adverb always Snp.1041, Snp.1087, Snp.1119; Cnd.631 (where long stereotype definition); Dhp.79; Pv.ii.8#11 (= sabbakālaṃ yāvajīvaṃ Pv-a.110); Pv.ii.9#37 (= sabbakālaṃ divase divase sāyañ ca pāto ca P …

…went into the Pācīnavaṃsadāya in the Ceti country to practise these. He mastered seven, but could not learn the eighth. The Buddha, being…

…dwelling in the Pācīnavaṃsadāya in the Ceti country, and appeared before him to encourage him in his meditations. AN.iv.228ff.

The palace…

…proceeded to Pācīnavaṃsadāya. Vin.i.350 MN.iii.154

The readings of the texts are uncertain, and it is impossible to say whether a village…

A great brahmin, contemporary of the Buddha, reputed for his great learning and highly esteemed in brahmin gatherings—e.g., at Icchānaṅgala Snp.p.115 and at Manasākaṭa. DN.i.235

He is mentioned toget …

…dwelling in the Pācīnavaṃsadāya in the Ceti country, Anuruddha became an arahant after a visit which the Buddha paid to him.AN.iv.228…

KammāsadhammaKammāsadammaKammasadammaKammasadhamma

A township of the Kurūs. The Buddha, during the course of his wanderings, stayed there several times; the exact place of his residence is, however, …

…visited them at Pacina-vamsadāya when he was going away, disgusted with the recalcitrant monks of Kosambī. Vin.i.350 MN.iii.155ff. They were…

Kosala¹

A country inhabited by the Kosalans, to the north-west of Māgadha and next to Kāsī. It is mentioned second in the list of sixteen Great Nations.AN.i.213 AN.iv.252 In the Buddha’s …

…and the Pācīnavaṃsadāya, retired alone to keep retreat in the Pārileyyaka forest. In the meantime the monks of both parties repented,…

KāpathikaKāpaṭika

A young brahmin, sixteen years old, well versed in the Vedas, and with his head shaven. He was “of good stock, well informed, a good speaker and a scholar of ability.” He visited th …

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 …

Mahānāma¹

A Sākiyan rājā, son of Amitodana; he was elder brother of Anuruddha and cousin of the Buddha. When the Sākiyan families of Kapilavatthu sent their representatives to join the Ord …

The name given to the monastery erected by Visākhā Migāramātā in the Pubbārāma, to the east of Sāvatthī. It is said that, one day, when Visākhā had gone to the monastery to hear the Dhamma and afterwa …

Māgaṇḍiya¹

The Sutta Nipāta contains a dialogue between Māgaṇḍiya and the Buddha. Snp.1011–1023 The Buddha starts with an emphatic rejection of an offer of a sexual nature, which sparks a …

Nandaka¹

Once, at the Buddha’s request, he preached a sermon to the nuns; on the first day they became sotāpannas, and, on the second, five hundred of them attained arahantship. MN.iii.270 …

A bathing place in Sāvatthī, near the Migāramātupāsāda, and therefore to the east of the city. Mention is made AN.iii.345 of the Buddha having bathed there. It was evidently extensive, for Pasenadi’s …

PācīnavaṃsaPācīnavaṃsadāya

A park in the Cetiya kingdom. AN.iv.228f. The Buddha visited it during his tours, and once, while staying…

…and Pācīnavaṃsadāya, went to Pārileyyaka, where he stayed at the foot of Bhaddasāla in the Rakkhitavanasaṇḍa. There a certain…

Pāvārikambavana¹

The mango grove of Pāvārika of Kosambī.

Kosambī3parkPāvārikambavana²

A mango grove at Nāḷandā where the Buddha stayed when on a visit there. DN.ii.81 It was t …

A class of Devas, present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.260

A hell realm. It resembled a city with four gates and a wall.

5hell

Visākhā¹

. Thig.13

Visākhā²

The chief among the female lay disciples of the Buddha and declared by him to be foremost among those who ministered to the Order. AN.i.26 She is c …

While journeying in the company of Sabhiya, he came to Sāvatthī, where he was present at the discussion between Sabhiya and the Buddha. It was his purpose to try and discover flaws in the Buddha’s arg …

vonzerő, kielégülés

the best trust; trust in the best.

the best trust; trust in the best.

grass sellers and fowlers

without excesses, without obstrusiveness

not overflowing

reproach; disparagement.

dismisses; rebukes, reproaches; disparages

of little enjoyment; affording little pleasure

horse-breaker, a horse-tamer

good noble horse

tasting, tasting with relish, enjoying; taste, flavor; enjoyable taste; enjoyment.

tasting; enjoying; flavor, enjoyable taste.

tastes, tastes with relish; relishes, enjoys, takes pleasure

makes sink down; disheartens, discourages

trust founded in knowledge, intelligent faith.

trust founded in knowledge, intelligent faith.

abundantly anointed with candana.

glow or burning in the sky.

hard or dangerous to approach; difficult to attack; difficult to be met with, unparalleled.

adding to a family’s faith

man of a particular low caste (of hunters); a fowler, a hunter.

not bringing enjoyment; without relish; listless.

stone for grinding, a (lower) millstone.

, ~a, neuter a stone for grinding; an (upper, smaller) millstone or stone roller.

causes to sink; immerses; discourages

grasping, being attached

the upper terrace, the flat roof of a mansion

1. obtruding, raising oneself.
2. mound (of flesh), thickness.
3. swelling.
4. abundance, prevalence, preponderance.
5. over-abundance, excess.
6. a supplementary niraya (of which there are either 16 …

bubbling up; overflowing (?).

raising oneself; rising up (on to); running aground.

1. raising, exalting; praise.
2. noise, tumult.

the buttocks, the bottom.

approach; attack, attacking.

insult, offensiveness.

looking to insult, aiming to be offensive

meets, encounters, reaches; approaches with (physical or verbal) violence; strikes against, hits; offends, insults

having tusks like carriage-poles

Materiality: produced through consciousness, kamma, etc.; see: samutthāna - Sensitive c.: pasāda-rūpa

Pasāda-rūpa: ‘sensitive materiality’, is a name for the 5 physical sense-organs responding to sense-stimuli. Cf. āyatana

*Āyatana:
* 1: Spheres, is a name for the four formless absorptions; see: jhāna 5-8.
2: The 12 sources or bases on which depend the mental processes, consist of five physical sense-organs an …

faith, belief, reliance, trust Dhs.12 (“sense of assurance” trsl., + saddhā), Dhs.25, Dhs.96, Dhs.288; Pv-a.223.

abhi + pasāda, cp. BSk. abhiprasāda Avs.12 (cittasyu˚) & vippasāda

to establish one’s faith in (loc.), to be reconciled with, to propitiate Thag.1173 = Vv.21#2 (manaṃ arahantamhi = cittaṃ pasādeti Vv-a.105).

Caus. of abhippasīdati, cp. BSk. abhiprasādayati Divy.68, …

adjective = ada Ja.v.91 (purisâdaka man-eater).

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 …

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 …

Anupahata¹

thrown up, blown up Mil.274.

anu + pa + hata, pp. of anu + pa + han

Anupahata²

adjective not destroyed, not spoilt Dhp-a.ii.33 (˚jivhapasāda) …

adjective anussuta*; v.l K.B. anussada; Dhp-a.iv.165 explains with taṇhā-ussāvâbhāva vv.ll. ˚ussada˚); Iti.97 (vv.ll. anussata & anussara).

Anussuta¹

adjective free from lust Dhp.400 (= ussāvâvena anussuta C.). See also anussada.

an + ussuta, ud + sṛ.

Anussuta²

heard of; only in cpd. *an …

adjective free from attachment (opp. sādāna) AN.ii.10 = Iti.9 = Iti.109 = Cnd.172#a; Snp.620, Snp.741 Snp.1094; Cnd.41 (where as nt. = taṇha); Dhp.352 (= khandhādisu niggahaṇa Dhp-a.iv.70), 396, 406, …

putting down, blame, disparagement MN.iii.230.

fr. apa + sad

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 …

see appa.

see pasāda.

adjective noun Before Buddhism used as honorific title of high officials like the English ʻHis Worship’; at the rise of Buddhism applied popularly to all ascetics (Dial. iii.3–⁠6). Adopted by the Bu …

Assa¹

shoulder; in cpd. assapuṭa shoulder-bag, knapsack i.e. a bag containing provisions instr. assupuṭena with provisions. Later exegesis has interpreted this as a bag full of ashes, …

taste, sweetness, enjoyment, satisfaction DN.i.22 (vedanānaṃ samudaya atthangama assāda etc.); MN.i.85; SN.ii.84 sq. (˚ânupassin), SN.ii.170 sq.; SN.iii.27 sq (ko rūpassa assādo), SN.iii.62, SN.iii.10 …

sweetness, taste, enjoyment SN.i.124; Snp.447 (= sādubhāva Snp-a.393).

cp. assāda

to taste SN.ii.227 (lābha-sakkārasilokaṃ); Vism.73 (paviveka-sukha-rasaṃ); Dhp-a.i.318.

Denom. fr. assāda

Aḍḍha¹

(& addha) one half, half; usually in comp^n. (see below), like diyaḍḍha 1 1/2 (˚sata 150) Pv-a.155 (see as to meaning Stede, Peta Vatthu p. 107). Note. aḍḍha is nev …

Bhūmaka & ˚ika

(adj.) (only-˚)

1. having floors or stories (of buildings) as dve˚ pāsāda Dhp-a.i.414; pañca˚; pāsāda a palace with 5 stories Ja.i.58, Ja.i.89; satta˚; with 7 stories (pāsāda) …

Bhūmaka & ˚ika

(adj.) (only-˚)

1. having floors or stories (of buildings) as dve˚ pāsāda Dhp-a.i.414; pañca˚; pāsāda a palace with 5 stories Ja.i.58, Ja.i.89; satta˚; with 7 stories (pāsāda) …

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 …

at Ja.iii.207 (of a castle) is probably to be read brahmuttara “even higher than Brahmā,” i.e. unsurpassed, magnificent. C. explains by suvaṇṇa- pāsāda.

adjective

1. external, outside (opp. abbhantara inside) outer, foreign DN.ii.75; AN.iv.16; Dhp.394 (fig. in meaning of 2); Ja.i.125 (antara˚ inside & outside); Ja.i.337 (out o …

sandal (tree wood or unguent, also perfume) Vin.i.203; AN.i.9, AN.i.145 AN.i.226; AN.iii.237; Dhp.54; Ja.v.420 (tree, m.); Mil.382; Dhp-a.i.422; Dhp-a.iv.189 (˚pūjā); Vv-a.158 (agalu˚ with aloe & s …

base of numeral four

1. As num. adj. nom. & acc. m cattāro (Dhp.109; Ja.iii.51) and caturo (Snp.84, Snp.188), f. catasso (Snp.1122), nt. cattāri (Snp.227); gen. m. catunnaṃ (Snp.p.102), (f. catassa …

Caṇḍāla¹

a man of a certain low tribe, one of the low classes, an outcaste; grouped with others under nīcā kulā (low born clans) as caṇḍālā nesādā veṇā rathakārā pukkusā at AN.i.107 = AN.i …

adjective to be tamed or restrained; esp with ref. to a young bullock MN.i.225 (balagāvā dammagāvā the bulls & the young steers); Iti.80; also of other animals: assadamma-sārathi a horse-trainer AN. …

fear, terror; sorrow, pain Vin.ii.156 = AN.i.138 (vineyya hadaye daraṃ); SN.ii.101, SN.ii.103; SN.iv.186 sq.; Thig.32 (= cittakato kilesa-patho Thag-a.38); Ja.iv.61; Vv.83#8 (= daratha Vv-a.327); P …

& dasa; (nt.) unwoven thread of a web of cloth, fringe, edge or border of a garment DN.i.7 (dīgha˚ long-fringed, of vatthāni); Ja.v.187; Dhp-a.i.180 Dhp-a.iv.106 (dasāni)
■ *[sadasa](/define/sa …

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 ( …

view, belief, dogma, theory, speculation, esp. false theory, groundless or unfounded opinion

1. The latter is rejected by the Buddha as pāpa˚; (AN.iv.172) and pāpikā d. (opp bhaddikā: AN.v.212 sq …

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 …

…hemante gimhe* Cnd.631 (sadā) vasanta gimhādika utū Pv-a.135. 3. of a summer month; paṭhamasmiṃ gimhe Snp.233 (see Kp-a 192 for…

customarily given as “a long, storied mansion which has an upper chamber placed on the top,” a larger building, pāsāda, (store-house Vin.i.58, Vin.i.96, Vin.i.239; Vin.ii.146 (with vihāra, aḍḍhayoga …

1. producing, production Vism.369; adj. (-˚) producing: pasāda˚ Mhvs.i.4 (= ˚kāraka); a species of karma Vism.601; Cpd. 144 (A.i).
2. n. f -ikā genetrix, mother Ja.i.16; Dhs.1059≈(where it repre …

■ 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 …

…only sometimes, occasional Mil.114.

Vedic kadā. Cp. tadā, sadā in Pali, and perhaps Latin quando

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 …

1. with loc.: to be uncertain, unsettled, to doubt (syn. vicikicchati with which always combined). Kaṅkhati vicikicchati dvīsu mahāpurisa-lakkhaṇesu DN.i.106 is in doubt a …

Kaṭṭha¹

ploughed, tilled Snp.80; Mil.255; Pv-a.45, Pv-a.62. a˚ untilled, unprepared Anvs.27. su˚ well-ploughed AN.i.229; Mil.255.

Sk. kṛṣṭa, pp. of kasati, cp. kiṭṭha

Kaṭṭha^{2</su …}

(adj-adv.) expression of the concept of unity and totality: only, alone; whole, complete; adv altogether or only

1. ˚ṃ (adv.)
   1. only = just: k tvaṃ amhākaṃ vacanaṃ karohi “do all we tell you Pv\ …

…pacchima Nd ii.in def. of sadā 4. sīla (etc.) kh˚ the 3 (or 5 groups or parts which constitute the factors of right…

an enclitic particle of affirmation & emphasis indeed, really, surely; in narration: then, now (cp kira); in question: then, perhaps, really. Def. as adhikār’ antara-nidassan’ atthe nipāto Kp-a.113 …

(nt.; but poetic pl. kulā Pv.ii.9#43)

1. clan a high social grade, “good family,” cp. Gr. (doric) φυά, Goth. kuni. A collection of cognates and agnates, in sense of Ohg. sippa, clan; “house” in sense …

…in Nd ii.by niccakāle under sadā; but at Snp-a.128 by phāsu-kālena “in good time”); -kāle kāle from time to time, or repeatedly…

…cp. Thig.12

• tasmā jantu sadā sato kāmāni parivajjaye Snp.771
• yo kāme parivajjeti Snp.768 = Ne.69-nikkhamma gharā panujja kāme…

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 …

…in Nd ii.by niccakāle under sadā; but at Snp-a.128 by phāsu-kālena “in good time”); -kāle kāle from time to time, or repeatedly…

(& lena) neuter

1. a cave (in a rock), a mountain cave, used by ascetics (or bhikkhus) as a hermitage or place of shelter, a rock cell. Often enumerated with kuṭi guhā, e.g. Vin.iv.48; Mil.151; Vb. …

to lick; pres. lehati Ja.ii.44; aor. lehayiṃsu Pv-a.198 (variant reading for palahiṃsu). Cp. parilehisaṃ Vv.81#21 Vv-a.316; ger. lehitvā DN-a.i.136 (sarīraṃ); Vv-a.314. pp. …

metal, esp. copper, brass or bronze It is often used as a general term & the individual application is not always sharply defined. Its comprehensiveness is evident from the classification of *[loha](/ …

…(a˚); Dhs-a.328 (indriyāni paripakkāni alulitāni avisadāni).

pp. of luḷati

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 …

in line “āsadañ ca masañ jaṭaṃ” at Ja.vi.328 is to be combined with ca, and read as camasañ, i.e. a ladle for sacrificing (C.: aggi-dahanaṃ).

1. a gem, jewel. At several places one may interpret as “crystal.” DN.i.7 (as ornament); Dhp.161; Ja.vi.265 (agghiya, precious). In simile at DN.i.76 (maṇi veḷuriyo). On maṇi in similes see J.P.T.S. …

stupidity, dullness of mind & soul, delusion bewilderment, infatuation DN.iii.146, DN.iii.175, DN.iii.182, DN.iii.214, DN.iii.270; Vin.iv.144, Vin.iv.145; Snp.56, Snp.74, Snp.160, Snp.638, Snp.847; Vb …

Māḷa & Māla

a sort of pavilion, a hall DN.i.2 (maṇḍala˚, same at Snp.p.104, which passage Snp-a.447 explains as “savitānaṃ maṇḍapaṃ”); Vin.i.140 (aṭṭa, māla, pāsāda explained at Vin.iii.201. In the …

Māḷa & Māla

a sort of pavilion, a hall DN.i.2 (maṇḍala˚, same at Snp.p.104, which passage Snp-a.447 explains as “savitānaṃ maṇḍapaṃ”); Vin.i.140 (aṭṭa, māla, pāsāda explained at Vin.iii.201. In the …

adjective belonging to, consisting of or resembling a claw, in hatthi˚; like elephants’ claws, epithet of a castle (pāsāda) Vin.ii.169 (Bdhgh on p. 323: hatthikumbhe patiṭṭhitaṃ, evaṃ evaṃkatassa ki …

Nava¹

(num.) number nine. gen
■ dat. navannaṃ (Snp.p.87) instr
■ abl. navahi (Vv-a.76), loc. navasu.

Meaning and Application: The primitive-Aryan importance of the “mystic” nine i …

hunter; also a low caste Vin.iv.7 (+ veṇa & rathakāra); SN.i.93 (˚kula); AN.i.107; AN.ii.85; Ja.ii.36 Ja.iii.330; Ja.iv.397, Ja.iv.413; Ja.v.110, Ja.v.337; Ja.vi.71; Pp.51 (˚kula) Mil.311; Dhp-a.iii …

adjective (lit.) extinguished (of fire), cooled, quenched (fig. desireless (often with nicchāta & sītibhūta), appeased pleased, happy

1. (lit.) aggi anāhāro n. MN.i.487; Snp.19 (ginī n. = magga-sali …

I. Etymology

Although nir + vā “to blow”. (cp. BSk. nirvāṇa) is already in use in the Vedic period (see nibbāpeti), we do not find its distinctive ap …

…constantly, always (syn. sadā) MN.i.326 MN.iii.271; Snp.69, Snp.220, Snp.336; Dhp.23, Dhp.109, Dhp.206, Dhp.293; Ja.i.290 Ja.iii.26,…

1. sign, omen, portent, prognostication DN.i.9 (study of omens = n. satthaṃ DN-a.i.92, q.v. for detailed explⁿ); Ja.i.11 (caturo nimitte nâddasaṃ); Mil.79, Mil.178 Esp. as pubba˚; signs …

adjective without taste, insipid, dull Vism.135. Cp. nirāsāda.

nis + assāda

purgatory, hell, a place of punishment & torture, where sin is atoned (i.e. kamma ripens = paccati, is literally boiled) by terrible ordeals (kāraṇāni) similar to & partly identical with those of Hade …

adjective tasteless, yielding no enjoyment Thag.710. Cp. nirassāda.

nis + assāda

Nisada & Nisadā

feminine a grindstone, esp. the understone of a millstone Vin.i.201; (˚pota id.); Mil.149; Vism.252 (˚pota, where Kp-a at id. p….

Nisada & Nisadā

feminine a grindstone, esp. the understone of a millstone Vin.i.201; (˚pota id.); Mil.149; Vism.252 (˚pota, where Kp-a at id. p….

past participle given up, spent, lost Thig.484 (variant reading ˚ss˚); Thag-a.286 (= pariccatta). Cp nisajjeti & nisagga.; Nisada & Nisada

nis + saṭṭha of sṛj

robber Ja.iv.364. Cp. nesāda.

cp. Sk. niṣāda, a Non-Aryan or barbarian

grinding Dhp-a.i.308.

= ni + śātana

in koka˚; Ja.vi.538, a certain wild animal; the meaning is not clear, etymologically it is to be derived fr. Sk. niśātayati to strike, to fell. See Kern,

Toevoegselen

1p. 152, s. v. koka. The va …

sitting down, occasion or opportunity to sit, a mat to sit on Vin.i.295 Vin.ii.123 (˚ena vippavasati); SN.v.259 (˚ṃ gaṇhāti). -paccattharaṇa a mat for sitting on Vin.i.47, Vin.i.295; Vin.ii.209 Vin …

to sit down, to be seated, to sit, to dwell Cnd.433; Ja.iii.392; Ja.vi.367; Pv.ii.9#3 (nisīdeyya Pot.); Pv-a.74. aor. nisīdi Vin.i.1; Ja.ii.153; Pv-a.5, Pv-a.23, Pv-a.44; 3^rd pl. nisīdi …

Nivāta¹

adjective with the wind gone down, i.e. without wind, sheltered from the wind, protected, safe, secure Vin.i.57, Vin.i.72; MN.i.76; AN.i.137 (kūṭāgāra); AN.i.101 (id.); Iti.92 (rah …

pinnacle, turret, gate MN.i.253; DN-a.i.284 (pāsāda +).

Sk. niryūha (& nirvyūha?), perhaps to; vah

to descend, to go down to (c. acc.), to be-take oneself to. ppr. otaranto Vin.ii.221
aor otari Snp-a.486 (for avaṃsari); Dhp-a.i.19 (cankamanaṃ) Pv-a.47 (nāvāya mahāsamuddaṃ), Pv-a.75
inf * …

1. (m.) a decline, incline, slope Ja.i.348; adj. (usually -˚) bending inclining, sloping; fig. tending or leading to (cp. E “bearing on”) MN.i.493 (samudda˚); SN.i.110 (id.), SN.v.38, SN.v.216, SN.v. …

rhinoceros Ja.v.206 Ja.v.408; Ja.vi.277.

so read for palasata & palasada; cp. Vedic parasvant given by BR. in meaning “a certain large animal, perhaps the wild ass”

1. all that belongs to a castle, a mansion and its constituents Vv.84#53 (explained at Vv-a.351 as follows: veṇiyato pekkhitabbato pariveṇaṃ pāsāda-kūtâgāra-ratti-ṭṭhān’ ādisampannaṃ pākāraparikkh …

-na (nt.) search, quest, inquiry

1. (-nā) DN.ii.58, DN.ii.61, DN.ii.280 (twofold, viz. sevitabbā and asevitabbā); DN.iii.289; MN.i.161 (twofold, viz ariyā & anariyā); AN.ii.247 (id.); SN.i.143; …

See pasata¹.

Pasata¹

adjective spotted, only in cpd. -miga spotted antelope Ja.v.418 (variant reading pasada˚) The more freq. P. form is pasada˚; e.g. SN.ii.279 (gloss pasata˚); Ja.v.24, Ja.v.416; …

1. clearness, brightness, purity; referring to the colours (“visibility”) of the eye Ja.i.319 (akkhīni maṇiguḷa-sadisāni paññāyamāna pañca-ppasādāni ahesuṃ); Snp-a.453 (pasanna-netto i.e. pañca-v …

adjective

1. making bright Mil.35 (udaka˚ maṇi).
2. worthy, good, pious Pv-a.129 (a˚). Cp. pāsādika.

fr. pasāda

1. happy state, reconciliation, purity Pv-a.132.
2. granting graces, gratification Dhp-a.iii.3 (brahmaṇo mama p. ˚ṭṭhāne pasīdati he is gracious instead of me giving graces)

■ Cp. sam˚.

fr. pa + sad

adjective inspiring confidence, giving faith. SN.v.156 Pp.49 Pp.50 Vb-a.282 (˚suttanta); Sdhp.543; the 10 pāsādaniyā dhammā at MN.iii.11f. cp. sam˚

fr. pasāda

calming, happiness, purification Pts.ii.121 (SS passādana).

fr. pasīdati

adjective noun masculine

Cases:
■ gen. dat. pañcannaṃ,
■ instr. abl pañcahi,
■ loc. pañcasu;
■ often used in compositional form pañca˚ (cp. Ved. pañcāra with 5 spokes RV i.164¹³; G …

intelligence, comprising all the higher faculties of cognition, “intellect as conversant with general truths” (Dial. ii.68), reason wisdom, insight, knowledge, recognition. See on term Mrs. Rh. D. * …

man-eater, cannibal Ja.v.34 sq., Ja.v.471 sq., Ja.v.486, Ja.v.488 sq., Ja.v.499, Ja.v.510.

fr. purisa + ad to eat

Err:509

Pota¹

the young of an animal Ja.ii.406 (˚sūkara); Cp.i.10#2 (udda˚) Snp-a.125 (sīha˚).

cp. Epic Sk. pota, see putta for etym.

Pota²

a boat Dāvs v.58; Vv- …

…shot after shot, i.e. constantly, continuously SN.v.453, SN.v.454; Cnd.631 (in def. of sadā) DN-a.i.188; Vv-a.351. The explⁿ is…

Name of a (Non-Aryan) tribe, hence designation of a low social class, the members of which are said (in the Jātakas) to earn their living by means of refuseclearing On the subject see Fick, *Sociale …

man (as representative of the male sex, contrasted to itthi woman, e.g. at AN.iii.209; AN.iv.197; Ja.i.90; Ja.v.72; Pv-a.51). Definitions of the C. are “puriso nāma manussa-puriso …

Pāsaka¹

a bow, for the dress Vin.ii.136; for the hair Thig.411 (if Morris, J.P.T.S. 1893, 45, 46, is right to be corr. fr. pasāda).

fr. pāsa¹

Pāsaka²

a throw, a …

lofty platform, a building on high foundations, a terrace, palace Vin.i.58, Vin.i.96, Vin.i.107, Vin.i.239; Vin.ii.128, Vin.ii.146, Vin.ii.236 (cp. Vin. Texts i.174; iii.178); DN.ii.21; SN.i.137; AN …

adjective

1. pleasing, pleasant, lovely, amiable Vin.iv.18; DN.iii.141; SN.i.95; SN.ii.279; AN.ii.104 sq. AN.ii.203; AN.iii.255 sq.; Dhp-a.i.119; Thag-a.266, Thag-a.281; DN-a.i.141 DN-a.i.281; V …

Pīta¹

1. having drunk or (pred.) being drunk (as liquid) SN.i.212 (madhu˚); Ja.i.198; Pv-a.25 (with asita, khāyita & sāyita as fourfold food).
2. soaked or saturated with (-˚), in *kasāya …

emotion of joy, delight, zest exuberance. On term see Dhs. trsl. 11 and Cpd. 243 Classed under sankhārakkhandha, not vedanā˚-DN.i.37, DN.i.75; DN.iii.241, DN.iii.265, DN.iii.288; MN.i.37; SN.ii.30; …

…(ariya-ppavedite dhamme sadā r. paṇḍito);
■ subj. 1^st pl. ramāmase Thig.370 (cp Geiger, P.Gr. 126);
■ med….

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 …

Ratha¹

a two-wheeled carriage, chariot (for riding driving or fighting SN.i.33 (ethically); AN.iv.191 (horse cart; diff. parts of a ratha); MN.i.396; Snp.300, Snp.654 Vism.593 (in its com …

Rava¹

speed, exceeding swiftness, galloping, in combination with dava running at Vin.ii.101; Vin.iv.4; MN.i.446 (better reading here dav’ atthe rav’ atthe for dhāve *rava …

1. fight, battle; only in Thig.360 (raṇaṃ karitvā kāmānaṃ): see discussed below; also late at Mhvs.35, Mhvs.69 (Subharājaṃ raṇe hantvā).
2. intoxication, desire, sin, fault. This meaning is the Buddhi …

devoid, empty, free, rid (of) MN.i.207 (+ tuccha), MN.i.414; Vin.i.157 = Vin.ii.216; Snp.823 (emancipated: ritto muni = vivitta etc. Mnd.158), Snp.844 (opp. to aritta); Thig.265 (see rindi); Ja.i.29 …

1. colour, hue; colouring, dye Vin.ii.107 (anga˚ “rougeing” the body bhikkhū angarāgaṃ karonti); Thag-a.78; Snp-a.315 (nānāvidha˚).
2. (as t. t. in philosophy & ethics) excitement passion; seldom by …

…-kālaṃ always: see sadā
■ ghasa all-devouring Ja.i.288
■ ji all-conquering SN.iv.83. -(ñ)jaha abandoning…

adjective fearful, unhappy AN.ii.172; MN.i.280, MN.i.465 = DN.iii.57 (reads dd).

sa³ + dara

squatting mat with a fringe Vin.iv.171.

sa + dasā

horse of good breed AN.i.289.

sat(= sant) + assa

the highest good, ideal DN.ii.141; MN.i.4; AN.v.207 sq.; Dhp.166; Mhvs.3, Mhvs.24. It may be taken as sa⁴ + attha (with euphonic -d-), i.e. one’s own good, as it is explained by Bdhg …

adjective always praised Ja.iv.101 (= nicca-pasattha C.).

sadā + thuta

serenity, pleasure DN.ii.211, DN.ii.222; AN.ii.199; MN.ii.262.

saṃ + pasāda

tranquillizing DN.i.37; Dhs.161; Mil.34; Vism.156; Dhs-a.170 (in the description of the second Jhāna); happiness, joy Bv.i.35.

saṃ + pasādana

adjective leading to serenity, inspiring faith DN.iii.99 sq. (the S. Suttanta), DN.iii.116.

saṃ + pasādaniya

…DN.iii.281. Cp. sātacca.

with satrā “completely” & sadā “always” to sa˚ “one”: see saṃ˚; lit….

Satta¹

hanging, clinging or attached to Vin.i.185; DN.ii.246; Mnd.23, Mnd.24; Dhp.342; Ja.i.376 Cp. āsatta¹ & byāsatta.

pp. of sañj: sajjati

Satta²

1. (m.) a li …

Satthaka¹

neuter a knife, scissors Vin.ii.115 (daṇḍa˚, with a handle); Ja.v.254 (as one of the 8 parikkhāras); Mil.282. aya˚; at Ja.v.338 read -paṭṭaka.

• *-[nisādana](/define/nisād …

Sañjāta¹

having become, produced, arisen Dhs.1035 (+ bhūta & other syn.). ˚-full of, grown into being in a state of Snp.53 (˚khandha = susaṇṭhita˚ Snp-a.103); Vv-a.312, Vv-a.318 (˚gār …

…sakad) sahasra 1000 = P.; sahassa, and in adv. sadā “always, lit. “in one”

to taste, enjoy Ja.iii.201 (aor. samasāyisuṃ: so read for samāsāsisuṃ).

saṃ + sāyati, which stands for sādati (of svad to sweeten). On y → d cp. khāyita → khādita & sankhāyita

sinking (down) SN.iv.180 (variant reading saṃsāda).

fr. saṃsīdati

fall, a heap of things fallen; only in cpd. paṇṇa˚; a heap of fallen leaves MN.i.21 (= paṇṇa-kacavara MN-a.i.120); Ja.ii.271.

most likely = Sk. śada (fall), fr. śad to fall; Kern

Toevoegselen …

causeway, bridge Vin.i.230 = DN.ii.89, Ja.i.199; Vism.412 (simile) Dhp-a.i.83; Snp-a.357; Pv-a.102, Pv-a.151, Pv-a.215. uttāra˚- a bridge for crossing over MN.i.134; SN.iv.174; Mil.194 *naḷa- …

Su¹

indeclinable a part. of exclamation “shoo!”; usually repeated su su Ja.ii.250; Ja.vi.165 (of the hissing of a snake); Thag-a.110 (scaring somebody away), Thag-a.305 (sound of puffi …

place, house Ja.iv.405; Yama-sādanaṃ sampatto come to Yama’s abode: dead Ja.iv.405; Ja.v.267, Ja.v.304; Ja.vi.457, Ja.vi.505 (do., the MSS. always read ˚-sādhana).

cp. Vedic sādana, fr. sad

adjective reverential Mhvs.5, Mhvs.246; Mhvs.15, Mhvs.2; Mhvs.28, Mhvs.25; Mhvs.33, Mhvs.82; sādariya (nt.) and sādariyatā (f.) showing regard and consideration Pp.24; cp. Dhs.1327.

sa + ādara

Sādeti¹

to cause to sink, to throw down Dhp-a.i.75 (+ vināseti; variant reading pāteti).

Caus. of sad: see sīdati

Sādeti²

to enjoy: see *[ucchādeti](/ …

adjective attached to the world, passionate Dhp.406 = Snp.630; Dhp-a.iv.180.

sa + ādāna

charioteer, coachman DN.ii.178, DN.ii.254; SN.i.33; SN.v.6; AN.ii.112; AN.iv.190 sq.; Snp.83; Ja.i.59, Ja.i.180; Pv.iv.3#3. assadammasārathi a coachman by whom horses are driven, a trainer of horses M …

certain dish, perhaps a kind of salad, given as “lambila,” i.e. bitter or astringent at Dhs-a.320 (made of badara or kapiṭṭha); cp Vin.iv.259.

cp. Sk. ṣāḍav …

to subside, sink; to yield, give way SN.i.53; Snp.939 (= saṃsīdati osīdati Cnd.420); Iti.71; Mhvs.35, Mhvs.35 3^rd pl. sīdare Ja.ii.393; Pot. sīde Iti.71; fut. sīdissati: see ni˚
p …

1. flat surface (w. ref. to either top or bottom: cp. Ger. boden), level, ground, base Ja.i.60 Ja.i.62 (pāsāda˚ flat roof); Ja.iii.60 (id.); paṭhavī˚ (level ground) Ja.ii.111, cp. bhūmi˚ Pv-a.176; ād …

praised Dhs-a.198; Ja.iv.101 (sada˚ = sadā thuto niccapasattho); Mil.278 (vaṇṇita th. pasattha).

cp. pp. of thavati

adjective

1. sharp, keen, eager: tibbagārava very devout AN.ii.21; Ne.112 (cp tīvraprasāda Avs.i.130); t- cchanda DN.iii.252, DN.iii.283.
2. dense, thick; confused, dark, dim: t- rāga Dhp.349 (= ba …

1. a fording place, landing place, which made a convenient bathing place DN.ii.89 = Vin.i.230 (Gotama˚ the G. ford) Ja.i.339, Ja.i.340 (titthāraṇa); Ja.ii.111; Ja.iii.228 (˚nāvika ferryman); Ja.iii.23 …

an arched gateway, portal Vin.ii.154; DN.ii.83; Vv.35#1 (= dvārakoṭṭhaka-pāsādassa nāmaṃ Vv-a.160); Ja.iii.428; Dāvs v.48.

Sk. toraṇa, perhaps related to Gr. τύρσις, τύρρις = Lat. turris (tower), c …

rubbing the limbs, anointing the body with perfumes, shampooing DN.i.7, DN.i.76; at the latter passage in comb^n. anicc˚-dhamma, of the body, meaning “erosion, decay” and comb^{d.</sup …}

indeclinable over, above (prep. & prefix)

1. (adv. on top, above (opp. adho below) Vin.iv.46 (opp. heṭṭhā) Ja.vi.432; Kp-a.248 (= uddhaṃ; opp. adho); Snp-a.392 (abtimukho u. gacchati explaining pac …

adjective large, bulky, immense; great big, strong. Only in one stock phrase “nāgo isādanto urūḷhavo” Vv.20#9, Vv.43#9 ; Ja.vi.488; of which variant n. ī ubbuḷhavā MN.i.414 = MN.i.450. The word is exp …

adjective superior, higher (opp. oma inferior) AN.iii.359; Snp.860 (= Mnd.251 with spelling ossa), Snp.954.

der. fr. ud = *ud-s(y)a, in analogy to oma fr. ava; but taken by Kern,

Toevoegselen

s …

…ādayo alobh’ādayo ca ussadā. 6. (metaph.) self-elevation, arrogance, conceit, haughtiness Vin.i.3; Snp.515, Snp.624 (an˚ =…

adjective over-full, overflowing AN.iii.231, AN.iii.234 (˚jāta, of a kettle, with vv.ll. ussuraka˚ & ussuka˚).

fr. ussada 4

accumulation, fulness, plenty Kv.467 (where Kvu trsl^n. p. 275 gives ussadattā); Vv-a.18, Vv-a.19.

abstr. fr. ussanna

throwing up on DN-a.i.122.

fr. ussādeti

1. overflowing, piling up, abundance MN.iii.230 (opp. apasādana).
2. (probably confused with ussāraṇa) tumult, uproar, confusion AN.iii.91, AN.iii.92 (variant reading ussāraṇa) = Pp.66 (= hatthiassara …

1. to dismiss DN.iii.128 [for ussāreti¹]
2. to raise, cause to rise up on, haul up, pile up MN.i.135; MN.iii.230; AN.iv.198, AN.iv.201; Mil.187 Mil.250

pass *[ussādiyati](/define/ussādiyat …

[See ussāpita & ussārita under ussāpeti & ussāreti. There exists in Pāli as well as in BSk. a confusion of different roots to express the notion of raising, rising, lifting unfolding, viz.; *sṛ, syad, …

to be in abundance, to be over Vin.ii.167.

Pass. med. of ussādeti, cp. ussada 4

procession, going or running about, tumult Dhp-a.ii.7 (so read for ossāraṇā). Cp. ussādana.

fr. ussāreti

Ussāva¹

hoarfrost, dew DN.ii.19; Ja.iv.120; Ja.v.417; -bindu a dew drop AN.iv.137; Pv.iv.1#5; Snp-a.458; in comparisons: Vism.231, Vism.633.

either = Sk. avaśyāya, or to ud + sru

…

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 …

Vatthu¹

neuter lit. “ground,” hence

1. (lit.) object, real thing, property, thing, substance (cp. vatthu²!) AN.ii.209 (khetta˚, where khetta in lit. sense, cp. No. 2). Here bel …

…sg.); Ja.v.66 (sadā so vaḍḍhate rājā sukka-pakkhe va candimā); Pv.i.1#2 (dātā puññena v.); Pp.71; Mil.9 Mhvs.7, Mhvs.68…

1. a wick SN.ii.86 = SN.iii.126 = SN.iv.213; Ja.i.243 (dīpa˚); Dhp-a.393; Thag-a.72 (Ap.v.45: nom. pl. vaṭṭīni); Mhvs.32, Mhvs.37 Mhvs.34, Mhvs.35.
2. enclosure, lining, film, skin Vism.258 (anta˚ e …

Vimāna¹

neuter lit. covering a certain space, measuring; the def^ns given by Dhpāla refer it to “without measure,” i.e. immeasurable. Thus = vigata-māne appamāṇe mahanta vara-p …

adjective

1. clean, pure, white DN.ii.14; Mil.93, Mil.247; Dāvs v.28.
2. clear, manifest Mil.93; Dhs-a.321, Dhs-a.328 (a˚); Vb-a.388 sq.

-kiriyā making clear: see under *[vat …

purity, clearness Vism.134 (vatthu˚).

abstr. fr. visada

depression, dejection DN.i.248; DN-a.i.121; Sdhp.117. Cp. visīdati.

fr. vi + sad

1. to sink down Ja.iv.223.
2. to falter, to be dejected or displeased SN.i.7; AN.iii.158; Pp.65

pp visanna.

vi + sad; cp. visāda & pp. BSk.; viṣaṇṇa Divy.44

…Also in defⁿ of sadā (continuously) as “avīci-santati” at Cnd.631. Cp. avīci.

cp. late Sk. vīci wave; Vedic…

Yama¹

restraint Pv-a.98 (+ niyama).

fr. yam

Yama²

the ruler of the kingdom of the dead. See details in Dicty. of Names. In compounds often in general sense of “death” or …

adjective asked, begged, borrowed MN.i.365 (˚ṃ bhogaṃ) Ja.iv.358 = Ja.vi.127 (˚ṃ yānaṃ and ˚ṃ dhanaṃ, alluding to MN.i.365–MN.i.366), with explⁿ Ja.iv.358: “yaṃ parena dinnattā labbhati taṃ …

…& pacchima;* Cnd.631 (under sadā)
■ AN.i.114; AN.iv.168; Dhp.157 (one of the 3; interpreted as the 3 vayas at Dhp-a.iii.138); Ja.i.243…

1. a sacrificial post DN.i.141; AN.iv.41; Ja.iv.302; Ja.vi.211; Mil.21 (dhamma˚); Snp-a.321, Snp-a.322; DN-a.i.294.
2. a pāsāda, or palace Thag.163 = Ja.ii.334.

• -ussāpana …

knowledge, intelligence insight, conviction, recognition, opp. añāṇa avijjā, lack of k. or ignorance.

1. Ñāṇa in the theory of cognition:
   it occurs in intensive couple-compounds with terms of …

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 …

taking up, getting, grasping, seizing; fig. appropriating clinging to the world, seizing on (worldly objects).

1. (lit.) taking (food), pasturing MN.iii.133; Ja.v.371 (& ˚esana)
2. getting, acquiring …

disadvantage, danger (in or through = loc.) DN.i.38 (vedanānaṃ assādañ ca ādīnavañ ca etc.), DN.i.213 (iddhi-pāṭihāriye MN.i.318; SN.i.9 (ettha bhīyo), SN.ii.170 sq. (dhātūnaṃ); SN.iii.27, SN.iii.62, …

Ājāniya (ājānīya)

adjective noun of good race or breed; almost exclusively used to denote a thoroughbred horse (cp. assājāniya under assa³).

1. ājāniya (the more common & younger Pāli f …

Ājāniya (ājānīya)

adjective noun of good race or breed; almost exclusively used to denote a thoroughbred horse (cp. assājāniya under assa³).

1. ājāniya (the more common & younger Pāli f …

“sit down”, bottom, behind MN.i.80 = MN.i.245; Ja.iii.435 (gloss asata) Vism.251 = Kp-a.45 (˚ttaca), Kp-a.252 (˚maṃsa).

a + sad

primary meaning “foundation”, from this applied in the foll. senses:

1. support, help, footing, expedient, anything to be depended upon as a means of achieving what is desired, i.e. basis of operatio …

1. to make ascend, to lead up to (w. acc.) Pv-a.76 (pāsādaṃ), Pv-a.160 (id.)
2. to put on, take up to (w. acc. or loc.) Pv.ii.9#2 (yakkhaṃ yānaṃ āropayitvāna); Pv-a.62 (sarīraṃ citakaṃ ā.), Pv-a.1 …

1. approach, dealing with, business with (acc.), concern, affair, means of acting or getting Vin.ii.195 = Ja.v.336 (mā kuñjara nāgam āsado); MN.i.326 (metaṃ āsado = mā etaṃ āsado do not meddle with th …

indeclinable

1. sitting on, going to, approaching; allocated, belonging to; sometimes merely as prep. acc “near” (cp. āsanna) Snp.418 (āsajja naṃ upāvisi he came up near to him), Snp.448 (kāko va sel …

1. to lay hand on, to touch, strike; fig. to offend, assail insult MN.i.371; Ja.i.481; Ja.v.197; aor. āsādesi Thag.280 (mā ā. Tathāgate); ger. āsādetvā Ja.v.272; Mil.100, Mil.20 …

1. to come together, lit. to sit by DN.i.248 (variant reading BB ādisitvā for āsīditvā, to be preferred?).
2. to come or go near, to approach (w. acc.), to get (to) AN.iii.69 (āsīvisaṃ), AN.iii.373 (n …

adjective

1. connected with, endowed, furnished with Thag.753 (dve pannaras’āyuta due to twice fifteen); Snp.301 (nārī-varagaṇ˚ = ˚saṃyutta Snp-a.320); Pv.ii.12#4 (nānā-saragaṇ˚ ˚yutta Pv-a.157). …