chain Thig.509. aṭṭhi˚; a chain of bones, skeleton AN.iii.97. As -kaṅkalā at Thig.488.

cp. Sk. śṛnkhalā

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. a raft Ja.ii.20, Ja.ii.332 (nāvā˚), Ja.iii.362 (id.), Ja.ii.371. Mil.376. dāru˚; (= nāvā˚) Ja.v.194 Ja.v.195.
2. junction, union Vv-a.233.
3. collection, aggregate Ja.iv.15 (upāhana˚); Thag.519 …

chain SN.i.76; Ja.iii.168; Ja.vi.3; Cnd.304#iii; Mil.149, Mil.279; Dhp-a.iv.54; Pv-a.152 Sometimes saṅkhalika (esp. in composition), e.g. Ja.iii.125 (˚bandhana); Ja.vi.3; Mil.279
■ *[aṭṭhi˚](/de …

…a strong leash Thag-a.292 (where Thig.509 reads saṅkhalā).

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