adjective grey, in cpd. ˚kesa with grey (i.e. white hair MN.i.88 (f. ˚kesī); AN.i.138; Ja.i.59, Ja.i.79; abs. only at Ja.vi.524. The spelling phalita also occurs (e.g. Pv-a.153) …

the hair of the head SN.i.115 (haṭa-haṭa-k˚, with dishevelled hair) AN.i.138 (palita-kesa with grey hair; also at Ja.i.59) Snp.456 (nivutta˚), Snp.608; Thag.169; Ja.i.59, Ja.i.138; Ja.iii.393; Mil. …

1. (adj.) broken, usually of teeth; Thig.260 (= Thag-a.211); Mil.342; Vism.51.
2. (m. nt.) a broken piece, a bit, camma˚ a strip of hide Vin.ii.122; coḷa˚ a bit of cloth Pv-a.70; pilotika˚ bits of r …

…rakkhitaṃ).

pari +…

guarded Vism.74.

pp. of paripāleti

adjective pale-red or yellow, reddish, light yellow, grey; only at Thig.79 (kisā paṇḍu vivaṇṇā), where paṇḍu represents the usual up-paṇḍ’-uppaṇḍuka-jātā: “thin, pale and colourless” (see Thag- …

Phalita¹

adjective grey-haired Pv-a.153.

sporadic spelling for palita

Phalita²

broken, only in phrase hadayaṃ phalitaṃ his heart broke Dhp-a.i.173; * …

…pp. pālita. See also abhi˚ & pari˚. A contracted (poetical) form is found as; pallate at Ja.v.242,…

greyness of hair MN.i.49; SN.ii.2, SN.ii.42; AN.iii.196; Dhs.644, Dhs.736, Dhs.869; Vb-a.98.

fr. palita

adjective pale red, pink Ja.iv.114.

cp. Class. Sk. pāṭala, to same root as palita & pāṇḍu: see Walde, Lat. Wtb. under palleo & cp paṇḍu

adjective having wrinkles MN.i.88 (acc. palitakesiṃ vilūnaṃ khalita-siraṃ valinaṃ) = iii.180 (palitakesaṃ vilūnaṃ khalitaṃ-siraṃ valīnaṃ etc.) See valita for this passage
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wrinkled AN.i.138 (acc. khaṇḍadantaṃ palita-kesaṃ vilūnaṃ khalitaṃ siro-valitaṃ tilak’āhata-gattaṃ: cp. valin with passage MN.i.88 MN.iii.180, one of the two evidehtly misread); …