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Phala: lit. ‘fruit’. - 1. result, effect often together with hetu cause; 2. benefit e.g. in Sāmañña-phala Sutta, ‘The Results, or Benefits, of Recluseship’; D. 2.

As ’ path -result’, or ’fru …

…point of a spear or sword SN.ii.265 (tiṇha˚). Cp. phāla².

etym.? Sk. *phala

…Dhp-a.i.395.

cp. Vedic phāla

Phāla²

an (iron) board, slab (or ball?), maybe spear or rod. The word is of doubtful origin &…

Abhibhū¹

Chief disciple of Sikhī Buddha. DN.ii.9 In the Aruṇavatī Sutta it is said that he went with Sikhī to a Brahma-world and, at the Buddha’s request, preached a sermon to the accompa …

AjitakesakambalaKesakambalaAjita

Head of one of the six heretical sects mentioned in the Pitakas as being contemporaneous with the Buddha. He is described as a Titthaka (non-Buddhist teacher), leade …

AjātasattuVedehiputta

Son of Bimbisāra, King of Māgadha, and therefore half-brother to Abhayarājakumāra. He murdered his father to gain the throne, and conspired with Devadatta to kill the Buddha, b …

In the time of Kassapa Buddha he was a potter of Vehaliṅga, looking after his blind parents. He was a very pious and devoted follower of the Buddha, ministering to him better than anyone else, and the …

A mango-grove in Rājagaha, belonging to Jīvaka, which he made over to the Buddha and his monks. He built a monastery in the grove, and there the Buddha stayed several times. On one such occasion Ajāt …

Nigaṇṭha NāṭaputtaNigaṇṭha NāthaputtaNāthaputtaNāṭaputta

Founder or reformer of the Jains. One of six eminent teachers, contemporary with the Buddha; he is described as a outsider. SN.i.66

He was le …

PakudhaPakudaKakudhaKakudaPakudha KaccāyanaPakudha KātiyānaKakudha KaccāyanaKakudha Kātiyāna

Head of one of the six heretical sects of the Buddha’s time. In the Sāmaññaphala Sutta, DN.i.56 Ajātasattu …

One of the seven human beings born in the Avihā-world, where they will pass completely away. SN.i.35 SN.i.60

Pūraṇa Kassapa

One of the six well known teachers, contemporaneous with the Buddha. He is said to have taught the doctrine of non-action, denying the result of good or bad actions. DN.i.52f.

Else …

One of the Brahma worlds of the Rūpaloka plane. Beings are born there as a result of developing the fourth jhāna. Their life span is five hundred great aeons. AN.ii.128 AN.ii.129

5heaven

ĀjīvakāĀjīvikā

A class of naked ascetics, Vin.i.291 followers of Makkhali Gosāla, regarded, from the Buddhist point of view, as the worst of sophists. Numerous references to the Ājīvakas are to be fo …

the panel of a door

the fruitk the fulfillment of the state of an anāgāmī

reclining board (to protect a wall)

the fruit, the fulfillment of arahatship (i.e. nibbāna)

the fruit of the gavi plant.

backing piece (of wood?) for the toggle?

type of (medicinal) fruit.

eating tubers, roots, and fruit.

having bitter fruit; producing distressing results

having what as its fruit? producing what result?

producing, being, the pure grain (without husk)

with a sharp blade.

Arahat: and Arahatta-magga, Arahatta-phala: see: ariya-puggala

Ariya-puggala: or simply Ariya: Noble Ones, noble persons:
The 8, Ariya = Noble Ones are those who have realized one of the 8 stages of Nobility, i.e. the 4 supra-mundane paths magga …

Aññā: ‘highest knowledge’, gnosis, refers to the perfect knowledge of the Arahat Saint; see: ariya-puggala. The following passage occurs frequently in the Suttas, when a Bhikkhu indicates his a …

Fruition: result of supra-mundane path: phala see: ariya-puggala A.

[[fruits of monk-life]]Fruits of monk-life: sāmañña-phala

Indriya: ‘abilities’, is a name for 22, partly physical, partly mental, phenomena often treated in the Suttas as well as in the Abhidhamma. They are:

6 Bases āyatana:

1. eye: …

Pahāna: ‘overcoming’, abandoning. There are 5 kinds of overcoming: 1 overcoming by repression vikkhambhana-pahāna i.e. the temporary suspension of the 5 hindrances nīvarana during the absorpt …

Path-result: fruition: phala

Patisambhidā: ‘analytical knowledge’ or ‘discrimination’, is of 4 kinds: analytical knowledge of the true meaning attha-patisambhidā of the law dhamma - patisambhidā, of language nirutti …

Paññā-vimutti: ‘deliverance through understanding’ or understanding’, signifies, according to Com. to A. V, 142, the understanding associated with the fruition of Nobility arahatta - phala I …

Ānantariya: Immediacy, is a name for that concentration of mind which is associated with the profound and shocking insight vipassanā that is present in any one of the 4 kinds of supra-mundane p …

Agga¹

adjective noun

1. (adj.)
   1. of time: the first, foremost Dpvs.iv.13 (saṅgahaṃ first collection). See cpds
   2. of space: the highest, topmost, Ja.i.52 (˚sākhā)
   3. of qual …

Aggaḷa & Aggaḷā

feminine (see [occasionally with l.](/define/occasionally with l.)) a contrivance to fasten anything for security or obstruction:

1. a bolt or cross-bar Vin.i.290; DN.i.89 (*-ṃ āko …

Aggaḷa & Aggaḷā

feminine (see [occasionally with l.](/define/occasionally with l.)) a contrivance to fasten anything for security or obstruction:

1. a bolt or cross-bar Vin.i.290; DN.i.89 (*-ṃ āko …

Akkha¹

the axle of a wheel DN.ii.96; SN.v.6; AN.i.112; Ja.i.109, Ja.i.192; Ja.v.155 (akkhassa phalakaṃ yathā; C.: suvaṇṇaphalakaṃ viya, i.e. shiny, like the polished surface of an axle …

Amata¹

neuter

1. The drink of the gods, ambrosia, water of immortality, (cp BSk. amṛta-varṣa “rain of Ambrosia” Jtm.221).
2. A general conception of a state of durability & non-change a …

the Mango tree, Mangifera Indica DN.i.46, DN.i.53, DN.i.235; Ja.ii.105 Ja.ii.160; Vv.79#10; Pp.45; Mil.46; Pv-a.153, Pv-a.187.

• -aṭṭhi the kernel or stone of the m. fruit Dhp- …

adjective gone after, accompanied by, come to; following; fig. fallen or gone into, affected with (-˚), being a victim of, suffering MN.i.16; DN.iii.85 DN.iii.173 (parisā); AN.ii.185 (sota˚, variant …

to follow, conform oneself to SN.iv.303 (phalaṃ anusarissati BB, but balaṃ anupadassati SS perhaps to be preferred)
caus anusāreti to bring together with, to send up to or aga …

adjective noun one who does not return, a Never-Returner, as tt. designating one who has attained the 3^rd stage out of four in the breaking of the bonds (Saṃyojanas) which keep a man back …

rest, support, dependence MN.iii.127 (˚ka); DN.iii.224 (cattāri apassenāni); as adj caturāpassena one who has the fourfold support viz sankhāy’ ekaṃ paṭisevati, adhivāseti, parivajjeti, vinodeti AN. …

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 …

thoughtfulness, carefulness, conscientiousness, watchfulness, vigilance, earnestness, zeal DN.i.13 (: a. vuccati satiyā avippavāso DN-a.i.104); DN.iii.30 DN.iii.104 sq., DN.iii.112, DN.iii.244, DN.ii …

Arahatta¹

neuter the state or condition of an Arahant, i.e. perfection in the Buddhist sense = Nibbāna (SN.iv.151) final & absolute emancipation Arahantship, the attainment of the last & h …

hook, a pole with a hook, used

1. for plucking fruit off trees, a crook Ja.i.9 (˚pacchi hook & basket); Ja.v.89 = Ja.vi.520 (pacchikhanitti˚), Ja.vi.529 (= phalānaṃ gaṇhanatthaṃ ankusaṃ)
2. to drive …

…baddhacara, bandhuka 2, bala, balīyati bahuka, bahūta, billa, bella; also paribandha for paripantha; phāla². Also substituted for…

adjective to strengthen, cp. upabrūhana, paribbūḷha much, many, large, abundant; plenty; in compound also very, greatly (˚-) instr. sg. bahunā Dhp.166; nom. pl bahavo Vin.iii.90; Dhp.307, & *bahū …

Bala¹

neuter

1. strength power, force DN.ii.73; AN.i.244; Thag.188; Dhp.109 (one of the 4 blessings, viz. āyu, vaṇṇa, sukha, bala; cp Dhp-a.ii.239); Pv.i.5#12 (= kāya-bala Pv-a.30); Pv …

adjective sharing in, partaking of (with gen.), endowed with; getting, receiving AN.ii.80; AN.iii.42 (āyussa vaṇṇassa etc.); Ja.i.87 (rasānaṃ) Mil.18 (sāmaññassa); Vism.150 (lābhassa); Dhp-a.ii.90 Vb …

adjective (-˚) distributing, one who distributes or one charged with the office of distributing clothes, food etc. among the Bhikkhus Vin.i.285 (cīvara˚); AN.iii.275 (cīvara˚, phala˚, khajjaka˚).

fr. bhajeti

adjective

1. heavy, weighty, grave serious; always fig. with ref. to a serious offence, either as bhāriyaṃ pāpaṃ a terrible sin Pv-a.195, or bh kammaṃ a grave deed, a sin Dhp-a.i.298, Dhp-a.i. …

grown, become; born, produced; nature as the result of becoming. The (exegetical) definition by Bdhgh of the word bhūta is interesting. He (at MN-a.i.31) distinguishes the foll. 7 …

1. shape, image (= paṭimā Vv-a.168) SN.i.134 (trsl. “puppet”); SN.v.217 (vimba) Ja.v.452. In phrase cittakataṃ bimbaṃ it refers to the human body (“the tricked-out puppet-shape” Brethren 303): …

(indef. enclitic particle)

1. Indefinite (after demonstr. pron. in the sense of kiṃ = what about? or how is it? cp. kiṃ) = ever, whoever what-ever, etc. [Sk. kaśca, Gr. ὁς τε, Lat: quisque Goth. h …

adjective belonging to ceto, mental (opp. kāyika physical). Kāyikaṃ sukhaṃ → cetasikaṃ s. AN.i.81; SN.v.209; kāyikā darathā → c. d. MN.iii.287, MN.iii.288; c. duk khaṃ DN.ii.306; A …

1. bark, fibre DN.i.167 (kusa˚, vāka˚, phalaka˚); Vin.iii.34; AN.i.295; Pp.55-a bark dress Vin.i.305; Ja.vi.500 (cp. cīraka).
2. a strip (orig. of bark), in suvaṇṇa˚-khacita gold-brocaded Vv-a.280 …

-Da

adjective giving, bestowing, presenting, only —˚; as anna˚, bala˚, vaṇṇa˚, sukha˚,. Snp.297 vara˚ Snp.234 kāma˚ Ja.vi.498 Pv.ii.13#8; ambu giving water, i.e. a cloud Dāvs.v.32; amatamagga Sdhp …

(-˚) (adj- suff.) giving, to be given SN.i.33 (paññā˚); Kp.viii.10 (kāma˚); Pv.ii.9#1 (identical = dāyaka Pv-a.113); ii.12⁴ (phala = dāyin Pv-a.157) Vv-a.171 (puriṁ˚)
■ duddada har …

adjective noun one worthy of a dakkiṇā The term is expl. at Kp-a.183, & also (with ref to brahmanic usage) at Cnd.291
■ SN.i.142, SN.i.168, SN.i.220; MN.i.37, MN.i.236 sq.; MN.i.446; AN.i.63, AN.i. …

ra; (on ṇ: l cp. guṇa: guḷa etc.) to *del as in Sk. dala, dalati. Cp. Lat. dolare to cut, split, work in wood; delere to destroy; Gr.δαίδαλον work of art; Mhg. zelge twig; zol a stick Possibly also …

adjective stable, constant, permanent; fixed, regular certain, sure DN.i.18; SN.i.142; SN.iv.370; AN.ii.33; Ja.i.19 Ja.v.121 (˚sassataṃ maraṇaṃ); Ja.iii.325; Bv.ii.82; Mil.114 (na tā nadiyo dh-salilā …

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 …

tree AN.iii.43; Ja.i.87, Ja.i.272; Ja.ii.75, Ja.ii.270; Ja.vi.249, Ja.vi.528; Vv.84#14; Mil.278 Mil.347; Vv-a.161.

• -agga
  1. the top of a tree Ja.ii.155.
  2. a splendid tree V …

Dussa¹

neuter woven material, cloth, turban cloth; (upper) garment, clothes Vin.i.290 Vin.ii.128, Vin.ii.174; Vin.iv.159. DN.i.103; SN.v.71; MN.i.215; MN.ii.92; AN.v.347; Snp.679; Pv.i.10# …

number two.

A. Meanings

I. Two as unit

1. with objective foundation:
   1. denoting a combination (pair, couple) or a repetition (twice). In this conn. frequent both objective …

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 …

smell, viz.

1. odour, smell, scent in gen Ja.iii.189; Dhp.54–Dhp.56 = Mil.333; Dhs.605 under ghānâyatanāni); āma˚ smell of raw flesh AN.i.280; DN.ii.242; Snp.241 sq; maccha˚ the scent of fish Ja.iii. …

tree-like creeper, in -pphala the fruit of a g. Snp.239 (= rukkhavalliphala Snp-a).

Gaṇhati & Gaṇhāti

The forms of the verb are from three bases, viz.

1. gaṇha- (Sk. gṛhṇā-);
   ■ Pres.: ind. gaṇhāti (gaṇhāsi Pv-a.87)
   pot gaṇheyya,
   imper gaṇha (Ja.i.159; Pv-a.49 …

Gaṇhati & Gaṇhāti

The forms of the verb are from three bases, viz.

1. gaṇha- (Sk. gṛhṇā-);
   ■ Pres.: ind. gaṇhāti (gaṇhāsi Pv-a.87)
   pot gaṇheyya,
   imper gaṇha (Ja.i.159; Pv-a.49 …

medicinal seed Vin.i.201.

Sk. gotravṛkṣa? Kern

…heart-glow Mil.318. -phālana bursting of the heart Ja.i.282 -maṃsa the flesh of the heart, the…

Heraññika (& ˚aka)

goldsmith (? for which suvaṇṇakāra!), banker, money-changer Vism.515 = Vb-a.91; Ja.i.369; Ja.iii.193; DN-a.i.315; Mil.331 (goldsmith?).

• -phalaka the ben …

Heraññika (& ˚aka)

goldsmith (? for which suvaṇṇakāra!), banker, money-changer Vism.515 = Vb-a.91; Ja.i.369; Ja.iii.193; DN-a.i.315; Mil.331 (goldsmith?).

• -phalaka the ben …

Icchati¹

to wish, desire, ask for (c. acc.), expect SN.i.210 (dhammaṃ sotuṃ i.); Snp.127, Snp.345, Snp.512, Snp.813, Snp.836; Dhp.162, Dhp.291; Mnd.3, Mnd.138, Mnd.164; Cnd. s.v.; Pv.ii.6# …

to have a good result, turn out a blessing. succeed prosper, be successful SN.i.175 (“work effectively trsl.; = samijjhati mahapphalaṃ hoti C.); SN.iv.303; Snp.461 Snp.485; Ja.v.393; Pv.ii.1#11; Pv.ii …

the Gunja shrub (Abrus precatorius) Ja.iv.333 (akkhīni j. ˚phalasadisāni, cp. in same application guñjā); Ja.v.156 (j. ˚phalasannibha); Dhp-a.i.177 (˚gumba).

to know.

I. Forms

The 2 Vedic roots jān˚ & jñā˚; are represented in Pali by jān˚ & ñā˚ (ña˚)

1. jān:
   pres jānāti
   pot jāneyya (Snp.781) & jaññā (AN.iv.366 …

gambling, playing at dice DN.i.7 (˚ppamādaṭṭhāna cp. DN-a.i.85)≈; DN-a.iii.182, DN-a.186 (id.); Ja.i.290; Ja.iii.198 Ja.vi.281; Dhp-a.ii.228. -ṃ kīḷati to play at d. Ja.i.289 Ja.iii.187
■ See …

1. the plant Carpopogon pruriens, the fruit of which causes itch when applied to the skin Dhp-a.iii.297 (mahā-phalāni).
2. itch, scab, a cutaneous disease, usually in phrase kacchuyā khajjati “to be …

Kadalī¹

feminine

1. the plantain, Musa sapientium. Owing to the softness and unsubstantiality of its trunk it is used as a frequent symbol of unsubstantiality transitoriness and worthless …

kind of creeper (˚jātāni = valliphalāni) Ja.vi.536.

(Sk. karkāru, connected with karkaṭaka]

1. a pumpkin-gourd, the Beninkasa Cerifera Ja.vi.536 kakkārujātāni = valliphalāni (reading kakkaru to be corr.).
2. a heavenly flower Ja.iii.87, Ja.iii.88 = dibbapuppha

1. the hump on the shoulders of an Indian bull Ja.ii.225; Ja.vi.340.
2. a cock’s comb: see sīsa kakudha.
3. a king’s symbol or emblem (nt.) Ja.v.264. There are 5 such insignia regis, …

the doing, deed, work orig. meaning (see karoti) either building (cp. Lit kùrti, Opr. kūra to build) or weaving, plaiting (still in mālākamma and latā˚ “the intertwining of garland …

tuberous root, a bulb, tuber, as radish, etc. Ja.i.273; Ja.iv.373; Ja.vi.516; Vv-a.335; ˚mūla bulbs and roots (˚phala) DN.i.101; a bulbous root Ja.v.202.

Sk. kanda

adjective younger, youngest, younger born Vin.iii.146 (isi the younger); Ja.ii.6; Pv-a.42, Pv-a.54; esp. the younger brother (opp. jeṭṭha, ˚ka) Ja.i.132; Dhp-a.i.6, Dhp-a.i.13; Mhvs.9, Mhvs.7; Pv\ …

Kanta¹

1. (adj.) in special sense an attribute of worldly pleasure (cp. kāma kāmaguṇā): pleasant, lovely, enjoyable; freq. in form iṭṭhā kantā manāpā, referring to the pleasures of the sens …

monkey (freq. in similes) Snp.791; Thag.1080; Ja.i.170; Ja.iii.148, cp. kavi.

• -kacchu the plant Mucuna pruritus Pv.ii.3#10; ˚phala its fruit Pv-a.86;
• *-[citta](/define/ci …

camphor:

1. the plant Ja.vi.537
2. the resinous exudation, the prepared odoriferant substance (cp. kaṭukapphala Ja.ii.416 = Dhp-a.iii.475; Mil.382; Dāvs v.50.

cp. Sk. karpūra

gold AN.iii.346 Thag.691 (muttaṃ selā va k.); Thig.266 (k˚ ssa phalakaṃ va); Vv-a.4, Vv-a.9 (= jātarūpa). Esp. freq. in compounds = of or like gold.

• -agghika a golden garlan …

adjective sharp, bitter, acid, severe

1. severe, sharp (fig.), of dukkha, vedanā, kāmā, etc MN.i.10 = AN.ii.143; Ja.vi.115; Thig.451 (= Thag-a.281) SN-a.56
   ■ painful, terrible, frightful (-ap …

…AN.iv.72; Ja.ii.327.

• -phālaka wood-cutter Vism.413.
• -bhatin a wood-cutter Dpvs.20, Dpvs.28, where given as a…

Khaṇa¹

1. (m.) a (short), moment, wink of time; in phrase khaṇen’ eva “in no time” Pv-a.38 Pv-a.117; Sdhp.584 (etc.). Sdhp.584; khaṇo ve mā upaccagā “let not the slightest time be wasted …

to chew, bite, eat devour (= Ger. fressen); to destroy
pres Dhp.240; Ja.i.152 (sassāni); Ja.iii.26; Pv.i.6#3 (puttāni, of a Petī), Pv.i.9#4
■ kaṭṭhaṃ kh˚ to use a toothpick Ja.i.80, Ja.i.282, dant …

1. (adj.) that which ought to be done, that which is to be performed; nt something to do Dhp-a.i.15. defined as kātabban ti kiccaṃ kiñcid eva karaṇīyan ti Kp-a.218; kattabaṃ karaṇīyaṃ Dhp-a.iii.452 …

1. as nt. subst. what? sotānaṃ kiṃ nivāraṇaṃ what is the obstruction? Snp.1032; kiṃ tava patthanāya what is it about your wish, i.e. what good is your wish? Vv-a.226; kim idaṃ this is what, that is …

spade or a hoe (kanda-mūla-phalagahaṇ’atthaṃ DN-a.i.269) Vin.iii.144; Ja.v.45; Dhp-a.iv.218 Often in combination kuddāla-piṭaka “hoe and basket DN.i.101; SN.ii.88; SN.v.53; AN.i.204; AN.ii.199; …

the pericarp or envelope of a seed (phala˚) Vv-a.344 (= sipāṭikā).

to desire.

1. Objective: pleasantness, pleasure-giving, an object of sensual enjoyment.
2. Subjective: (a) enjoyment, pleasure on occasion of sense, (b) sense-desire.

Buddhist commentators exp …

1. abs.
   1. deed, service, act of mercy or worship, homage: kāra-paṇṇaka Ja.vi.24 (vegetable as oblation); appako pi kato kāro devûpapattiṃ āvahati “even a small gift of mercy brings about rebirth …

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 …

1. streak, line Vv-a.277 (= rāji); canda˚; crescent moon [cp. Epic candralekhā Mbh 3, 1831] Vism.168; Dhs-a.151.
2. a scratch, line AN.i.283; Pp.32; Ja.vi.56 (lekhaṃ kaḍḍhati).
3. writing, inscrip …

Lokiya & lokika

(adj.)

1. (ordinarily) “belonging to the world,” i.e
   1. world-wide, covering the whole world, famed, widely known Thag.554; Ja.vi.198.
   2. (-˚) belonging to the world of, an i …

Lokiya & lokika

(adj.)

1. (ordinarily) “belonging to the world,” i.e
   1. world-wide, covering the whole world, famed, widely known Thag.554; Ja.vi.198.
   2. (-˚) belonging to the world of, an i …

salt; as adj., salty, of salt, alkaline- Vin.i.202 (loṇāni bhesajjāni alkaline medicine among which are given sāmuddaṃ kāḷaloṇaṃ sindhavaṃ ubbhidaṃ bilaṃ as var. kinds of salt), Vin.i.220 = Vin.i.243 …

1. a road (usually high road), way, foot-path Vism.708 (maggaṃ agata-pubba-purisa, simile of); Vb-a.256 (tiyojana˚, simile of a man travelling); Dhp-a.i.229- addhāna˚; high road Vin.iv.62; MN. …

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 …

Matta¹

adjective (-˚) “by measure,” measured, as far as the measure goes, i.e

1. consisting of, measuring (with numerals or similar expressions): appamatto kali Snp.659; pañcamattā sata …

Muddha¹

infatuated, bewildered, foolish Ja.v.436.

• -dhātuka bewildered in one’s nature, foolish(ly Ja.iv.391 (variant reading luddha˚); Dhp-a.iii.120 (variant read …

holy man, a sage, wise man.

I

The term which was specialised in Brahmanism has acquired a general meaning in Buddhism & is applied by the Buddha to any man attaining perfection in self-rest …

pearl Vv.37#7 (˚ācita); Pv.ii.7#5 (+ veḷuriya); Mhvs.30, Mhvs.66. Eight sorts of pearls are enumerated at Mvu. 11, 14, viz. haya-gaja-rath’ āmalakā valay’anguli-veṭhakā kakudha-phala-pākatikā, i …

I. Forms

The 2 bases muñc˚ & mucc˚; are differentiated in such a way, that muñc˚; is the active base, and mucc˚; the passive. There are however cases where the active forms (muñ …

1. (lit.) root AN.ii.200; MN.i.233; Dhp-a.i.270; Dhp-a.iv.200 (opp. patti); Vism.270 (rukkha˚; = rukkha-samīpaṃ); Pv.ii.9#6 (sa˚ with the root); Pv-a.43 (rukkhassa mūle at the foot of).
2. foot …

bent on, disposed to (-˚), able or capable of Ja.iii.392 (pabbajjāya-namita-citta); Mil.308 (phalabhāra˚).

pp. nameti

…SN.v.146 = Ja.ii.59

• -phāla [mod. Ind. phār] ploughshare (to be understood as Dvandva) Dhp-a.i.395.

Ved. lāngala;…

Ni˚

Nearly all (ultimately prob. all) words under this heading are compounds with the pref. ni.

A. Forms

1. Pāli ni˚; combines the two prefixes ni, nis (nir). They ar …

past participle existing, having existed, being reborn Vin.i.215 (n. bījaṃ phalaṃ fruit with seed); Ja.i.168; Ja.ii.111; Pv-a.10 (niraye), Pv-a.35 (petayoniyaṃ), Pv-a.100 (pubbe n
■ ṭhānato paṭṭh …

adjective producing, yielding Pv-a.26 (phala ˚ṃ kusalakammaṃ), Pv-a.126 (= sukha˚ = sukhāvaha).

cp. nibbatta

shrub (Vitex Negundo) Mil.223 (˚phala); Vism.257 (˚puppha).

Sk. nirguṇḍī, of obscure etym.

Nippajjati & Nipphajjati

to be produced, be accomplished, spring forth, ripen result, happen Dhp-a.ii.4 (pph); Pv-a.19 (= upakappati), Pv-a.71 (phalaṃ ijjhati n.), Pv-a.120 (id.). pp. *[nipphanna …

Nippajjati & Nipphajjati

to be produced, be accomplished, spring forth, ripen result, happen Dhp-a.ii.4 (pph); Pv-a.19 (= upakappati), Pv-a.71 (phalaṃ ijjhati n.), Pv-a.120 (id.). pp. *[nipphanna …

adjective without fruit, barren in a˚; not without fruit, i.e. amply rewarded (dāyaka, the giver of good gifts) Pv.i.4#2; Pv.i.5#5, Pv-a.194; Sdhp.504.

nis + phala

flowing or trickling down; discharge, dropping issue; result, outcome, esp. effect of Kamma AN.iii.32; Ja.i.31, Ja.i.205, Ja.i.426 (sarīra˚); Dhp-a.i.395; Dhp-a.ii.36, Dhp-a.ii.86; Vv-a.14 (puñña\ …

adverb variously differently.

1. (abs.) AN.i.138 (on different sides, viz right ↔ left). Snp.878 (= na ekaṁ Snp-a.554 = vividhaṁ aññoññaṁ puthu na ekaṁ Mnd.285), Snp.884 sq.
2. more frequently in co …

basket Ja.i.9, Ja.i.243; Ja.ii.68; Ja.iii.21; Ja.vi.369 (paṇṇa˚), Ja.vi.560 (phala˚); Dhp-a.ii.3; Dhp-a.iv.205 (˚pasibbaka).

etym. doubtful

the lotus Nelumbium speciosum. It is usually mentioned in two varieties, viz. ratta˚; and seta˚; i.e. red and white lotus so at Ja.v.37; Snp-a.125; as ratta˚ at Vv-a.191; Pv-a.157. The latter s …

1. make-up, getting up, fixing, arrangement, preparation mode, way, manner Ja.ii.222; DN-a.i.132; Pv-a.26 Pv-a.109, Pv-a.123, Pv-a.135, Pv-a.178, Pv-a.199; Sdhp.94, Sdhp.466.
2. ingredient fla …

(-˚) a certain weight (or measure), spelt also phala (see phala²), only in cpd. sata˚; a hundred (carat) in weight Thag.97 (of kaṃsa); Ja.vi.510 (sa …

mason, bricklayer, plasterer MN.i.119; SN.iii.154 (the reading phala˚ is authentic, see Geiger, P.G. § 40) AN.iv.127.

cp. Sk. palagaṇḍa Halāyudha ii.436; BSk. palagaṇḍa Avs.i.339; Aṣṭas. Pār. 231; …

rhinoceros Ja.vi.277 (variant reading phalasata explained as “khagga-miga,” with gloss “balasata”); as phalasata at Ja.vi.454 (explained as phalasata-camma C.) See palāsata.

…

the Jack or bread-fruit tree (Artocarpus integrifolia) and its fruit Ja.i.450; Ja.ii.160 Ja.v.205, Ja.v.465; Vv.44#13; Kp-a.49, Kp-a.50, Kp-a.58 (˚phala, where Vism.258 reads panasa-taca); Snp-a …

…pap.˚) AN.iv.70 sq. (of ayophāla); Ja.v.333 (same as Vin passage); Mil.179. 2. the outer dry bark or crust of a tree, falling off in shreads;…

having come to, reached, attained Ja.vi.237 (phalaṃ; C = upagata), Ja.vi.238 (kusalaṃ C. = pariyāyena attano vārena āgata).

pari + ā + gata

Patta¹

neuter

1. the wing of a bird, a feather Vin.iv.259; DN.i.71. kukkuṭa˚ a hen’s quill (for sewing) Vin.ii.215
2. a leaf MN.i.429; Snp.44 = Snp.64 (sañchinna˚, see Cnd.625); Snp.625 ( …

to be spread out, intrs. to spread (?) AN.iv.97 (kodho p., as if fr. pat); Ja.iii.283 (C. nikkhamati as if fr. tṛ; Kern. trsl^s “to be for sale”).

in form = pa + tāyati, diff. in meani …

adjective

1. (adj.) happening, going on, procedure, resulting Thig.220 (assu ca pavattaṃ taken by Mrs. Rh. D. as “tears shed”); Thag-a.179; Pv-a.35, Pv-a.83 (gāthāyo), Pv-a.120, esp. with ref. to …

intransitive

1. to move on, go forward, proceed Pv.i.5#7; Pv-a.8, Pv-a.131; of water: to flow SN.ii.31; Ja.ii.104; Pv-a.143, Pv-a.154, Pv-a.198.
2. to exist to be, continue in existence Ja.i.64; …

covering, in ˚phalaka covering board, seat Kp-a.62 (vacca-kuṭiyā).

fr. paṭi + kubj

adjective noun one who has entered upon the Path (ariyamagga) Pp.13 (= maggaṭṭhaka phalatthāya paṭipannattā p. nāma Pp-a 186); Mil.342 Mil.344; Ne.50; Dhs-a.164. See also Mil trsl. ii.231, 237.

f …

lit. piercing, i.e. penetration comprehension, attainment, insight, knowledge AN.i.22 AN.i.44; DN.iii.253; Pts.i.105; Pts.ii.50, Pts.ii.57, Pts.ii.105, Pts.ii.112, Pts.ii.148, Pts.ii.182 Vb.330; Mil.1 …

Pekkha¹

adjective (-˚) looking out for, i.e. intent upon, wishing usually in puñña˚; desirous of merit SN.i.167; Dhp.108 (= puññaṃ icchanto Dhp-a.ii.234); Vv.34#21 (= puññaphalaṃ ākank …

dead, departed, the departed spirit. The Buddhistic peta represents the Vedic pitaraḥ (manes, cp. pitṛyajña), as well as the Brāhmaṇic preta. The first are souls of the “fathers, …

is spurious writing for palagaṇḍa (q.v.).

…§206. Ved. phalaka board, phāla ploughshare Gr. α ̓́σπαλον, σπολάς, ψαλίς scissors; Lat. pellis spolium; Ohg. spaltan =…

stands in all probability for phalika-maya, made of crystal, as is suggested by context, which gives it in line with kaṭṭha-maya & loha-maya (& aṭṭhi˚ danta˚, veḷu˚ etc.). It occurs in same phras …

see palasata
■ At Ja.vi.510 it means “goldbronze” (as material of which a “sovaṇṇa-kaṃsa” is made).

1. to split, burst open (intrs.) AN.i.77 (asaniyā phalantiyā); usually in phrase “muddhā sattadhā phaleyya, as a formula of threat or warning “your (or my) head shall split into 7 pieces,” e.g. DN.i …

the fact or condition of bearing fruit Pv-a.139 (appa˚).

abstr. fr. phala

adjective bearing or having fruit Ja.iii.251.

fr. phala

Phalika¹

a fruit vendor Mil.331.

fr. phala

Phalika² & ˚kā

feminine crystal quartz Vin.ii.112; Ja.vi.119 (˚kā = phaḷika-bhittiyo C.); Vv.35#1 (= phalika-maṇi-mayā bhittiyo …

adjective bearing fruit, full of fruit Ja.iii.493.

fr. phala

adjective bearing fruit Ja.v.242.

fr. phala

adjective at Ja.v.92 is of doubtful meaning. It cannot very well mean “bearing fruit”, since it is used as epithet of a bird (˚sakuṇī). The Cy explⁿ is sakuṇa-potakānaṃ phalinattā (being a …

Phulla¹

blossoming, in blossom Ja.v.203. Also as Intensive phāliphulla “one mass of flowers” MN.i.218; Ja.i.52. Note. phulla¹ may stand for phuṭa ^…

Phusati¹

1. (lit.) to touch Vism.463 (phusatī ti phasso) DN-a.i.61 (aor. phusī = metri causa for phusi); Mil.157 (grd. aphusa not to be touched).
2. (fig.) pharati*, as …

adjective splitting; one who splits Vism.413 (kaṭṭha˚).

fr. phāleti

splitting Ja.i.432 (dāru˚); Vism.500 (vijjhana˚).

fr. phāleti

to split, break chop, in phrases

1. kaṭṭhaṃ phāleti to chop sticks (for firewood) Vin.i.31; Ja.ii.144; Pv.ii.9#51, besides which the phrase kaṭṭhaṃ *phāṭeti.
2. sīsaṃ (muddhā sattadhā *[phālet …

*Phāṭeti

is conjectured reading for pāteti in phrase kaṭṭhaṃ pāteti MN.i.21, and in adhipāteti to split (see adhipāta & vipāta). T …

cover Ja.vi.349. -phalaka covering board Vism.261 (where Kp-a in same passage reads paṭikujjana-phalaka) = Vb-a.244.

= pidahana

the fruit of Ficus religiosa, the holy fig tree Ja.vi.518 (Kern’s reading,

Toevoegselen

s. v. for T. maddhu-vipphala C. reads madhuvipphala & explains by madhuraphala).

cp. Epic Sk. pippala, on …

? scissors (? so ed.) DN-a.i.70.

etym.? BR give Sk. *pippalaka in meaning “thread for sewing”

lump, round mass, ball, cluster DN.i.74 = AN.iii.25 (nahāniya˚ ball of fragrant soap; DN-a.i.218: piṇḍa); MN.iii.92; Ja.i.76 (phala˚), Ja.ii.393; Ja.iii.53 (amba˚); Mil.107; Vism.500 (piṭṭha˚) Dhp-a …

…nikkhitta-loṇa-maccha-phāla-sadisaṃ phaṇaṃ); dhañña˚ a grain-basket Dhp-a.iii.370; vīhi˚; a rice basket Dhp-a.iii.374….

the Nimba tree, Azadirachta Indica Ja.iii.34; Ja.iv.205; Ja.vi.269 (˚thanī, of a woman nimba-phala-saṇṭhāna-thana-yuggalā C.).

fr. picumanda

species of tree Ja.i.9 (˚puppha); Ja.vi.530; Kp-a.50 (aggacchinna˚-phala), Kp-a.53 (id.).

dial.?

Puppha¹

neuter a flower Vin.ii.123; SN.i.204 = Ja.iii.308; Snp.2, Snp.5; Dhp.47 sq.; Dhp.377; Vism.430; Snp-a.78 (paduma˚); Vv-a.73; Pv-a.127; Sdhp.550- pupphāni (pl.) Vb-a.255 (of …

to flower Ja.i.76 (aor. ˚iṃsu); Pv-a.185 (= phalati)
pp pupphita.

puṣp

1. a son SN.i.210; Snp.35, Snp.38, Snp.60, Snp.557, Snp.858; Dhp.62, Dhp.84 Dhp.228, Dhp.345; Ja.iv.309; Vism.645 (simile of 3 sons); Pv-a.25, Pv-a.63, Pv-a.73 sq.; DN-a.i.157 (dāsaka˚). Four kind …

merit meritorious action, virtue. Always represented as foundation and condition of heavenly rebirth & a future blissful state, the enjoyment (& duration) of which depends on the amount of merit accum …

orig. meaning “tube,” container, hollow pocket.

1. a container, usually made of leaves (cp Ja.iv.436; Ja.v.441; Ja.vi.236), to carry fruit or other viands a pocket, basket: ucchu˚; basket for sugar …

rock, stone AN.i.283; Snp.447; Ja.i.109, Ja.i.199; Ja.v.295; Vism.28, Vism.182, Vism.183; Vb-a.64 (its size as cp^d with pabbata); Dhp-a.iii.151; Dhs-a.389; Vv-a.157; Sdhp.328.

• *-[gu …

colouring, dye DN.i.110 (suddhaṃ vatthaṃ… sammadeva rajanaṃ paṭigaṇheyya); Vin.i.50 = Vin.i.53 Vin.ii.227; Vin.i.286 (6 dyes allowed to the bhikkhus: mūla˚, khandha˚, taca˚, patta˚, puppha˚, phala˚ or …

Rasa¹

that which is connected with the sense of taste. The defⁿ given at Vism.447 is as follows “jivhā-paṭihanana-lakkhaṇo raso, jivhā-viññāṇassa visaya-bhāvo raso, tass’ ev …

tree. In the rukkha-mūlik’ anga (see below) Bdhgh at Vism.74 gives a list of trees which are not to be selected for the practice of “living at the root of a tree.” These are sīmantarika-rukkha, ceti …

faith (on term cp. Geiger, Saṃyutta translation ii.45²) DN.i.63; DN.iii.164 sq. SN.i.172 = Snp.76; SN.v.196; Dhp.144; AN.i.150, AN.i.210; AN.iii.4 sq. AN.iii.352; AN.iv.23; AN.v.96; Dhs.1 …

Sakaṭa¹

masculine & neuter a cart, waggon; a cartload DN.ii.110; Vin.iii.114; Ja.i.191; Mil.238; Pv-a.102; Vb-a.435 (simile of two carts); Snp-a.58 (udaka-bharita˚), Snp-a.137 (bīja˚) …

indeclinable possible (lit. one might be able to); in the older language still used as a Pot., but later reduced to an adv. with infin. E.g. sakkā sāmaaññphalaṃpaññāpetuṃ would one be able to point …

to tear, to cut MN.i.450; AN.ii.33 = SN.iii.85; SN.iii.155; Mhvs.23, Mhvs.10
■ Act. intrs sampadālati to burst Ja.vi.559 (= phalati, C.).

saṃ + padāleti

adjective abounding in fruits SN.i.70; SN.i.90 = Iti.45.

saṃ + phala

1. concentration; a concentrated, self-collected, intent state of mind and meditation which, concomitant with right living, is a necessary condition to the attainment of higher wisdom and emancipatio …

1. union, junction Mil.330 (of 2 roads); Bdhgh on SN.ii.270 (between 2 houses).
2. breach, break, hole, chasm DN.ii.83 = AN.v.195; Thag.786; Ja.v.459. āloka˚; a window Vin.ii.172; sandhiṃ chindati …

adjective bearing fruit, having its reward Dhp.52.

sa³ + phala

adjective together with his shield Mhvs.25, Mhvs.63.

sa³ + phalaka

adverb in seven pieces DN.i.94; DN.ii.235; Snp.783; Ja.v.33, Ja.v.493; Dhp-a.i.17, Dhp-a.i.41. Cp phalati. Sattapanni-rukkha

fr. satta⁴, cp. dvidhā

saññāyo and saññā-e.g. MN.i.108)

1. sense, consciousness, perception, being the third khandha Vin.i.13; MN.i.300; SN.iii.3 sq.; Dhs.40 Dhs.58, Dhs.61, Dhs.113; Vb-a.42.
2. sense, perception, discer …

art, branch of knowledge, craft Snp.261; AN.iii.225; AN.iv.281 sq., AN.iv.322; DN.iii.156, DN.iii.189; Ja.i.239, Ja.i.478; Mil.315; excludes the Vedas Mil.10 sabbasippāni Ja.i.356, Ja.i.463; Ja.ii.53; …

stairs, staircase Vin.ii.117, Vin.ii.152; DN.ii.178; Ja.i.330, Ja.i.348; Ja.iv.265; Vism.10; Vv-a.188; Pv-a.156, Pv-a.275; Vv.78#5; dhura-sopāna the highest step of a staircase (? Ja.i.330.

• *- …

Sota¹

neuter ear, the organ of hearing Vin.i.9, Vin.i.34; DN.i.21; Snp.345 (nom pl. sotā); Vism.444 (defined); Dhs.601; Dhs-a.310-dibba-sota the divine ear (cp. dibba-cakkhu) DN.i.79 D …

adjective

1. good, virtuous, pious Snp.376, Snp.393; Ja.i.1; Mhvs.37, Mhvs.119; Pv-a.116, Pv-a.132 asādhu bad, wicked Dhp.163, Dhp.223; Dhp-a.iii.313.
2. good, profitable, proficient, meritoriou …

adjective sweet, nice, pleasant Vin.ii.196; MN.i.114; Thig.273; Snp.102; Ja.iv.168; Ja.v.5; Dhs.629; asādu (ka) Ja.iii.145; Ja.iv.509 (text, asādhuka com. on kaṭuka); sādu-karoti makes sweet Ja.iii.3 …

Sāmañña¹

neuter generality; equality, conformity; unity, company Mil.163; Snp-a.449 (jāti identity of descent), Snp-a.449 (generality, contrasted to visesa detail), S …

1. nature, character, habit behaviour; usually as-˚ in adj. function “being of such a nature,” like, having the character of…, e.g. adāna˚; of stingy character, illiberal Snp.244; Pv-a.68 (+ macc …

1. a kind of water vessel (udaka DN-a.i.202), made of copper, wood or a fruit (like a calabash, cocoanut, etc., cp. kaṭāha, E. skull) Vin.i.205 (loha˚, kaṭṭha˚, phala˚); Vin.ii.114 (˚kaṭāha of gourd) …

adverb so much, so long; usually correl. with yāva how long, how much; in all meanings to be understood out of elliptical application of this correlation Thus

I

*yāva-tāva …

pulled out, destroyed, extirpated, removed Ja.vi.237 (˚pphala = uddhaṭa-bīja C.).

a by-form of uddhaṭa

basis, reliance, support, foundation, assurance, certainty; esp. sufficing condition or qualification for Arahantship (see long article in Childers s. v.); no 9 in the 24 paccayas, Tikapatthāṇa, Tikap …

Uñcha & Uñchā

feminine anything gathered for sustenance, gleaning SN.ii.281; AN.i.36; AN.iii.66 sq., AN.iii.104; Vin.iii.87; Snp.977; Thig.329, Thig.349; Ja.iii.389; Ja.iv.23, Ja.iv.28, Ja.iv.434, Ja …

Uñcha & Uñchā

feminine anything gathered for sustenance, gleaning SN.ii.281; AN.i.36; AN.iii.66 sq., AN.iii.104; Vin.iii.87; Snp.977; Thig.329, Thig.349; Ja.iii.389; Ja.iv.23, Ja.iv.28, Ja.iv.434, Ja …

1. rising, rise, getting up, standing (opp. sayana & nisīdana lying or sitting down) DN.ii.134 (sīha-seyyaṃ kappesi uṭṭhāna-saññaṃ manasikaritvā); Dhp.280 (˚kāla); Ja.i.392 (an˚-seyyā a bed from wh …

1. a climbing plant, a creeper Vin.iii.144; Ja.v.37; Ja.vi.536; Vv-a.147 Vv-a.335 (here as a root?)
   ■ santānaka˚; a long, spreading creeper Vv-a.94, Vv-a.162.
2. a reed or rush used as a st …

adjective wearing armour, armoured Ja.iv.353 (= keṭaka-phalaka-hattha C.); Ja.v.259 Ja.v.373; Ja.vi.25; Mil.331. Vammika & vammika;

fr. vamma; Vedic varmin

Vana¹

neuter the forest; wood; as a place of pleasure sport (“wood”), as well as of danger & frightfulness (“jungle”), also as resort of ascetics, noted for its loneliness (“forest”). Of ( …

Vapati¹

to sow Snp.p.13 (kasati +); Ja.i.150 (nivāpaṃ vapitvā); Pv-a.139
pass vappate SN.i.227 (yādisaṃ v. bījaṃ tādisaṃ harate phalaṃ), and vuppati [Vedic upyat …

Vara¹

adjective excellent, splendid, best, noble. As attribute it either precedes or follows the noun which it characterizes, e.g. -pañña of supreme wisdom Snp.391, Snp.1128 (= agga …

adjective barren, sterile DN.i.14, DN.i.56; MN.i.271; SN.ii.29 (a˚); SN.iv.169; SN.v.202 (a˚) Pv.iii.4#5 (a˚ = anipphala C.); Ja.ii.406 (˚sūkariyo: so read for vajjha˚); Mil.95; Vism.508 (˚bhāva); Dhp …

one of the dogmatic terms of Buddhist teaching varying in meaning in diff. sections of the Canon. It is not always the positive to avijjā (which has quite a well-defined meaning f …

“what is made of something,” make, i.e.

1. sort, kind Ja.i.59 (ābharaṇa˚ kind of ornament), Ja.i.243 (maccha-maṃsa˚); Mil.403 (bhojana˚ all kinds of material things); Vism.376 (bhājana˚ special bowl …

adjective

1. clinging, sticking [cp. līyati 1] Vin.i.209 (olīna˚ sticking all over).
2. matured (“digested”? cp. vilaya) Ja.iv.72 (nava˚gosappi freshly matured ghee); Mil.301 (phalāni ripefruit).
3. …

Vimokkha & Vimokha

deliverance, release, emancipation, dissociation from the things of the world, Arahantship DN.ii.70, DN.ii.111, DN.iii.34, DN.iii.35, DN.iii.230, DN.iii.288; MN.i.196 (samaya˚ & as …

Vimokkha & Vimokha

deliverance, release, emancipation, dissociation from the things of the world, Arahantship DN.ii.70, DN.ii.111, DN.iii.34, DN.iii.35, DN.iii.230, DN.iii.288; MN.i.196 (samaya˚ & as …

release, deliverance, emancipation DN.i.174; DN.iii.288; SN.v.206 sq. (abhijānāti), SN.v.222 (ariya˚), SN.v.266, SN.v.356; AN.ii.247, AN.iii.165 (yathābhūtaṃ pajānāti), AN.iii.242, Snp.54, Snp.73, Snp …

adjective fruitless, useless Sdhp.527.

vi + phala

(or is it pipphala?) = phala at Ja.vi.518.

intransitive to split open, to burst asunder: so read at Ja.v.33, Ja.v.493 (for vipatati); Pv.iv.1#46 (for vipāteti); see detail under vipāṭeti.

vi + phalati

1. to rip or tear open Vin.ii.115.
2. to be destroyed, to fall to pieces (cp. pāṭeti & Pass pāṭiyati in sense of “destroy”) Pv.iv.1#46 (sanghāṭiyo vipātayanti T.; vv.ll. vināsayati & vidālayati; Pv-a …

…Ja.v.274 (so read for phāla, cp. p. 268, v. 113); Pv-a.285 (˚koṭi so read for bāla˚) Sdhp.139
■ pallankassa…

obstructed, hindered Ja.iv.264; restrained (sabbavāri) see vāri.

• -vata (so read for cārita˚) “having the habit of selfdenial” (translation) SN.i.28 (cp. K.S. …

means for holding, contrivance, artifice, instrument machine, mechanism; fig. instrumentality (as perhaps in, kamma˚ at Th passages)
■ Referring to the machinery (outfit) of a ship (as oars, helm, …

1. the yoke of a plough (usually) or a carriage Dhp-a.i.24 (yugaṃ gīvaṃ bādhati presses on the neck); Pv-a.127 (ratha˚); Sdhp.468 (of a carriage) Also at Snp.834 in phrase dhonena yugaṃ samāgamā w …

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 …

1. (m.) starting-point, beginning Snp.358 (acc. ādiṃ = kāraṇaṃ Snp-a.351); Dhp.375 (nom. ādi); Mil.10 (ādimhi); Ja.vi.567 (abl. ādito from the beginning). For use as nt. see below 2 b.
2. (adj & adv …

1. come, arrived Mil.18 (˚kāraṇa the reason of his coming); Vv-a.78 (˚ṭṭhāna); Pv-a.81 (kiṃ āgat’attha why have you come here) come by, got, attained (˚-) AN.ii.110 = Pp.48 (˚visa); Mhvs.xiv.28 (˚p …

Ākāsa¹

air, sky, atmosphere; space. On the concept see Cpd. 5, 16, 226. On a fanciful etym. of ākāsa (fr. ā + kassati of kṛṣ) at Dhs-a.325 see Dhs trsl. 178. DN.i.55 (˚ṃ indriyāni …

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 …