…= rattiyaṃ); Mil.388 (loc. nisāya) Dāvs ii.6; Dāvs v.2 (nisāyaṃ). See also nisītha.

Sk. niś & niśā, prob. with niśītha (midnight) to…

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of giving up desire and patiently awaiting one’s time. Thag.195–196

SarakāniSaraṇāni

A Sākyan. When he died the Buddha declared that he was a sotāpanna, bound for enlightenment. But many of the Sākyans spoke scornfully of him, saying that he had failed in the train …

SikhīArindama

A Buddha of a past age.DN.ii.7 DN.iii.195f. SN.ii.9

• He was born in the Nisabha pleasance in Aruṇavatī.
• His father was the khattiya Aruṇa and his mother Pabhāvatī.
• His wife wa …

SippinikātīraSappinīSappinīkā

A river that flowed through Rājagaha. On its bank was a Paribbājakārāma where famous Paribbājakas lived in the Buddha’s time. AN.i.185 AN.ii.29 AN.ii.176 SN.i.153

Rājagaha3river

SāmaṇḍakaSāmaṇḍakāniSāmañcakāni

A Paribbājaka, mentioned SN.iv.261f. as having visited Sāriputta at Ukkacela and questioned him…

filled (to the brim) with fire; being a mass of fire; a mass of fire.

1. lacking attention, inattentive.
2. without a cause, without prerequisite

the fire implements, the kindling stick.

stick for applying ointment

covered, spread with veins; with prominent veins, i.e. emaciated.

with limbs covered with prominent veins.

attending carefully to dhamma.

(a place for storage or cooking, kappiyabhūmi or kappiyakuti) sited informally in an unfenced settlement; ? (as cows settle? or like encampments of cowherds (nomads)? or among the cattle?)

not settled in an organized way, settled with dwellings in small groups.

1. (m.) the benefit of combating criticism.
2. (mfn.) possessing or seeking the benefit of combating criticism

1. (m.) the benefit of combating criticism.
2. (mfn.) possessing or seeking the benefit of combating criticism

(also khippanisanti(n)) of quick observation; of swift comprehension

of quick observation; of swift comprehension

bull; a leader; the best or most excellent (of a group)

the being (like) a bull?

stone for grinding, a (lower) millstone.

, ~a, neuter a stone for grinding; an (upper, smaller) millstone or stone roller.

(the act of) sitting, sitting down; a session.

of nisamma acting after careful consideration

of nisamma acting after careful consideration

(close) observation; careful attention.

formation; accumulation.

closely observing; attending carefully to.

naturally disposed to attending carefully; given to closely observing.

of nisāmeti

of nisāmeti

hears; observes (closely); attends carefully (to)

sa-upanisa

mfn.

1. inattentive.
2. having a cause, with a prerequisite

based on, living near.

1. sitting near (a teacher) to listen, attention; secret knowledge.
2. cause, basis; condition, prerequisite.

useful for argumentative challenge, thinking it useful for argumentative challenge

the buttocks, the bottom.

profit, advantage; benefit, blessing (in, loc.)

sitting within the view (of men), in public.

sitting within the view (of men), in public.

living near a park

living near a park

framework of pegs

to get to, to come into possession of, to acquire, attain, find; fig. to understand DN.i.229 (vivesaṃ) MN.i.140 (anvesaṃ n’ âdhigacchanti do not find); SN.i.22 (nibbānaṃ); SN.ii.278 (id.); AN.i.162 (i …

stick to put the ointment on with Vin.i.203; Vin.ii.135; Ja.iii.419.

Aññātaka¹

he who is not a kinsman Dhp-a.i.222.

a + ñātaka, cp. Sk. ajñāti

Aññātaka²

adjective unknown, unrecognisable, only in phrase -vesena in unknown form, in disguis …

1. breaking, rending, breach, disunion, dissension Vism.64 sq. (contrasted with ānisaṃsa), Vism.572 sq (with ref. to upādāna & bhava); Vb-a.185 (id.); Sdhp.66, Sdhp.457, Sdhp.463
   ■ mithu˚; bre …

vein Thag.408 Usually in cpd.: -santhata strewn with veins, with veins showing, i.e. emaciated (: nimmaṃsa-lohitatāya sirājālehi vitthatagatta Pv-a.68) Vin.iii.110; Ja.iv.371 …

1. giving, dealing out, gift; almsgiving liberality, munificence; especially a charitable gift to a bhikkhu or to the community of bhikkhus, the Sangha (cp. deyyadhamma & yañña). As such it constitute …

an ox-stall Vin.i.240; cp. Vin. Texts ii.121. As gonisādi Vin.iii.46.

1. a holy man, one gifted with special powers of insight & inspiration, an anchoret, a Seer, Sage, Saint, “Master” DN.i.96 (kaṇho isi ahosi); SN.i.33, SN.i.35, SN.i.65, SN.i.128, SN.i.191, SN.i.192 SN …

to cause to fit, to create, build, construct arrange, prepare, order.

I. lit

1. in special sense: to prepare, get done, i.e. harness: Ja.i.62; plait DN-a.i.274, an offering (yaññaṃ) Snp.1 …

adjective great, extensive, big important, venerable
■ nom. mahā Snp.1008; Mhvs.22, Mhvs.27. Shortened to maha in cpd. pitāmaha (following a …

Mano & Mana(s)

neuter

I. Declension

Like all other nouns of old s-stems mano has partly retained the s forms (cp cetah → ceto) & partly follows the a-declension. The …

Mano & Mana(s)

neuter

I. Declension

Like all other nouns of old s-stems mano has partly retained the s forms (cp cetah → ceto) & partly follows the a-declension. The …

giving up the world leading a holy life, renunciation of, or emancipation from worldliness, freedom from lust, craving & desires, dispassionateness self-abnegation, Nibbāna. Vin.i.18 (˚e ānisaṁsa) DN …

adjective being & remaining in a sitting position (as an ascetic practice) AN.iii.220; Thag.904 Thag.1120; Cnd.587; Ja.iv.8; Pp.69; Vism.79; Mil.20, Mil.342. The n-˚aṅga is one of the dhūtanga-pre …

…Ja.v.337; Ja.vi.71; Pp.51 (˚kula) Mil.311; Dhp-a.iii.24; Pv-a.176.

fr. nisāda; cp. Sk. niṣāda & naiṣāda = one who lies in wait

“bull among men,” i.e. prince, leader; “princeps,” best of men epithet of the Buddha SN.i.28, SN.i.48, SN.i.91; MN.i.386; Ja.v.70 Ja.vi.526; Vv.16#7 (isi˚), cp. Vv-a.83 for explⁿ; Vv.63#7 …

Nisada & Nisadā

feminine a grindstone, esp. the understone of a millstone Vin.i.201; (˚pota id.); Mil.149; Vism.252 (˚pota, where Kp-a at id. p. reads ˚putta). Cp. ā˚.

Sk. dṛṣad f.; for n: d cp. P. …

Nisada & Nisadā

feminine a grindstone, esp. the understone of a millstone Vin.i.201; (˚pota id.); Mil.149; Vism.252 (˚pota, where Kp-a at id. p. reads ˚putta). Cp. ā˚.

Sk. dṛṣad f.; for n: d cp. P. …

Nisagga & Nissagga

giving forth, bestowing; natural state, nature SN.i.54 (˚ss˚). cp. nisaṭṭha

ni or nis + sṛj

to spend, bestow, give, give up Pv-a.105 (dānûpakaraṇā nisajjesi read better as ˚karaṇǡni sajjesi). See also nissajjati.

sic MSS. for niss˚; Sk. niḥsarjayati, nis + sajjeti, …

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

…Mil.3; cp. n. kiriyāya Mil.59. Cp. nisanti.

orig. ger. of nisāmeti, Sk. niśamya, śam

…AN.v.166 (dhamma˚); Dpvs.i.53 (˚kāra). Cp. nisamma & nisāmeti.

Sk. *niśānti, ni + śam

deposit (of merit or demerit), accumulation, effect (of kamma Snp.953 (= Mnd.442 abhisankhārā).

Sk. ni-saṃskṛti, ni + saṃ + kṛ.

past participle given up, spent, lost Thig.484 (variant reading ˚ss˚); Thag-a.286 (= pariccatta). Cp nisajjeti & nisagga.; Nisada & Nisada

nis + saṭṭha of sṛj

adjective sitting down, seated Ja.i.50, Ja.i.255; Ja.iii.126; Kp-a.250; Pv-a.11, Pv-a.16, Pv-a.39 passim
■ Often comb^d & contrasted with; tiṭṭhaṃ (standing), caraṃ (walking) & *[s …

Nisagga & Nissagga

giving forth, bestowing; natural state, nature SN.i.54 (˚ss˚). cp. nisaṭṭha

ni or nis + sṛj

to let loose, give up, hand over, give, pour out Vin.ii.188 ger. nissajja [Sk. niḥsṛjya] Snp.839 (variant reading nisajja); Mnd.189 (id.); Snp-a.545. pp. nisaṭṭha & nissaṭṭha; …

adjective dismissed, given up, left, granted, handed over, given Vin.iii.197 (˚cīvara) MN.i.295; MN.ii.203; Vv-a.341. See also nisaṭṭha & paṭi˚.

pp. of nissajjati

robber Ja.iv.364. Cp. nesāda.

cp. Sk. niṣāda, a Non-Aryan or barbarian

grinding Dhp-a.i.308.

= ni + śātana

adjective fit for lying down, suitable for resting Vin.i.239 (go˚).

cp. Sk. niṣādin, ni + sad

adjective lying down DN.iii.44, DN.iii.47.

fr. ni + sad

adjective observant, listening to, attending to, careful of AN.v.166, AN.v.168 (dhammānaṃ).

cp. Sk. niśāmana

…careful of, mind Ja.iv.29 (anisāmetvā by not being careful); Ja.v.486; Dhp-a.i.239 (+ upadhāneti); Pv-a.1 (imper nisāmayatha). Cp. nisanti,…

hone on which to sharpen a knife Mil.282.

ni + śā to sharpen, to whet, cp. nisita

adjective noun full of sap, excellent, strong (of a tree) Vv.63#1 (= niratisaya sārassa nisiṭṭhasārassa rukkhassa Vv-a.261).

ni + sāra

…Toevoegselen

1p. 152, s. v. koka. The variant reading is ˚nisādaka, evidently influenced by nisāda.

sitting down, occasion or opportunity to sit, a mat to sit on Vin.i.295 Vin.ii.123 (˚ena vippavasati); SN.v.259 (˚ṃ gaṇhāti). -paccattharaṇa a mat for sitting on Vin.i.47, Vin.i.295; Vin.ii.209 Vin …

to sit down, to be seated, to sit, to dwell Cnd.433; Ja.iii.392; Ja.vi.367; Pv.ii.9#3 (nisīdeyya Pot.); Pv-a.74. aor. nisīdi Vin.i.1; Ja.ii.153; Pv-a.5, Pv-a.23, Pv-a.44; 3^rd pl. nisīdi …

…Ja.v.506 (= rattibhāga Com.).

Sk. niśītha, see nisā

to shine forth, to be visible, to become known Snp.445, Snp.1032 (= bhāsati tapati virocati Cnd.373)
caus pakāseti to show up, illustrate, explain make known, give information …

…Cp SN.i.148 (vyagghī-nisā); Vin.ii.285 (ūna-pañcasatāni) Ja.ii.93 (accharā); Ja.v.75 (vāṇijā); Dhp-a.i.89 (suvaṇṇasivikā),…

having withdrawn, keeping away SN.i.48 (˚nisabha “expert to eliminate”; reading pati˚); with reading pati also; AN.ii.41; AN.iv.449; Snp.810 Snp.852; Mnd.130, Mnd.224 (rāgassa etc. pahīnattā patilīno) …

giving up, forsaking; rejection, renunciation Vin.iii.173 MN.iii.31 SN.v.421f. AN.i.100 AN.i.299 AN.iv.148 AN.iv.350 Pts.i.194 (two p., viz. pariccāga˚ and pakkhandana˚) Pp.19 Pp.21, Pp.22
■ ādāna …

Phala¹

neuter to burst, thus lit. “bursting,” i.e. ripe fruit; see phalati]

1. (lit. fruit (of trees etc.) Vv.84#14 (dumā nicca-phal’ ûpapannā not to phalu, as Kern, …

Pota¹

the young of an animal Ja.ii.406 (˚sūkara); Cp.i.10#2 (udda˚) Snp-a.125 (sīha˚).

cp. Epic Sk. pota, see putta for etym.

Pota²

a boat Dāvs v.58; Vv- …

adjective striking, surprising, extraordinary, special; nt. wonder, miracle. Usually in stock phrase iddhi˚, ādesanā˚, anusāsanī˚ as the 3 marvels which characterise a Buddha with regard to his teachi …

Sa¹

the letter s (sa-kāra) Snp-a.23; or the syllable sa Dhp-a.ii.6; Pv-a.280.

Sa²

base of the nom. of the demonstr. pron. that, he she. The form sg. m. * …

1. accompanied with Mhvs.7, Mhvs.27.
2. united, keeping together DN.i.4; Ja.iv.347; Pp.57.
3. consistent, sensible, to the point DN.i.8; AN.ii.138; AN.iv.196; SN.iii.12; Dhp.19 (at Dhp-a.i.157 explai …

1. a year Dhp.106; Mhvs.7, Mhvs.78.
2. in agginisamā a pyre Snp.668, Snp.670.

Vedic samā

meeting-place Vin.i.188; Vin.ii.174 = Vin.iii.66; sannisajja-ṭṭhāna (n.) the same Vin.iii.287.

saṃ + nissajjā

…AN.ii.157

caus sannisādeti to make quiet to calm MN.i.116; AN.ii.94
caus 2 sannisīdāpeti to cause to halt Ja.iv.258
pp…

…-nisādana [cp. Sk. niśātana] knife-sharpening Dhp-a.i.308, cp. Mil.282

• -nisāna [= Sk. niśāna]. *…

1. study, training, discipline Vin.iii.23; DN.i.181; AN.i.238; SN.ii.50, SN.ii.131; SN.v.378; Dhs.1004; Vb-a.344 (various)
   ■ sikkhaṃ paccakkhātaka one who has abandoned the precepts Vin.i.135, V …

daughter-in-law Vin.i.240; Vin.iii.136; DN.ii.148; MN.i.186, MN.i.253; Ja.vi.498; Vv.13#5 (= puttassa bhariyā Vv-a.61); Dhp-a.i.355; Dhp-a.iv.8; Pv.ii.46 (pl. suṇisāyo so read for sūtisāye)
■ * …

to stand, etc.

I. Forms

pres ind. tiṭṭhati (Snp.333, Snp.434; Pv.i.5#1);
imper second tiṭṭha, 3rd tiṭṭhatu ppr. tiṭṭhaṃ, tiṭṭhanto, tiṭṭhamāna;
pot tiṭṭhe (Snp.918, Snp.968) & tiṭṭheyy …

rise, growth; increment, increase; income, revenue, interest AN.ii.199; Pts.i.34; Vv.84#7 (dhan’atthika uddayaṃ patthayāna = ānisaṃsaṃ atirekalābhaṃ Vv-a.336); Vv.84#52 ; Dhp-a.ii.270; Pv-a.146 (ul …

1. cause, means DN.ii.217, DN.ii.259; MN.iii.71 (samādhiṃ sa-upanisaṃ); SN.ii.30–SN.ii.32 (SN-a. = kāraṇa, paccaya); SN.v.25; AN.i.198; AN.iii.20, AN.iii.200 sq. AN.iii.360; AN.iv.99, AN.iv.336, AN. …

adjective “having become very pale” (?), or “somewhat pale” (?), with dubbaṇṇa in Kp-a.234, and in a stock phrase of three different settings, viz.

1. kiso lūkho dubbaṇṇo upp˚ dhamani-santhata-gat …

adverb

1. (as prep. with acc.) lit. “taking it up” (as such & such), i.e.
   1. out of, as, for; in phrase anukampaṃ upādāya out of pity or mercy DN.i.204; Pv-a.61, Pv-a.141, Pv-a.164
   2. compar …

Usabha¹

a bull; often fig as symbol of manliness and strength (cp. nisabha) DN.i.6 (˚yuddha bull-fight), DN.i.9 (˚lakkhaṇa signs on a b.), DN.i.127; Vin.iii.39 (puris˚ “bull of a man”, a …

turban DN.i.7; DN.ii.19 = DN.iii.145 (˚sīsa cp. Dial. ii.16); Ja.ii.88; Mil.330; DN-a.i.89; Dhs-a.198. Ut(t)anda

Sk. uṣṇīṣa

bull Mil.115 (rāja˚); Snp-a.40 (relation between usabha, vasabha & nisabha) Vv-a.83 (id.).

the Sanskritic-Pāli form (*vṛṣabha) of the proper Pāli usabha (q.v. for etym.). Only …

hawk SN.i.148 (as ˚nisa); Ja.vi.538. Another word for “hawk” is sakuṇagghi.

?

rice-gruel, rice-milk (to drink). See Vin. Texts ii.89. Vin.i.46 = Vin.ii.223 (sace yāgu hoti, bhājanaṃ dhovitvā yāgu upanametabbā; yāguṃ pītassa udakaṃ datvā…), 51 (id.), Vin.ii.61 (id.), Vin.ii. …

Ā¹

indeclinable a frequent prefix, used as well-defined simple base-prefix (with rootderivations), but not as modification (i.e. first part of a double prefix cpd. like sam-ā-dhi) exce …

“sit down”, bottom, behind MN.i.80 = MN.i.245; Ja.iii.435 (gloss asata) Vism.251 = Kp-a.45 (˚ttaca), Kp-a.252 (˚maṃsa).

a + sad

praise i.e. that which is commendable, profit, merit, advantage good result, blessing in or from (c. loc.). There are five ānisaṃsā sīlavato sīla-sampadāya or blessings which accrue to the virtuous …

adjective belonging to the (perceptual) sphere of, visible, in -nisādin lying down visible DN.iii.44, DN.iii.47. Cp. āpathaka.

fr. āpātha