “name & body” from other individuals. Thus nāmarūpa individuality, individual being. These two are…

…Vism.341

Vedic ojas nt., also BSk. oja nt. Divy.105; fr. *aug to increase, as in Lat. auges, augustus & auxilium Goth. aukan (augment), Ags….

…(lit.) appearance, form, figure Dhs.597 sq. (= form either contrasted with what is unseen, or taken for both seen and unseen), 751; Mhvs.27,…

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 …

…in the spirit of the Pali language): see separately.
■ -paro (old abl. as adv. = Sk. paras) beyond further: see sep- …

adjective unconscious DN.i.54 (˚gabbhā, cp. DN-a.i.163); iii.111, iii.140, iii.263; Iti.87; Snp.874.

a + saññin

associating with Mil.396; connected with, provided with Mhvs.19, Mhvs.69; combined, constituted Snp.873, Snp.874.

pp. of sameti

…It also appears as ˚gu, e.g. in addha˚, anta˚ paṭṭha˚, pāra˚, veda˚
■ dugga (m. & nt.) a difficult road Dhp.327 = Mil.379;…

adjective See abhicetasika. This spelling, with guṇa of the first syllable, is probably more correct; but the short a is the more frequent.

protecting, protection, care, watchfulness (cp. gutti) Pp.24 (+ gutti) Dhs.1347; Mil.8, Mil.243.

cake with sugar Ja.vi.524. Cp. saṅguḷikā.

sa³ + guḷa²

…both spellings (with & without h) occur; see Mnd.3 = Cnd.249.

probably for indagu, inda + gu (= ˚ga), i.e. sprung from…

…2 as t.t. a spiritual guide, spiritual adviser. The Buddha is the spiritual friend par excellence but any other Arahant can act as such…

…Ja.v.222; Ja.vi.261;

• -gutta protecting the Dh. or protected by the Dh. (see gutta) SN.i.222; Ja.v.222 (+…

…(social) noble, distinguished, of high birth. 3. (ethical) in accord with the customs and ideals of the Aryan clans, held in esteem by…

…without being changed.

• -guṇa “virtue of a king” MN.i.446 (trick of a circus horse + rāja-vaṃsa). *…

…without being changed.

• -guṇa “virtue of a king” MN.i.446 (trick of a circus horse + rāja-vaṃsa). *…

(and gamiya Ja.i.87) adjective going away, setting out for a journey (opp. āgantuka coming back) appl. to bhikkhus only: Vin.i.292 (˚ bhatta food for outgoing bh.); Vin.ii.170 (āgantuka˚), Vin.ii.21 …

whip Vin.i.99 (in Uddāna); MN.i.87, etc.; Dhp.143; Mil.197
■ -kasāhi tāḷeti to whip lash, flog as punishment for malefactors here, as well as in Niraya (see kamma-karaṇā) MN.i …

…e.g. Bhagavadgīta ii.5: gurūn arthakāman) SN.i.140 SN.i.197 SN.i.201 sq. AN.iii.143 DN.iii.164 (bahuno janassa a., hitakāmo) Ja.i.241…

…(the colourless, as distinguished from the red-green and yellow-blue systems). As such enumerated in connection with quasi definition of…

adjective noun anything made with a definite object in view, prepared, arranged; or that which is fit, suitable, proper. See also DN-a.i.103 & Kp-a.115 for var. meanings.

I. Literal Meaning # …

Karīsa¹

neuter a square measure of land, being that space on which a karīsa of seed can be sown (Tamil karīsa) see Rhys Davids, Ancient Coins and Measures of Ceylon, p. 18; Ja.i.94, Ja.i …

…same in Annales du Musée Guimet v. 514–528) under Naraka-kaṇḍa, Tiracchāna˚, Peta˚, Manussa˚, Deva˚. Of these Nos. 1–3 are…

living, livelihood SN.iii.93; AN.v.87, AN.v.210; Ja.iv.459; Mil.122; Snp-a.466. Freq. in combination ˚ṃ kappeti to find or get one’s living: Ja.ii.209; Pv-a.40, etc.; ˚kappaka finding one’s liveliho …

trading, trade Vin.i.229 = DN.ii.87 = Ud.88 (with ref. to Pāṭaliputta).

vaṇik + patha, in meaning patha 2

…etc). It is the literary language of the early Buddhists, closely related to Māgadhī. See Grierson, The Home of Lit. Pāli (Bhandarkar…

1. outcry, shout, cry of distress, scream Vin.i.87; Vin.ii.152, Vin.ii.207; Vin.iv.316; Pv-a.22 Pv-a.245 (s), Pv-a.279, Pv-a.284 (˚ṃ karoti); Sdhp.188.
2. distress Vin.iv.212, Vin.iv.229.

fr. vi …

(as special term in Buddhist metaphysics) a mental quality as a constituent of individuality, the bearer of (individual) life, life-force (as extending also over rebirths), principle of conscious lif …

the fact of being endowed with viññāṇa SN.iii.87; Pv-a.63.

abstr. formation fr. viññāṇa

tree AN.iii.43; Ja.i.87, Ja.i.272; Ja.ii.75, Ja.ii.270; Ja.vi.249, Ja.vi.528; Vv.84#14; Mil.278 Mil.347; Vv-a.161.

• -agga
  1. the top of a tree Ja.ii.155.
  2. a splendid tree V …

element. Closely related to dhamma in meaning B 1^b, only implying a closer relation to physical substance. As to its gen. connotation cp. Dhs. trsl. p. 198.

1. a primary element, of whic …

to give, etc.

I. Forms

The foll. bases form the Pāli verb-system: dā, dāy, dadā & di.

1. Bases dā & (reduced); da
   1. dā˚: fut. dassati Ja.i.113, Ja.i.279 Ja.i …

perfect in meaning of pret. & pres. “he says or he said” he spoke, also spoke to somebody (w. acc.), as at Ja.i.197 (cullalohitaṃ āha). Usually in 3^rd person, very rarely used of 2^{nd</ …}

sprinkled, poured out, anointed Ja.v.87; Pp.31; Mil.286; Dhs-a.307; Dhp-a.i.10; Vv-a.69.

pp. of āsiñcati, Sk. āsikta

(& cattālīsa) forty SN.ii.85; Snp.p.87; Iti.99≈. Usually cattāḷīsa Ja.i.58; Ja.v.433; Dhp-a.i.41; Dhp-a.ii.9. 93.

• -danta having 40 teeth (one of the characteristics of a Mahāp …

1. abundance, superfluity, great quantity MN.i.171; AN.iv.87 (˚kathā) AN.iv.87; Pts.i.197; Ja.i.81.
2. luxurious living, swaggering, puffed up frame of mind Vin.i.9, Vin.i.59, Vin.i.209; Vin.ii.197; V …

this word is beset with difficulties, the phrase satt-ussada is applied in all kinds of meanings, evidently the result of an original application & meaning having become obliterated satt˚ is taken as …

1. nt. a woollen carpet (DN-a.i.87 = as used for dancing-women), together with kaṭṭhissa and koseyya in list of forbidden articles of bedding DN.i.7 = AN. …

…anupubbi˚; a sermon in regular succession graduated sermon, discussing the 4 points of the ladder of “holiness,” viz. dānakathā, sīla˚,…

…swarming DN.i.166 = MN.i.77 = AN.ii.206.

dial.; Dhtm.157: gumb’ attha-m-īraṇe; cp. Sk. ṣaṇḍa

merit meritorious action, virtue. Always represented as foundation and condition of heavenly rebirth & a future blissful state, the enjoyment (& duration) of which depends on the amount of merit accum …

…etc). It is the literary language of the early Buddhists, closely related to Māgadhī. See Grierson, The Home of Lit. Pāli (Bhandarkar…

flag MN.i.379; Mil.87; Vism.469; Thag-a.70.

cp. Sk. paṭāka, connected with paṭa

to beat against SN.ii.98 (ure); Ja.vi.87; Vism.504 (urāni).

paṭi + piṃsati

adjective grassy Thag.211; Ja.i.87; Ja.vi.518); Mil.286; Pv.ii.12#10 (= taruṇa-tiṇa Pv-a.158).

cp. Sk. śādvala

(being of) the same class or caste Vin.i.87; Ja.ii.108 (˚putta).

sa² + jāti

…(id.) Ja.i.147 (selagulaṃ pavaṭṭ˚); esp. in phrase dhammacakkaṃ p. to inaugurate the reign of righteousness Vin.i.8, Vin.i.11;…

now Mil.87; sampatijāta, just born DN.ii.15 = MN.iii.123. Cp. sampaṭike.

saṃ + paṭi; cp. Sk. samprati

connection, friendliness, intimacy SN.i.87; AN.iii.422 (pāpa˚ & kalyāṇa˚); AN.iv.283 sq.; AN.v.24, AN.v.199; Dhs.1326; Pp.20, Pp.24; Dhs-a.394. Cp anu˚ Vin.ii.88.

fr. last

…on the back).

• -guṇa sevenfold Mhvs.25, Mhvs.36.
• -jaṭa with seven plaits (of hair) Ja.v.91…

boiling (-hot) mixture (of oil?) MN.i.87, explained by C. as katita-(= kaṭh˚) gomaya, boiling cow-dung, variant reading chakaṇakā see p.537. The id. p. at Cnd.199 reads chakaṇaṭī, evidently a bon …

phlegm Vin.ii.137; DN.ii.14, DN.ii.293; AN.ii.87; AN.iii.101; AN.iv.320; Snp.198, Snp.434; Mil.112, Mil.303 Physiologically in detail at Vism.359; Vb-a.65, Vb-a.244.

= silesuma

stone Dāvs iii.87.

Lit. Sk. upala, etym. uncertain

gold; (adj.) golden Mhvs.5, Mhvs.87; Vv.5#4, Vv.36#7.

• -ālaṅkāra with golden ornaments Ja.ii.48.
• -dhaja with golden flags Ja.ii.48.
• -bhiṅkāra a gold …

whetstone Dāvs iii.87 (˚opala).

Sk. nikasa, ni + kasati

adjective easily contented AN.i.87; Pp.26 (opp. dut˚).

su + grd. of tappati²

Nava¹

(num.) number nine. gen
■ dat. navannaṃ (Snp.p.87) instr
■ abl. navahi (Vv-a.76), loc. navasu.

Meaning and Application: The primitive-Aryan importance of the “mystic” nine i …

adjective auspicious prosperous, lucky, festive Mnd.87, Mnd.88; Kp-a.118 sq. Snp-a.273, Snp-a.595; Sdhp.551
■ nt. maṅgalaṃ good omen auspices, festivity Snp.258; Vin.ii.129; Pv-a.17. A curious …

bolster Ja.iv.87; Ja.vi.185.

connected with masāraka

son, child Mhvs.38, Mhvs.87.

Vedic sūnu, fr. sū, cp. sūti

grass, herb; weed; straw; thatch hay, litter SN.iii.137 (tiṇa, kasā, kusa, babbaja, bīraṇa) satiṇakaṭṭhodaka full of grass, wood & water (of an estate) DN.i.87, DN.i.111, etc.; sītaṃ vā uṇhaṃ vā rajo …

Brahma & Brahmā

I. Brahman

neuter [cp. Vedic bráhman nt. prayer; nom. sg bráhma]

1. the supreme good; as a buddhistic term used in a sense different from the brahmanic (save in controvers …

adjective both; nom. acc. ubho SN.i.87; AN.iii.48 = Iti.16; Iti.43 = Snp.661 = Dhp.306; Snp.220 Snp.543, Snp.597; Dhp.74, Dhp.256, Dhp.269; Dhp.412; Mnd.109; Pv.i.7#6 Ja.i.223; Ja.ii.3; Pv-a.13, Pv- …

either positive: indeed, surely, truly DN.i.87; Snp.p.103; Ja.iv.391 (as khaḷu); Mhvs.vii.17; or negative: indeed not Vism.60 (= paṭisedhan’ atthe nipāto). -pacchābhattika (adj.) = na p˚: a per …

to bring, offer, present AN.ii.87; AN.iii.33; Dhp.i.301, Dhp.i.302; Ja.v.477.

upa + hṛ.

Brahma & Brahmā

I. Brahman

neuter [cp. Vedic bráhman nt. prayer; nom. sg bráhma]

1. the supreme good; as a buddhistic term used in a sense different from the brahmanic (save in controvers …

piercing or getting pierced DN-a.i.75; DN-a.ii.87 (kaṇṇa˚-mangala, ear-piercing ceremony) Pv-a.107.

fr. vijjhati

…AN.ii.183; cp. Dialogues i.150; see also mutoḷī
■ pāka something cooked in a bag (like a meal-pudding)…

houselessness, a houseless state, fig freedom from worldliness or attachment to life, singleness SN.v.24 = AN.v.232 = Dhp.87 (okā anokaṃ āgamma). adj. homeless, free from attachment SN.i.176; Dhp.87 ( …

…half a league Ja.vi.55

• -cūḷa (˚vāhā vīhi) 1/2 a measure (of rice) Mil.102, perhaps misread for…

adjective

1. very hot Dhp-a.ii.87 (variant reading accuṇha).
2. quite hot, still warm (of milk) Dhp-a.ii.67.

ahhi + uṇha

biting, chewing Dhs.646, Dhs.740, Dhs.875; Dhs-a.330.

vi + khādana

covering Ja.i.9; DN-a.i.87
■ f. -ikā a layer Ja.i.9; Ja.v.280.

= atthara

(-˚) neuter stopping ceasing; end, finish, conclusion Ja.i.87 (bhattakicc-âvasāne at the end of the meal); Pv-a.76 (id.).

for osāna

to surpass, excel SN.i.87 = DN-a.i.32; DN.iii.146; SN.iv.275; AN.iii.33; Iti.19. Ger adhigayha Pv.ii.9#62 = Dhp-a.iii.219 (variant reading BB at both pass. atikkamma); & adhiggahetvā Iti.20
pp …

dependent or relying on Snp.877; Mnd.283, Mil.245.

upa + ni˚

to declare, announce, tell Snp.87 Snp.172;
imper akkhāhi Snp.988, Snp.1085;
aor akkhāsi Snp.251, Snp.504, Snp.1131 (= ācikkhi etc. Cnd.465);
fut akkhissati Pv.iv.1#63; …

come to, obtained, reached AN.v.87, cp. AN.v.210; AN.v.187 sq.

pp. of ajjhupagacchati

adjective

1. having wrong perceptions Snp.874.
2. unconscious Ja.v.159. In composition with bhū as visaññī-bhūta at Ja.i.67.

vi + sañña = saññā

(tiṃsa˚) the number 30; DN.i.81≈(tiṃsaṃ pi jātiyo); SN.ii.217 (t
■ mattā bhikkhū); dat. instr. tiṃsāya AN.v.305 (dhammehi samannāgato); Snp.p.87 (pi dadāmi) Pv-a.281 (vassasahassehi): t
■ yojana\ …

…a good guide Mil.354; Dhs-a.123; Vism.465. -desita well preached Dhp.44; Snp.88, Snp.230….

dispute, quarrel, contention DN.i.236; DN.iii.246; AN.iv.401; Snp.596, Snp.863, Snp.877, Snp.912; Mnd.103, Mnd.167 Mnd.173, Mnd.260, Mnd.307; Pp.19, Pp.22; Ud.67; Ja.i.165; Mil.413; Vv-a.131. There a …

adjective tender, delicate, refined, delicately nurtured AN.i.145; AN.ii.86 sq.; AN.iii.130; Vin.i.15, Vin.i.179; Vin.ii.180; beautifully young, graceful Ja.i.397; Snp.298; samaṇa-˚ a soft, graceful …

…not having its equal Snp.83, Snp.683; Ja.iv.102 (atulla); Mil.249 (atuliyā guṇā), Mil.343 (id.)-See also tula. Tuvam & Tvam

orig. grd. of…

indeclinable a deictic (seemingly pleonastic) particle in combination with demonstr. pronouns and adverbs; untranslatable, unless by “even, just,” e.g. tapassī sudaṃ homi, lūkha ssudaṃ [sic] homi etc. …

…anything repulsive disgusting or unpleasant SN.i.188; SN.v.320; subhâsubha pleasant and unpleasant Mil.136; Ja.iii.243 (niraya = subhānaṃ…

…not having its equal Snp.83, Snp.683; Ja.iv.102 (atulla); Mil.249 (atuliyā guṇā), Mil.343 (id.)-See also tula. Tuvam & Tvam

orig. grd. of…

…to infer, conclude, distinguish, state, define: yaṃ ahaṃ jānāmi taṃ tvaṃ jānāsi DN.i.88; aham p’ etaṃ na jānāmi Snp.989;…

…SN.vi.93, Index, as “unregulated, distrait”); Snp.975 Mnd.284; Vb.197. ubhatobhāga˚; emancipated in both ways (see Dial ii. 70)…

hastening, speedy, quick; hastily, in a hurry Snp.1014; Ja.i.69 (turita-turita); Vv.80#8 (= sambhamanto Vv-a.311); DN-a.i.319; Pv-a.181- aturita leisurely, with leisure, slow Ja.i.87
■ See al …

an elephant’s trunk Vin.ii.201; = SN.ii.269; MN.i.415; AN.iv.87 (uccā˚ fig. of a bhikkhu] Ja.i.50, Ja.i.187; Ja.iv.91; Ja.v.37; Dhp-a.i.58; Mil.368; soṇḍa (m. the same SN.i.104.

Sk. śuṇḍā

cardinal number sixteen DN.i.128; Snp.1006; Ja.i.78 (lekhā); Ja.ii.87; Ja.iii.342 (atappiya-vatthūni); Ja.v.175, Ja.vi.37; Mil.11 (palibodhā); Dhp-a.i.129 (˚salākā); Dhp-a.iv.208 (˚karīsa-matta). …