an archer, a bowman.

an archer Vin.iv.124; MN.iii.1; AN.iv.423 (issāso vā issās’ antevāsī vā); Ja.ii.87 Ja.iv.494; Mil.232; DN-a.i.156.

Sk. iṣvāsa, see issattha

confided in, taken into confidence MN.ii.52 (variant reading ˚visaṭṭha).

abhi + vissattha, pp. of abhivissasati, Sk. abhiviśvasta

adjective not to be trusted, untrustworthy Ja.iii.474.

a + visāsana + iya, ika

…+ as to throw. Cp. P. issāsa
■ Bdhgh in a strange way dissects it as “usuñ ca satthañ cā ti vuttaṃ hoti” (i.e. usu arrow +…

an archer, lit. one having a bow Ja.iv.494 (= issāsa C.).

Sk. iṣvāsa in meaning “bow” + in

…caused ruin Ja.i.467. -vissāsa trusting, confiding Ja.i.389. -ssama painstaking, taking trouble Sdhp.277 (and a˚) …

…both at Avs.i.210].

• -issāsa [Sk. maheṣvāsa] great in the art of the bow, a great archer SN.i.185; Dhp-a.i.358.

6….

to subside, to be calmed; only in prep combination paṭippassambhati (q.v.).

śrambh, given as sambh at Dhtp.214 in meaning “vissāsa”

Sasati¹

to slay, slaughter; sassamāna ppr. pass. Ja.v.24 (C. = hiṃsamāna)
inf sasituṃ Ja.vi.291 (read sāsituṃ from sāsati?).
pp sattha.

śas cp. Dhtp.301: gati-h …

…(vissase); Ja.i.461 (vissāsayitvā); Ja.iii.148 = Ja.iii.525 (vissāsaye); Ja.iv.56; Ja.vi.292
pp vissattha.

vi +…

trusting or trusted; confident; being confided in or demanding confidence, intimate, friendly AN.iii.114; Vin.i.87 (so read for ṭṭh); Vin.iv.21; Ja.ii.305; Ja.iii.343; Mil.109 (bahu˚ enjoying great co …

to flow, ooze Thag.453 = Snp.205 (variant reading SS vissasati).

vi + savati, of sru

…Ja.i.487; Mil.126; Vism.190; Vv-a.66; Pv-a.13, Pv-a.265
■ dubbissāsa difficult to be trusted Ja.iv.462.

vi + sāsa, of śvas

(& -ika) adjective intimate, confidential; trustworthy AN.i.26; Mil.146; DN-a.i.289.

vissāsa

…trustworthy Pv-a.9; Sdhp.306, Sdhp.441; neg. a˚; Ja.iii.474; cp dubbissāsaniya hard to trust Ja.iv.462.

grd. of vissāseti

adjective intimate, confidential AN.iii.136 (asanthava˚ intimate, although not acquainted).

fr. vissāsa