Pakkhaka & ˚ika

(nt.?) a dress made of wings or feathers, in cpd. ulūka˚ of owl’s wings (see *ulūka*˚) Vin.iii.34 (˚ṃ nivāsetvā); AN.ii.206 ≈ (˚ika).

fr. pakkha¹

belonging to the group of bad qualities

supporting one side, belonging to one party

practice belonging to the group of good qualities

…salākabhatta˚, pakkhikaṃ, uposathikaṃ pāṭipadikaṃ
■ As part of the regulations concerning food, hours of eating etc. in…

…of enlightenment Dpvs.25. -pakkhika = pakkhiya (& pakkhika;, e.g. AN.iii.70 = AN.iii.300; Thag.900; cp. bodha˚) belonging to enlightenment,…

…(and a˚) with adj. ˚pakkhika SN.v.91;

• -macchariya Dhs.1122 is to be corrected to kula˚ instead of kusala˚…

Pakkhika

adjective

1. belonging or referring to the (2) lunar fortnights fortnightly, for a fortnight or in the (specified) fortnight of the month…

…(cp. pakkha 2) participating in, contributing to SN.v.97 (vighāta˚ for the usual ˚pakkhika).

fr. pakkha¹ = pakkhānaṃ…

adjective noun siding with, associating with; m. part, side; only in phrase (satta-tiṃsa-) bodhi-pakkhiya-dhammā the 37 parts of enlightenment Iti.75 (satta only); Ja.i.275; Vism.678 sq.; Snp-a.1 …

in cpd. luñcita-pamaṭṭā kapotī viya (simile for a woman who has lost all her hair) at Pv-a.47 is doubtful it should probably be read as luñcita-pakkhikā k. viya i.e. like a pigeon whose feathers …

adjective opposed, inimical Sdhp.216.

fr. paṭipakkha

…& in combⁿ with pakkhika & uposathika, i.e. food given on the half-moon days, on the 7^th day of the week & on the first day…

…DN.iii.264; Snp.p.140

• -pakkhika belonging to enlightenment AN.iv.357.
• -sukha the bliss of…

…Vin.i.305; DN.i.167.

• -pakkhika dress of owls’ wings, or owl feathers AN.i.241, AN.i.296; AN.ii.206; Pp.55 (=…

…of the 4 kinds: salāka˚ pakkhika˚, navacanda˚, vass’-āvāsika˚), Dhp-a.i.298; Dhp-a.iv.129 (˚lābha a gift for the r. s.)….

…opposition MN.i.499.

• -pakkhika having its part in adversity, associated with trouble MN.i.115; SN.v.97; Dhs-a.382. *…

adjective

1. [vi + pakkha¹ 1] without wings Ja.i.429.
2. [vi + pakkha¹ 2] opposite hostile Sdhp.71.

vipakkha + ika