…Dh. (by heart); see above C4. combined w. Vinayadhara Vin.i.127, Vin.i.337; Vin.ii.8; AN.i.117, & bahussuta (ibid) Snp.58 (cp. Snp-a.110)
…

Brahma & Brahmā

I. Brahman

neuter [cp. Vedic bráhman nt. prayer; nom. sg bráhma]

1. the supreme good; as a buddhistic term used in a sense different from the brahmanic (save in controvers …

Brahma & Brahmā

I. Brahman

neuter [cp. Vedic bráhman nt. prayer; nom. sg bráhma]

1. the supreme good; as a buddhistic term used in a sense different from the brahmanic (save in controvers …

Ratana¹

neuter

1. (lit.) a gem, jewel Vv-a.321 (not = ratana², as Hardy in Index) Pv-a.53 (nānāvidhāni)
   ■ The 7 ratanas are enumerated under veḷuriya (Mil.267). They are …

…Dhp.352; Ne.3 (˚ânusandhi); cp. BSk. pūrvāpareṇa vyākhyānaṃ karoti “explained in due order” Avs.ii.20 2 ˚rattaṃ “as in…

Attha¹

(also aṭṭha, esp. in combinations mentioned under 3) masculine & neuter

1. interest, advantage, gain; (moral) good blessing, welfare; profit, prosperity, well-b …

to go from home, to be away from (abl.), to be absent Snp.1138 (= apeti apagacchati vinā hoti Cnd.582); Ja.iv.51, Ja.iv.439
pp vippavuttha.

vi + pavasati

adverb

1. (as prep.) up to (a point), as far as, how far so far that (cp. tāva I), both temporal and local, used either with absolute form of noun or adj. (base), or nom., or abl. or *acc …

…more like ya + expletive (Sandhi-) d, and is principally found in adv. use and certain archaic phrases, whereas yaṃ…

… ■ In composition (Sandhi both tad- & taṃ-are used with consecutive phonetic changes (assimilation), viz.

1. tad˚:
   1. in subst…

…Sikhī, Vessabhū Kakusandha, Konāgamana, Kassapa and Gotama (DN.ii.5–⁠DN.ii.7; SN.ii.5–SN.ii.11; cp. Thag.491; Ja.ii.147). They are…

(nom. ayo; acc. ayo, ayaṃ; instr. ayasā, ayena; abl. ayasā, ayato) iron; metal.

(nom. ayo; acc. ayo, ayaṃ; instr. ayasā, ayena; abl. ayasā, ayato) iron; metal.

immediately after; next, then; next to (gen. or abl.)

risen (out of), aroused, having come back from (abl.) DN.ii.9 (paṭisallāṇā); Snp.p.59; SN.iv.294.

pp. of vuṭṭhahati; cp. uṭṭhita

adjective abstaining from, shrinking from (with abl.) DN.i.5; MN.iii.23; SN.v.468; Iti.63; Pp.39 Pp.58; DN-a.i.70; Pv-a.28, Pv-a.260
■ app˚; not abstaining from Vin.ii.296; SN.v.468; Iti.64.

p …

to be thrown out, to be expelled, to lose (with abl.) Ja.vi.502, Ja.vi.503 (raṭṭhā); variant reading BB nirajhati Com. ni(g)gacchati; Thig.93 (aor. nirajji ’haṃ = na jānim ahaṃ Thag-a.90. Kern (wrong …

…beginning with a vowel (in sandhi bahu as a rule appears as bavh˚; (for bahv˚, see Geiger P.Gr. § 49, 1), but the hiatus…

smith, a worker in metals generally DN.ii.126, AN.v.263; a silversmith Snp.962; Dhp.239; Ja.i.223; a goldsmith Ja.iii.281; Ja.v.282. The smiths in old India do not seem to be divided into black-, gol …

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 …

SakkaVatrabhūVāsavaMaghavāMāghaPurindadaSahassakkhaSahassanettaSujampatiKosiya

Almost always spoken of as chief of the devas. The Saṃyutta Nikāya SN.i.229 contains a list of his names.

• Maghavā, be …

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 …

information, pointing out; as tt. g. characteristic, determination, substitute, e.g. kutonidānā is at Snp-a.303 said to equal kiṃ-nidānā, the to of kuto (abl.) equalling or being substituted for the …

…nāma-rūpa, patisandhi*

Literature: Anattā-lakkhana Sutta, Vinaya I, 13-14; se e: XXII, 59; tr. in Three Cardinal…

A devaputta. He once visited the Buddha at Jetavana and asked if one could, by travelling, reach the end of the world where there would be no birth, old age, death, etc. The Buddha said that such wa …

adverb as, like, in relation to, after (the manner of)
■ As prep. (with acc.): according (to some condition, norm or rule): yathā kāmaṃ (already Vedic) according to his desire …

…Snp.p.80; Ja.iv.409.

• -sandhi euphonic combination of words Mnd.445; Cnd.137; Kp-a.155, Kp-a.224; Snp-a.28, Snp-a.40…

oppression, suppression; destruction, cessation annihilation (of senses, consciousness, feeling being in general: sankhārā). Bdhgh’s explⁿ of the word is: “ni-saddo abhāvaṃ, rodha-saddo c …

…jātā Dhp.340; gāmanissandhena jātāni sūpeyya-paṇṇāni Vism.250
■ (n. he who or that which is born: jātassa maraṇaṃ…

One of the most eminent disciples of the Buddha, considered foremost among those who taught the monks. AN.i.25 The Vinaya Vin.i.105 records that when Kappina was in the Deer Park at Maddakucchi he won …

Hatthaka¹

A monk. He was a Sākyan and loved holding discussions with the heretics. When he suffered defeat at their hands, he would resort to falsehood and evasion, or would ask his oppone …

…sq. (in detail); as pañca-sandhika at Vism.277 some of them are mentioned at Ja.i.116; Dhp-a.i.221, Dhp-a.i.336 Dhp-a.iv.90 * ˚ṃ…

orig. a divine saying or decision, hence a secret plan (cp. def. of mant at Dhtp.578 by “gutta-bhāsane”), counsel; hence magic charm, spell. In particular a secret religious code or doctrine, esp. …

adjective whole, entire all, every DN.i.4; SN.iv.15; Vin.i.5; Iti.3; Cnd. s.v., nom pl. sabbe Snp.66; gen. pl. sabbesaṃ Snp.1030
■ nt sabbaṃ the (whole) world of sense-experience SN.iv.15 cp. …

Chief queen of Pasenadi, king of Kosala.

Mallika’s knowledge of the Dhamma made her wiser than Pasenadi would have desired, and he once, in a moment of great affection, asked if anyone were dearer to …

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 …

atta (the latter is the form used in comp^n.)

I. Inflection

1. of attan- (n. stem); the foll. cases are the most freq:
   ■ acc. attānaṃ DN.i.13, DN.i.18 …

adverb adjective

1. (adv. & prep.) beyond, on the further side of (with abl. or loc.), over Pv-a.168 (para Gangāya, variant reading ˚āyaṃ). See in same meaning & application paraṃ, paro and parā & c …

adjective able to strike, able to pierce (of a needle), in ghana˚ going through hard material easily Ja.iii.282.

Abhibhāyatana: the 8 ‘stages of mastery’, are powers to be obtained by means of the kasina-exercises see: kasina. In the Com. to M. 77, where āyatana is explained by ‘means’ kārana it is sa …

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 …

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 …

to fall from, to be deprived of (c. abl.) to be gone DN.iii.184 (with abl. asmā lokā dh.) AN.ii.67 AN.v.76, AN.v.77; Iti.11; Thag.225, Thag.610; Ja.iii.260, Ja.iii.318, Ja.iii.441, Ja.iii.457 Ja.iv.61 …

Dabba¹

adjective noun

1. fit for, able, worthy, good, SN.i.187 = Thag.1218, cp. Pss of the Brethren, 399, n. 4 (= Sk. bhavya, cp. Pāṇini v.3, 104 dravyaṃ ca bhavyaḥ)
2. material, subs …

adjective below, inferior, posterior. Usually as nt. oraṃ the below, the near side, this world Snp.15; Vv-a.42 (orato abl. from this side)
■ Cases adverbially: acc. *[oraṃ](/defin …

1. (mfn.) not able to be disturbed; stable; immovable; not open to challenge or valid objection.
2. (n.) what is not able to be disturbed; (a state of) stability.
3. lack of agitation; (the state of) …

adjective able, possible Snp.143. sasakkaṃ (= sa³ + s.) as much as possible, as much as one is able to MN.i.415, MN.i.514. Sakkacca(m)

fr. śak, cp. Sk. śakya

Dakkha¹

adjective dexterous skilled, handy, able, clever DN.i.45, DN.i.74, DN.i.78; DN.iii.190 (+ analasa) MN.i.119; MN.iii.2; SN.i.65; Cnd.141 (+ analasa & sampajāna); Ja.iii.247; DN-a …

bud; see makula (where also see mukulita)
■ Abhp.811, Abhp.1116.

cp. Sk. mukula

diminished, wasted, deprived of (with acc. or abl.) having lost; with acc.: Ja.iii.153, Ja.iii.223, Ja.iii.335 Ja.v.99 (atthaṃ: robbed of their possessions; Com parihīna vinaṭṭha)
■ with abl.: Ja.v. …

…explained as “punappaṭisandhi-v.” at Cnd.569#c); Snp.1110 (uparujjhati); Pts.i.53 sq., Pts.i.153 sq.; Pts.ii.102; Vb.9 sq. Vb.53 sq. Vb.86;…

…anattā, patisandhi, khandha No being and no living soul passed from the former life to this life, and yet this present embryo…

Vutta¹

said DN-a.i.17 (˚ṃ hoti that is to say); Dhp-a.ii.21, Dhp-a.ii.75, Dhp-a.ii.80; Snp-a.174.

• -vādin one who speaks what is said (correctly), telling the tr …

VepacittiSambara

An Asura chieftain, who was present with Namuci (Māra) at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.259

Vepacitti was the friend of Rāhu, and when Rāhu seized Candimā and Suriya …

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 …

said, spoken, related Ja.ii.310; Ja.iv.73; Ja.v.493. su˚; well said or told Ja.iv.73. As nt. with instr. Ja.iv.72 (tena kathitaṃ the discourse (given) by him).

pp. of katheti, cp. Sk. kathita

to deprive of (abl.), to take away; only in phrase jīvitā voropeti [which shows that -v- is purely euphonic] to deprive of life, to kill DN.i.85; Ja.iv.454; DN-a.i.236; Dhp-a.iv.68; Pv-a.67, …

adjective better, excellent; nom. masc. seyyo SN.iii.48 sq.; Snp.918; Dhp.308; Dhs.1116; Ja.i.180; nom. fem. seyyasi Ja.v.393; nom. neut. seyyo often used as a …

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 …

to be able, to dare, to venture Snp.1069 (= ussahati sakkoti Cnd.600); Ja.i.152
ppr neg. avisahanto unable Vv-a.69, Vv-a.112; and avisahamāna Ja.i.91
ger visayha (q.v.). …

1. gone, gone away from (c. abl.), removed; deceased, departed Iti.112; Pv-a.39 Pv-a.63 (= peta), Pv-a.64 (= gata).
2. (˚-) freq. as prefix meaning without, lit. having lost, removed from; free fr …

far off, at a distance; far from ((+abl.).

turning aside, deviation fr. (abl.) MN.i.14; AN.i.243.

fr. vokkamati

to turn aside, deviate from (abl.); mostly in ger. vokkamma Vin.ii.213; DN.i.230; MN.iii.117; SN.iv.117; Snp.946; Ja.i.23; Vism.18
pp vokkanta.

vi + ukkamati

adjective clever in instruction, able to instruct SN.v.162 = Mil.373; Iti.107.

fn. viññāpeti

adjective (able) to be classified Dhs-a.134. Savupadana = sa-upadana

sa³ + vibhatti + ka

1. expansion, breadth; instr. vitthārena in breadth Mil.17; same abl. vitthārato Ja.i.49
2. extension, detail; often in C. style, introducing detailed explanation of the subj …

Araṇa¹

adjective noun (adj.) living in solitude, far from the madding crowd MN.iii.237 (˚vibhanga-sutta); SN.i.44, SN.i.45; Ja.i.340 (tittha˚?).

Vedic araṇa fr. *ara √ ṛ; which as abl …

adverb far off, far from, away from, also used as prep. c abl. and as adj. pl. keeping away from, removed, far Vin.ii.239 = AN.iv.202 (sanghamhā); DN.i.99, DN.i.102 (adj.) DN.i.167; MN.i.280 (adj.) SN …

Ārā¹

feminine an awl; see cp āragga. Perhaps a der. of ārā is āḷakā (q.v.).

Sk. ārâ; *ēl “pointed”, as in Ohg. āla = Ger. ahle, Ags. āēl = E awl; Oicel. alr

Ārā<su …

to shut out from (abl.), hold back from, refuse, withhold, obstruct MN.i.380 (dvāraṃ) Snp.922 (pot. ˚aye, cp. Mnd.368); DN-a.i.235 (dvāraṃ) Dpvs.i.38
pp āvaṭa and *āvuta^{2</s …}

Anuvyañjana & anubyañjana

(e.g. Vin.iv.15; Ja.i.12) neuter accompanying (i.e. secondary attribute, minor or inferior characteristic, supplementary or additional sign or mark (cf. mahāpurisa-lakkhaṇa …

adjective able Ja.ii.29.

= samattha

adjective noun in f. -inī able to bear a child, fertile Ja.iv.77 (opp. vañjhā); Dhp-a.i.46 (id.).

fr. vijāyati

1. (ind.) further, beyond (+ abl); more; in addition; most, exceedingly.
2. (mfn.) better, superior.

not full; smaller, less (than, abl. or iic.); less (by, instr.).

…away from AN.iii.115.

the sandhi form of uṭṭhahati (q.v.), with euphonic v, which however appears in BSk. as vyut˚ (i.e. vi + ud˚);…

…away from AN.iii.115.

the sandhi form of uṭṭhahati (q.v.), with euphonic v, which however appears in BSk. as vyut˚ (i.e. vi + ud˚);…

deviated from (abl.) Iti.36.

pp. of vokkamati

to go forth from (abl.), go out, issue Dhs-a.91; esp. fig. to leave the household life, to retire from the world Snp.64 (= gehā abhinikkhamitvā kāsāya-vattho hutvā Snp-a.117).

abhi + nikkhamati

to stop, cease; to desist (abl.), abstain, refrain Snp.400 (Pot. ˚meyya), Snp.828 (Pot. ˚me) Snp.925; Mnd.168, Mnd.376; Thig.397 (aor. viramāsi, cp. Geiger

Pali Grammar

§ 165#1); Pv.iv.3#55 (pāpad …

1. conversing, talking Ja.i.299; Ja.iii.459; Ja.vi.340.
2. telling i.e. answering solving (a question) Ja.v.66 (pañha˚).
3. preaching Dhp-a.i.7.
4. reciting, narrating Kacc.130. Cp. kathita- *akatha …

Anuvyañjana & anubyañjana

(e.g. Vin.iv.15; Ja.i.12) neuter accompanying (i.e. secondary attribute, minor or inferior characteristic, supplementary or additional sign or mark (cf. mahāpurisa-lakkhaṇa …

to be able, to be fit for, to dare, venture Vin.i.47, Vin.i.83; Vin.ii.208; Vin.iii.17; DN.i.135; SN.iv.308, SN.iv.310; Mil.242; Vv-a.100
caus ussāheti (see pp. *[ussāhita](/d …

to be able (to get or reach); only in neg ppr. anabhisambhuṇanto unable DN.i.101 (= asampāpuṇanto avisahamāno vā DN-a.i.268); Mnd.77, Mnd.312.

considered to be a bastard form of abhisambhavati, bu …

the fact of being meant or understood as, in abl. ˚ā with reference to, as is to be understood of Vv-a.13; Pv-a.52.

abstr. fr. adhippeta

“fitting,” i.e.

1. application, use Mil.3 (opamma˚).
2. fitness vāda˚, Kv-a.37; in instr. yuttiyā in accordance with Mhvs.10, Mhvs.66 (vacana˚); Sdhp.340 (sutti˚); and abl *[yuttito](/define/yutti …

(or okk˚; which is variant reading at all passages quoted) to step aside, step out from (w. abl.), depart from AN.iii.301 (maggā); Ja.iii.531; Ja.iv.101 (maggā); Ud.13 (id.); DN-a.i.185 (id.). Caus …

adjective not released, not free from (c. abl.) Iti.93 (mārabandhanā).

a + mutta

adjective Primary meanings are “inside” and “in between” as adj. “inner”; in prep. use & in compounds “inside, in between”. Further development of meaning is with a view of contrasting the (two) sides …

1. (lit.) yoked, harnessed (to loc.) Pv.i.11#4 (catubbhi yutta ratha); Mhvs.35, Mhvs.42 (goṇā rathe yattā); Dhp-a.i.24 (dhure yuttā balivaddā)
2. coupled; connected with; (applied) devoted to, applie …

1. (ind.) further, beyond (+ abl); more; in addition; most, exceedingly.
2. (mfn.) better, superior.

to be able to explain (DN-a.i.117: sampādetvā kathetuṃ sakkuṇoti), to agree, to come to terms, succeed DN.i.26; DN.ii.284; MN.i.85, MN.i.96, MN.i.472; MN.ii.157; AN.v.50; SN.iv.15 SN.iv.67; SN.v.109; …

to depart, escape from, be freed from (c. abl.) AN.i.260 (yasmā atthi loke nissaraṇaṃ tasmā sattā lokamhā nissaranti)
pp nissaṭa, grd nissaraṇīya (q.v.) …

adverb orig. abl. of etad; from this, from it, thence, hence, out of here Snp.448, Snp.875; Ja.i.223 (opp. ito), Ja.v.498; Pv.i.1#1 Pv.ii.10#4; Dhp-a.ii.80 (ito vā etto vā here & there); Pv-a.103.

…

˚Gama

1. adj. going, able to go; going to, leading to; in vihangama going in the air Snp.221, Snp.606; Thag.1108; Ja.i.216 (cp. gamana); aghasi˚ id. Vv.16#1 (= vehāsaṃ Vv-a.78); nabhasi˚ going on clo …