…Pischel, Prk. Gr. § 208; Jain Sk. prāsuka is a distortion of P. phāsuka. Perhaps phāsu is abstracted from phāsuka

… ■ in compounds as phāsuka˚; e.g. -aṭṭhīni the rib-bones (of which there are 24) Vism.254 (variant reading pāsuka˚);…

Bhagga¹

broken, in phrases “sabbā te phāsukā bhaggā” Ja.i.493, which is applied metaphorically at Dhp.154 (phāsukā = pāpakā?), explained Dhp-a.iii.128 (artificially) …

1. (trs. & intrs.) to break Vin.i.74 (phāsukā bhañjitabbā ribs to be broken); Dhp.337 (mā bhañji = mā bhañjatu C.). Pv.ii.9#3 (sākhaṃ bhañjeyya = chindeyya Pv-a.114); Pv-a.277 (akkho bhañji the axle …

…on the same day) Ja.iii.391 aphāsukaṃ jātaṃ (has occurred Ja.i.291
■ So in loc abs. jāte (jātamhi) “when… has arisen, when…

…this etym. is doubtful; cp phāsuka. A key to its etym. may be found in the fact that it never occurs by itself in form phāsu, but either in…

rib SN.ii.255 (phāsuḷ-antarikā).

for phāsukā

rib MN.i.80.

cp. phāsukā & phāsuḷā

rib Vin.ii.266. (loop? Rh.D.).

for the usual phāsuka

rib Vin.iii.105.

for phāsuka

…risen = uggata-sabhāva samiddha Pv-a.220); Vv-a.217 (˚mānasa); DN-a.i.248; Pv-a.68 (˚phāsuka with ribs come out or showing, i.e….

…Pv.ii.1#1 (= uggata-phāsuka Pv-a.68); Pv.iv.10#1 (MSS. uppā˚); Thag-a.133 (spelt uppā˚).

ud + phāsulikā for phāsukikā =…

…be, quite full Ja.i.101

• -phāsuka comfortable pleasant Dhp-a.i.8
• -balaṁ according to one’s power or means Dhp-a.i.107 (variant…

…(abode) Pv-a.76; phāsuka˚ Ja.ii.103 Pv-a.13; vasana˚ Ja.i.150, Ja.i.278; Vv-a.66; virūhana˚ (place for the growing of…)…