SakkharaSakkāra

A township of the Sākyans where the Buddha once stayed with Ānanda. SN.v.2 It was not far from Rājagaha and was the residence of Macchariya Kosiya.

Sākya, not far from Rājagaha3town

1. gravel, grit Vin.iii.147 = Ja.ii.284; Ja.i.192; AN.i.253; DN.i.84; Pv.iii.2#28; Dhp-a.iv.87.
2. potsherd Vv-a.157; Pv-a.282 Pv-a.285.
3. grain, granule, crystal, in loṇa˚; a salt crystal SN.i …

A city, the capital of Māgadha.

The place was called Giribbaja (mountain stronghold) because it was surrounded by five hills—Paṇḍava, Gijjhakūṭa, Vebhāra, Isigili and Vepulla. It is said MN.iii.68 th …

A tribe in North India, to which the Buddha belonged. Their capital was Kapilavatthu. Mention is also made of other Sākyan settlements - e.g., Cātumā, Khomadussa, Sāmagāma, Devadaha, Sīlavatī, Nagara …

1. striking, slaying, killing Pv-a.58 (daṇḍa˚), Pv-a.283 (sakkhara˚).
2. impact, contact Dhs-a.312 (rūpa˚ etc.).

Sk. abhighāta, abhi + ghāta

adjective constant, durable, lasting DN.iii.86. As tt. for one of 4 branches of Vedic learning (DN.i.88) it is Phonetics which probably included Grammar, and is explained by sikkhā …

adjective not stony, free from gravel or stones, smooth Ja.v.168; Dhp-a.iii.401 (opp. sasakkhara).

a + sakkhara

gravel, pebble, potsherd Ja.iii.225; Ja.v.417; Vv-a.157; combined with sakkhara at DN.i.84 = AN.i.9, and in simile at AN.i.253. As f. combined with kaṭṭha at …

Khara¹

1. (adj.) rough, hard, sharp; painful DN.ii.127 (ābādha); Ja.iii.26 (vedanā) Mil.26 (+ sakkhara-kaṭhala-vālikā), Pv-a.152 (loma, shaggy hair; cp. Np. Khara-loma-yakkha Vism.208 …

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 …

…Vin.iv.33 (pāsāṇā, sakkharā kaṭhalā, marumbā, vālikā); Mhvs.29, Mhvs.8; Dpvs.19, 2; Mil.197 (pāsāṇa, sakkhara, khara,…

1. means, instrument Ja.vi.116 (= karaṇa); Snp-a.7; Dhs-a.215 (sa˚).
2. preparation, undertaking, occupation exercise, business, action, practice Vin.iv.278; Pts.ii.213 (sammā˚); …

…on a stone Pp.32.

• -sakkharā a little stone, fragment of rock SN.ii.137; AN.iv.237.
• -sevāla…

in loṇa˚; a piece of salt crystal Vin.i.206; Vin.ii.237.

fr. sakkharā

adjective containing gravel, pebbly, stony AN.iv.237.

= sakkharika, fr. sakkharā

1. the food of the gods, ambrosia Ja.v.396; Vism.258 = Kp-a.56 (sakkhara˚).
2. lime plaster, whitewash, cement Vin.ii.154; --kamma whitewashing coating of cement Ja.vi.432; Mhvs.38, Mhvs.74.

cp. Sk. sudhā

together with the distinction of letters, with the phonology DN.i.88; AN.i.163; Snp.p.101; Mil.10; DN-a.i.247 (akkharappabhedo ti sikkhā ca nirutti ca).

sa³ + akkhara + pabheda

…(aggimhi pakkhitta-loṇasakkharā viya rosena t.); Dhp-a.iii.328 (vātâhata-tālapaṇṇaṃ viya) Vv-a.47, Vv-a.121 (of a…

to set into motion, to make go, impel, hurl Ja.i.418 (sakkharaṃ anguliyā yantetvā); pp. yantita.

denom. fr. yanta. Dhtm.809 gives a root yant in meaning of “sankocane,” i.e. contraction