is adj. form (-˚) of pabhā (q.v.).

…Sdhp.250
■ canda-ppabhā moonshine Iti.20; Dhs-a.14
■ adj. pabha (-˚), radiating lucid, in cpd. sayam˚; self-lucid or…

Assaji¹

The fifth of the Pañcavaggiyā monks. When the Buddha preached the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, he was the last in whom dawned the eye of Truth, and the Buddha had to discourse to h …

MahāmoggallānaMoggallānaKolita

The second of the Chief Disciples of the Buddha. He and Sāriputta went forth as disciples of Sañjaya. After some time, Sāriputta, wandering about in Rājagaha, met Assaj …

A class of Devas, among whom virtuous men, such as those that maintain their parents and engage in harmless trades, are born. Snp.404

…Aruṇa and his mother Pabhāvatī.

• His wife was Sabbakāmā and his son Atula.
• His Bodhi was a puṇḍarīka.
• The Bodhisatta was…

talking little

story to tell; a story worth telling

…beautified Bv.i.45 (byāmapabhā˚ by the shine of the halo); Vv-a.4 (sañjhātapa˚ for sañjhāpabhā˚).

pp. of anu + rañjeti, Caus. of…

adjective small, little, insignificant, often in the sense of “very little = (next to) nothing” (so in most compounds); thus expl^d. at Vv-a.334 as equivalent to a negative part. (see *[a …

taken away, stolen Ja.iii.54.

pp. of apa + ā + bhṛ; cp. Vedic apa-bharati, but Lat. aufero to ava˚

adverb late in the night, at midnight Ja.i.436 (opp. atipabhāte).

ati + ratti; cp. atidivā

adjective noun

1. (adj.) shining, resplendent Ja.v.169 (C. pabhassara).
2. Name of a bird Ja.vi.538 (= sata-haṃsa C.)
   ■ Cp. ā˚, pa˚.

fr. bhās

to fall down, drop, to droop (Dhtp.455 & Dhtm.695: adho-patane & adhopāte) Ja.iv.223; Ja.vi.530. ppr. bhassamāna Mil.82 pret. 3^rd sg. bhassittha Ja.ii.274 (cp. pa …

…length, only in phrase -ppabhā a halo extending for a fathom around the Buddha Ja.i.12, Ja.i.90; Bv.i.45; Mil.75; Vv-a.213.

cp. Vedic & P….

…Also in cpd. candimāpabhā the light of the moon (thus BB, whereas SS read at all passages candiyā˚ or candiya-pabhā) SN.iii.156 =…

…this. Vivaṭena cetasā sappabhāsaṃ cittaṃ bhāveti “with open heart he contemplates a radiant thought” SN.v.263 = DN.iii.223 = AN.iv.86;…

Dhamma¹

masculine & rarely neuter constitution etc.

A. Definitions by Commentators

Bdhgh gives a fourfold meaning of the word dhamma (at DN-a.i.99; Dhp-a.i.22), viz. 1 guṇe ( …

Du˚¹

(& before vowels dur˚) indeclinable

1. syllable of exclamation (= duḥ “bad, woe” (beginning the word du (j)-jīvitaṃ) Dhp-a.ii.6, Dhp-a.ii.10 = Pv-a.280, cp. Ja.iii.47; Bdhgh’s …

adjective noun

1. (adj. unpleasant, painful, causing misery (opp. sukha pleasant Vin.i.34; Dhp.117. Lit. of vedanā (sensation) MN.i.59 (˚ṃ vedanaṃ vediyamāna, see also below iii.1 …

Dīpa¹

a lamp Ja.ii.104 (˚ṃ jāleti to light a l.); Dhp-a.ii.49 (id.), Dhp-a.ii.94 (id.)

• -acci the flame of a lamp Thag-a.154;
• -āloka light of …

1. cause, reason, condition SN.i.134; AN.iii.440 sq.; Dhs.595, Dhs.1053; Vism.450 Tikp.11, Kp.233, Kp.239. In the older use paccaya and hetu are almost identical …

■ Instr. jātiyā (Snp.423) & jaccā (DN.ii.8; Ja.iii.395; Dhp.393); abl. jātiyā (SN.i.88) & jātito (by descent: DN.ii.8); loc. jātiyaṃ (Pv-a.10) & jātiyā (Pv-a.78).

1. birth, rebirth, possibility of …

…pithīyati so imaṃ lokaṃ pabhāseti “he will shine in this world who covers an evil deed with a good one” MN.ii.104; Dhp.173 = Thag.872;…

Kammanīya, ˚iya & kammañña

adjective “workable,” fit for work, dexterous, ready, wieldy. Often of citta “with active mind” in formula vigatūpakkilesa mudubhūta k˚ ṭhita ānejjappatta DN.i.76, etc. = M …

Kammanīya, ˚iya & kammañña

adjective “workable,” fit for work, dexterous, ready, wieldy. Often of citta “with active mind” in formula vigatūpakkilesa mudubhūta k˚ ṭhita ānejjappatta DN.i.76, etc. = M …

Kammanīya, ˚iya & kammañña

adjective “workable,” fit for work, dexterous, ready, wieldy. Often of citta “with active mind” in formula vigatūpakkilesa mudubhūta k˚ ṭhita ānejjappatta DN.i.76, etc. = M …

…(adj.) id. Ja.v.393;

• -pabhā golden splendour Bv.xxiii.23;
• -vimāna a fairy palace of gold Vv-a.6;…

1. (adj.) (-˚) producing, causing, forming, making, doing, e.g. anta˚ putting an end to; pabhaṃ causing splendour; pāpa˚ doing evil; divā˚ & divasa the day-maker, i.e. the sun; kaṇhabhāva˚ causing a …

1. talk talking, conversation AN.i.130; Pv-a.39. So in antarā˚ DN.i.179; Snp.p.107, Snp.p.115; cp. sallāpa. Also in tiracchāna˚; low, common speech, comprising 28 kinds of conversational talk a b …

brushwood or a small, and therefore unproductive, wood Snp.1134 (expl. Nd ii.by rittavanaka appabhakkha appodaka).

fr. kuṃ-vana

…so imaṃ lokaṃ pabhāseti “he makes this world shine, who covers an evil deed with a good one” MN.ii.104 = Dhp.173 = Thag.872;…

group, heap, collection, aggregate, body

Definitions and synonyms

Snp-a.31 gives the foll. synonyms and similes of kāya: kuṭī, guhā (Snp.772), deha, sandeha (Dhp.148 = Thag.20), nāvā (Dhp.3 …

adjective sending out or forth, emitting Vv-a.303 (pabhā˚).

fr. muñcana

guide, conductor; support (= nettika²) Iti.37 (āhāra˚-pabhava), Iti.38 (bhava˚), Iti.94 (netticchinna bhikkhu = Arahant). Cp. nettika² dhamma˚, bhava˚.

Vedic netrī, f. to netṛ

adjective without splendour Ja.ii.415; Mil.102.

nis + prabhā

…to be splendid Pv.i.2#1 (= pabhāseti vijjoteti Pv-a.10)
caus obhāseti to make radiant or resplendent to illumine, to…

broken up, destroyed, defeated Vin.iii.108.

pp. of pabhañjati, cp. Sk prabhagna

adjective shining, very bright, resplendent SN.i.145; SN.v.92, SN.v.283; AN.i.10, AN.i.254, AN.i.257 sq., AN.iii.16; Snp.48 (= parisuddha pariyodāta Cnd.402); Ja.v.202 Ja.v.170; Vv.17#1 (rucira +); P …

to fall down or off, drop, disappear Vin.ii.135 (pret. pabhassittha); Vin.iv.159 (id.)
■ Cp. pabhaṃsana.

pa + bhraṃś; cp. Sk. prabhraśyate

production, origin, source, cause MN.i.67; SN.i.181; SN.ii.12; Iti.37 (āhāra-netti˚); Snp.728, Snp.1050; Nd ii.under mūla (with syn. of sambhava & samuṭṭhāna etc.); Ja.iii.402 Ja.vi.518.

fr. pa + ; …

see pahoti.

to break up, destroy Ja.iv.494. - pp. pabhagga (q.v.).

pa + bhañj

adjective noun causing to fall or disappear depriving, taking away, theft, in maṇi˚ jewel-theft Ja.vi.383. (Rh. D. “polishing”?) Kern in

Toevoegselen

s. v takes pabhaṃsana as a der. fr. pa + *bh …

destruction, breaking up, brittleness Pts.ii.238 (calato pabhangato addhuvato) but id. p. at Cnd.214#ii and Mil.418 read “calato pabhanguto addhuvato.” Pabhangu, Pabhanguna & gura;

fr. pa + bhañj

Pabhaṅgu, Pabhaṅguṇa & ˚gura

adjective brittle, easily destroyed, perishable frail.

1. pabhaṅgu: SN.iii.32; SN.v.92; AN.i.254, AN.i.257 sq. AN.iii.16; Dhs-a.380; Sdhp.51, Sdhp …

Pabhaṅgu, Pabhaṅguṇa & ˚gura

adjective brittle, easily destroyed, perishable frail.

1. pabhaṅgu: SN.iii.32; SN.v.92; AN.i.254, AN.i.257 sq. AN.iii.16; Dhs-a.380; Sdhp.51, Sdhp …

Pabhaṅgu, Pabhaṅguṇa & ˚gura

adjective brittle, easily destroyed, perishable frail.

1. pabhaṅgu: SN.iii.32; SN.v.92; AN.i.254, AN.i.257 sq. AN.iii.16; Dhs-a.380; Sdhp.51, Sdhp …

…āloka-kara Vv-a.115).

pabhaṃ, acc. of pabhā, + kara

shining, splendour, beauty SN.i.67; sap˚ with beauty SN.v.263; Mil.223; ap˚ without beauty Mil.299.

fr. pa + bhās

to tell, declare, talk Thag.582.

pa + bhaṣ

to illumine, pervade with light, enlighten Dhp.172 (= obhāseti Dhp-a.iii.169), Dhp.382 (= obhāseti ekālokaṃ karoti Dhp-a.iv.137); Ja.i.87; Pv.i.10#9 (so read for ca bh˚); Pv.ii.1#12; Pts.i.174; Mil. …

…daybreak Ja.i.81, Ja.i.500
■ (nt.) daybreak morning SN.i.211; Snp-a.519 (pabhāte); atipabhāte in broad daylight Ja.i.436.

pp. of pabhāti

to shine forth, to become light, gleam, glitter Ja.v.199 (said of a river; = pavattati C.)
pp pabhāta.

pa + bhā

might, power, strength, majesty, dignity Ja.v.36; Ja.vi.449.

fr. pa + bhū

to increase, augment, foster Pv.ii.9#64 = Dhp-a.iii.220 (dakkhiṇeyyaṃ)
pp pabhāvita.

Caus. of pabhavati

increased, furthered, promoted Thag.767 (bhava-netti˚); explained by samuṭṭhita C.

pp. of pabhāveti

at Kern,

Toevoegselen

s. v. is wrongly given with quot. Ja.v.421 (in meaning “speaking”) where it should be read manāpa-bhāṇin, and not manā-p˚.

…“ganz und gar erloschen (pabhā?). It is not at all improbable to take pahaṃ as ppr. of pajahati (as contracted fr. pajahaṃ like…

(in verse) pabhavati

1. to proceed from (with gen.), rise, originate DN.ii.217; MN.iii.76; SN.ii.184; as pabhavati at Snp.728 = Snp.1050 (cp. Cnd.401) (perf. med.) pahottha i …

1. original or natural form, natural state or condition (lit. make-up); as ˚- = primary original, real Vin.i.189; Vin.ii.113; Ja.i.146 (˚vesena in her usual dress); Kp-a.173 (˚kammakara, ˚jeṭṭhaput …

…(yojanāni pharitvā pabhā).

2. Remarks on the use of 50 and 500 (5000). Both 50 and 500 are found in stereotyped and always recurring…

brought, conveyed DN-a.i.262; Snp-a.356 (kathā˚).

pa + ābhata

“that which has been brought here,” viz.

1. a present, bribe DN-a.i.262.
2. money, price Ja.i.122; Ja.v.401, Ja.v.452
   ■ kathā˚; “a tale brought,” occasion for something to tell, news, story J …

…SN.i.16; MN.i.143; & pabhātāya r. when night grew light, i.e. dawn Ja.i.81, Ja.i.500. instr. pl. rattīsu Vin.i.288 (hemantikāsu r.). A…

1. splendour, light, brightness Snp.548 (su˚ very splendid; Snp-a.453 = sundara-sarīrappabha).
2. inclination, liking, pleasure Pv-a.59 (˚ṃ uppādeti to find pleasure, to be satisfied)
   ■ *aruci …

form, figure, appearance, principle of form, etc.

1. Definitions. According to P. expositors rūpa takes its designation fr. ruppati, e.g. “ruppanato rūpaṃ” Vism.588; “ruppan’ a …

frivolous talk SN.v.355.

saṃ + pa + bhāṣ

to shine Mil.338.

saṃ + pa + bhās

…in its parts as sam u + aya); Vb-a.124. 2. bursting forth, effulgence (pabhā˚) Ja.i.83. 3. produce, revenue DN.i.227.

saṃ + udaya

…Vv-a.165, Vv-a.269.

• -pabhā lustre of the body Dhp-a.i.106
• -parikamma attending the body…

adverb self, by oneself Vin.i.8; DN.i.12; DN-a.i.175; Snp.57, Snp.320, etc.; p. 57, 100, etc. Mhvs.7, Mhvs.63 (for f.). Also with ref. to several people e.g. Dhp-a.i.13.

• -kata …

…cleansed DN.ii.324. -ppabhāta a good daybreak Snp.178. -ppameyya easily fathomed DN.i.266; Pp.35. -ppavādita (music) well played…

…tanninna tappoṇa tappabhāra freq. as formula, expressing: converging to this end, bent thereon, striving towards this (aim): Nd ii.under…

to enjoy Ja.iii.495; Ja.v.350 (inf. ˚bhottuṃ)
grd upabhogga
pp upabhattu (q.v.).

upa + bhuj

…cp. Pv-a.197); Pv-a.71 (˚pabhā thick glow). Cp accussanna. 2. anointed Vv-a.237. 3. spread out wide Dhp-a.ii.67…

…Pv-a.30); Vv-a.18 (˚pabhāva = mahānubhāva); Thag-a.173, Thag-a.280; Pv-a.5, Pv-a.6 Pv-a.7, Pv-a.8, Pv-a.25, Pv-a.30, Pv-a.43,…

wealth; only in compounds -deva the god of wealth, i.e. Kṛṣṇa (Kaṇha) Mil.191 (as ˚devā followers of K.); Ja.v.326 (here in T. as ādicco vāsudevo pabhankaro, explained in C. as vasudevo vasujotan …

appearance etc (lit. “cover, coating”). There is a considerable fluctuation of meaning, especially between meanings 2, 3, 4. One may group as follows.

1. colour Snp.447 (meda˚); SN.v.216 (chavi˚ of t …

…-ppabhā c’ eva tanu-dīgha-majjhā ca“), and Ja.vi.269 (verse: kañcana-velli-viggaha; C. “suvaṇṇa…

…forth, unfolding splendour, possessing charm or grace, charming DN-a.i.40 (vyāmapabhā parikkhepa-vilāsinī splendour shining over a…

in meaning “fading away, waning” in verse at Iti.69 (of viññāṇa) is doubtful reading. It corresponds to virāgadhamma of the prose part (virāgudh˚ vv.ll.) The variant reading is pabhaṅguṇa (which mig …

…(˚dhātu) AN.ii.130, AN.ii.139; AN.iii.34; Mhvs.xi.11; Vv-a.234 (of a Vimāna variant reading pabhā); Dhp-a.iv.191; Sdhp.286.

Sk. ābhā,…