an herb, a medicinal herb; medicine; a drug.

see osadhī.

Vedic auṣadha

…others, was sent by Mahosadha to the Upper Ganges to secure timber wherewith to build three hundred ships in preparation for Mahosadha’s…

…Mil.319, Mil.334; DN-a.i.67; Dhp-a.i.215; Pv-a.198 (= osadhaṃ).

Vedic agada; a + gada

…Vv.50#20.

• -osadha the medicine of Ambrosia, ambrosial medicine Mil.247
• -gāmin going or leading to the…

absence of confusion DN.iii.221 = Dhs.1366.

a + sammosa cp. B.Sk. asammoṣadharman epithet of the Buddha; Divy.49 etc

…Dhp-a.iv.169;

• -osadha the medicine of the Dh. Mil.110, Mil.335.
• -kathā ethical discussion,…

…Vism.423.

• -osadha magical drugs Mil.283;
• -kāmā (pl.) heavenly joys (see above) Ja.i.138 (opp….

…paṭipadā) amosadhammaṃ Snp.758; khemaṃ appaṭibhayaṃ SN.iv.175; SN.i.189 = Snp.454; Thig.350 (˚ṭṭhāne vimuttā te…

remedy, esp. poultice, fomentation Ja.iv.361.

fr. osadha

…in meaning between osadha and osadhī; both mean equally any medicine whether of herbs or other ingredients. Cp. e.g. AN.iv.100…

…(mukhe); Mil.247 (Amat’ osadhaṃ); Pv-a.41 (atthikāni thūpe p.) Dhp-a.i.71 (the corpse into the fire). 2. to throw into hurl into, in…

…through the P.); Ja.iv.31 (osadhaṃ vā ˚ṃ vā); Mil.150 (f. & nt.)
■ Var. parittās in the way of Suttantas are mentioned at Vism.414…