(nt. and m.) head, nom. siraṃ Thig.255, acc. siraṃ AN.i.141; siro Snp.768; sirasaṃ Ja.v.434; instr. sirasā Vin.i.4; DN.i.126; Snp.1027; loc. sirasmiṃ MN.i.32; sire DN-a.i.97; in compounds siro-AN.i. …

bloodvessel, vein Mhvs.37, Mhvs.136; nerve, tendon, gut Ja.v.344, Ja.v.364; --jāla the network of veins Ja.v.69; Pv-a.68.

Sk. sirā

plough Thag-a.270 (= nangala).

Vedic sīra

AhiṃsakabhāradvājaAhiṃsakaBhāradvāja

One of the Bhāradvāja brothers. He came to the Buddha at Sāvatthī and the Buddha suggested to him the desirability of living up to his name by practising ahiṃsā. …

A World ruler. The world itself means “Turner of the Wheel,” the Wheel (Cakka) being the well known Indian symbol of empire. More than one thousand sons are his; his dominions extend throughout the …

Khema¹

A Khattiya in the time of Kakusandha Buddha. He gave alms to the Buddha and the monks and entertained the Order. DN.ii.7

Khema²

A devaputta who visited the Buddha at …

MahākassapaKassapaPippali

One of the Buddha’s most eminent disciples, chief among those who upheld austere practices. AN.i.23 His personal name was Pippali, but he is usually known by his clan name K …

MeṇḍasiraMeṇḍasīsa

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of realizing release from suffering after many lifetimes. Thag.78

MigalandikaMigaladdhika

An undesirable monk. When the Buddha had once been preaching to the monks in Mahāvana in Vesāli regarding the defilement and filth of the body, and had retired into solitude, …

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of becoming Awakened since he went forth. Thag.181f.

The boundaries of the Majjhimadesa are given, and the Paccantajanapadā lies beyond these boundaries. They are: in the east, Kajaṅgala and Mahāsālā; in the south east, the river Salalavatī; in the sout …

A town in Kosala. It was regarded in the Buddha’s time as one of the six great cities of India, the others being Campā, Rājagaha, Sāvatthī, Kosambī and Benares. DN.ii.146 In the Vinaya Vin.i.253 howev …

Upananda¹

A monk, belonging to the Sākyan clan, who was known for his greed in procuring requisites. Several incidents connected with him are mentioned in the Vinaya. Once he promised to s …

A mountain range forming the northern boundary of Majjhimadesa. Vin.i.197

???3hill

with the head downward; headfirst

obtaining with ease; abundantly obtaining

not welcomed; undesirable

not wished for; unpleasant; undesirable

with the head downwards; headlong, headfirst

desirable; to be expected.

wished, desired; desirable; liked, agreeable; allowed; prescribed

desirable; lovely; beautiful; desirable thing.

desirable; pleasant

desirable; pleasant

1. {mfn.) difficult; attended with pain or labor; spare, austere.
2. (n.) difficulty; trouble, labor.

obtaining with difficulty, only with great effort; scarcely obtaining

obtaining with difficulty, only with great effort; scarcely obtaining

subsisting with difficulty; barely subsisting

the negative side; the statement of the undesirable case or position

(also khalitaṃsira(s)) with a balding or bald head

(also khalitaṃsira(s)) with a balding or bald head

(also khalitasira(s)) with a balding or bald head

(also khalitasira(s)) with a balding or bald head

fragrant root of andropogon muricatus.

~i, feminine an usīra stalk or fiber

Indriya-samatta: ‘equilibrium, balance, or harmony of abilities’, relates to the 5 spiritual abilities: faith, energy, awareness or mindfulness, concentration and understanding see: indriya 15\ …

adverb below, usually comb^d. or contrasted with uddhaṃ “above” and tiriyaṃ “across”, describing the 3 dimensions
■ uddhaṃ and …

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 …

…sattā nirayaṃ avaṃsirā adhogata-sīsā Snp-a.290); Vv.52#25 (of Revatī, + uddhaṃpāda); Pv.iv.1#46; Ja.i.233 (+ uddhapāda);…

extending, stretching forth, gesture of lifting up the hands as a token of reverence (cp. E. to “tender” one’s respect), putting the ten fingers together and raising them to the head (Vv-a.7: dasanak …

the raising of the hands as a sign of respectful salutation Vv.1#5 (explained at Vv-a.24 as dasanakha-samodhāna samujjalaṃ añjaliṃ sirasi paggaṇhantī guṇa-visiṭṭhānaṃ apacayānaṃ akāsiṃ).

= añjali

1. broken, broken up (lit. & fig.) Snp.770 (nāvā); Ja.i.98 (abhinna magga an unbroken path); Ja.iii.167 (uda-kumbha); Pv-a.72 (˚sarīra-cchavi)
2. (fig.) split, fallen into dissension, not agreeing …

bulbous plant, a tuber Ja.iv.46 (= ˚vallīkanda, cp. gloss latātanta on kalamba), Ja.iv.371 (= ˚kanda com. p. 373); Ja.vi.578. Cp. takkaḷa.

f. of biḷāla = biḷāra, cp. Sk. biḍālī, …

fragrant grass, Andropogon muricatum SN.iii.137; (here represented as larger than the kusa babbaja grasses, smaller than a tree).

cp. Sk. vīraṇa & vīraṇī-mūla = uśīra Halāyudha 2, 467

adjective charming, desirable pleasant, beautiful Ja.vi.481; Mil.201; Sdhp.428, Sdhp.512; Vv-a.36 (= vaggu), sucāru SN.i.181; Pv.ii.12#12 (= suṭṭhumanorama).

• -dassana lovely …

Danta¹

a tooth, a tusk, fang, esp. an elephant’s tusk; ivory Vin.ii.117 (nāga-d. a pin of ivory); Kp ii. (as one of the taca-pañcaka, or 5 dermatic constituents of the body, viz. kesā, l …

1. a sort of snake (see prec.) Ja.i.361.
2. a kind of girdle (in the form of a snake’s head) Vin.ii.136 (explained by udaka-sappi-sira-sadisa).

…(: nimmaṃsa-lohitatāya sirājālehi vitthatagatta Pv-a.68) Vin.iii.110; Ja.iv.371 Ja.v.69; Dhp.395 = Thag.243 = Pv.ii.1#13; Pv.iv.10#1;…

(& Dhūta)

1. shaken, moved Dāvs v.49 (vāta˚).
2. lit. “shaken off,” but always explained in the commentaries as “one who shakes off” either cvil dispositions (kilese), or obstacles to spiritual pro …

adverb in two Ja.v.203, Ja.v.206 (˚sira); Dhp-a.ii.50 (bhijji: broke in two, broke asunder)

Sk. dvedhā, cp. dvidhā

Goṇa¹

an ox, a bullock SN.iv.195 sq.; Ja.i.194 Ja.iv.67; Pv.i.8#2; Pv-a.39, Pv-a.40; Vv-a.63 (for ploughing) DN-a.i.163; Dhp-a.iii.60. -sira wild ox Ja.vi.538(= araññagoṇaka).

The …

…of mountains Ja.ii.399; sirā˚ network of veins Ja.v.69; Pv-a.68
■ Freq. in similes: see J.P.T.S. 1907, 90

B. Fig

Very…

adjective miserable Ja.ii.136 (explained as lūkha, kasira).

1. anything that comprises a number of things of the same kind; a bundle, bunch sheaf; a row, multitude; usually of grass, bamboo-or sugar-canes, sometimes of hair and feathers SN.iv.290 (tiṇa˚); Ja …

adjective

1. desirable, beautiful, lovely Ja.v.155, Ja.v.156; Mil.11.
2. pleasant, sweet (-sounding) DN.ii.171; Ja.i.96
   ■ As nt. a desirable object SN.i.22.

grd of kāmayati

…dukkha)
■ adv. kasirā (abl.) with difficulty Ja.v.435; -kasirena (instr.) DN.i.251; MN.i.104; SN.i.94;…

milk, milky fluid, milky juice Vin.i.243; Vin.ii.301; MN.i.343 sq. = AN.ii.207 = Pp.56; AN.ii.95 (in simile with dadhi, navanīta, sappi, sappi-maṇḍa) DN.i.201; Dhp-a.i.98; enumerated with *[dadhi](/ …

1. (adj.)
   1. distressed, in difficulty, poor, miserable, painful: kicchā vatâyaṃ idha vutti yaṃ jano passati kibbisakārī (miserable is the life of one who does wrong) Snp.676 = parihīnattha, in pov …

Kira & Kila

adverb

1. emphatic: really, truly, surely. (Gr. δή)
2. presumptive (with pres. or fut.) I should think one would expect.
3. narrative (with aor.): now, then, you know (Gr. δδε, Lat. at, …

Kira & Kila

adverb

1. emphatic: really, truly, surely. (Gr. δή)
2. presumptive (with pres. or fut.) I should think one would expect.
3. narrative (with aor.): now, then, you know (Gr. δδε, Lat. at, …

Koccha¹

neuter some kind of seat or settee, made of bark, grass or rushes Vin.ii.149; Vin.iv.40 (where the foll. def. is given: kocchaṃ nāma vāka-mayaṃ vā usīra-mayaṃ vā muñjamayaṃ vā ba …

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 …

to desire, to crave

1. to crave for any object of pleasure: Thag.93; Ja.iii.154; Ja.iv.167 Ja.v.480.
2. to desire a woman, to be in love with DN.i.241; MN.ii.40; Ja.ii.226; Ja.v.425; Ja.vi.307, Ja.vi …

Lobhaniya (˚īya, ˚eyya)

adjective

1. belonging to greed “of the nature of greed” causing greed Iti.84 (˚eyya). See rajaniya.
2. desirable Mil.361 (paduma).

grd. formation fr. lobha

Lobhaniya (˚īya, ˚eyya)

adjective

1. belonging to greed “of the nature of greed” causing greed Iti.84 (˚eyya). See rajaniya.
2. desirable Mil.361 (paduma).

grd. formation fr. lobha

Lobhaniya (˚īya, ˚eyya)

adjective

1. belonging to greed “of the nature of greed” causing greed Iti.84 (˚eyya). See rajaniya.
2. desirable Mil.361 (paduma).

grd. formation fr. lobha

1. a road (usually high road), way, foot-path Vism.708 (maggaṃ agata-pubba-purisa, simile of); Vb-a.256 (tiyojana˚, simile of a man travelling); Dhp-a.i.229- addhāna˚; high road Vin.iv.62; MN. …

…Cnd.512).

• -sirā (pl.) with loose (i.e. confused) heads Kp-a.120 = Vism.415.

pp. of muñcati; Sk….

adjective bald, shaven; a shaven, (bald-headed) ascetic, either a samaṇa, or a bhikkhu or (f.) bhikkhunī SN.i.175 (m. sanghāṭi-pāruta); Vin.iv.265 (f.); Snp.p.80 (= muṇḍita-sīsa Snp-a.402)
■ *ka …

Māsa¹

a month, as the 12^th part of the year. The 12 months are (beginning with what chronologically corresponds to our middle of March) Citta (Citra), Vesākha, Jeṭṭha, Āsāḷha, S …

the stars or constellations, a conjunction of the moon with diff. constellations, a lunar mansion or the constellations of the lunar zodiac, figuring also as Names of months & determinant factors of h …

plough SN.i.115; SN.iii.155; AN.iii.64; Snp.77 (yuga˚ yoke & plough); Snp.p.13; Ja.i.57; Thig.441 (= sīra Thag-a.270); Snp-a.146; Vv-a.63 Vv-a.65; Pv-a.133 (dun˚ hard to plough); Dhp-a.i.223 (ay …

1. (intrs.) to fall down, fly down, descend, go out Vin.ii.192 (Bhagavato pādesu sirasā n. bending his head at the feet of Bh.); Pv-a.60 (id.); Ja.i.278; Ja.v.467 (nippatissāmi = nikkhamissāmi Com. …

…sattā nirayaṃ avaṃsirā), Snp.333, Snp.660 sq., Snp.677 sq. Dhp.126, Dhp.140, Dhp.306, Dhp.311, Dhp.315; Thag.304 (adhammo nirayaṃ neti…

1. to strive, exert DN.iii.221 (cittaṃ paggaṇhāti p.); Pv-a.31 (yoniso p.).
2. to confront take up, fight against, stand Ja.vi.508 (usīraṃ muñjapubbajaṃ urasā padahessāmi “I shall stand against the g …

to fall, jump, fall down on (loc. acc. & instr.), to alight Ja.i.278 (dīpake); Snp.248 (nirayaṃ); Pv.iv.10#8 (1st pl. patāmase); Mil.187; Pv-a.45 ppr. patanto Ja.i.263 (asaniyā); Ja.iii.188 (nāvāya …

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 …

mud mire; defilement, impurity SN.i.35, SN.i.60; SN.iii.118; AN.iii.311 AN.iv.289; Snp.970 (˚danta rajassira with dirt between their teeth and dust on their heads, from travelling); AN.iii.236 (id.); …

Pekkha¹

adjective (-˚) looking out for, i.e. intent upon, wishing usually in puñña˚; desirous of merit SN.i.167; Dhp.108 (= puññaṃ icchanto Dhp-a.ii.234); Vv.34#21 (= puññaphalaṃ ākank …

in su˚ Ja.v.197 is not clear, C. expl⁵ by suphassita, i.e. pleasing, beautiful, desirable, thus dividing su-picch˚.

(rajas) & Raja neuter

1. Forms.
   ■ Both rajo & rajaṃ occur as noun & acc. sg., e.g. rajo at DN.ii.19; Snp.207, Snp.334; Dhs.617; rajaṃ at Snp.275; Iti.83; once (in verse) *[rajo](/define/rajo …

tree. In the rukkha-mūlik’ anga (see below) Bdhgh at Vism.74 gives a list of trees which are not to be selected for the practice of “living at the root of a tree.” These are sīmantarika-rukkha, ceti …

the hair of the head Mhvs.1, Mhvs.34; Sdhp.286.

Sk. śiras + ruha

adjective cool, cold Dāvs v.33; Vv-a.132. (m.) cold, cold season Vin.ii.47 = Ja.i.93.

Sk. śiśira

adjective noun perforated, full of holes, hollow Ja.i.146; Snp.199; Ja.i.172, Ja.i.442; DN-a.i.261; Mil.112; Vism.194 = Dhs-a.199; Kp-a.172; asusira Dhp-a.ii.148 (Bdhgh for eka-ghaṇa). (nt.) a …

Sīsa¹

neuter lead DN.ii.351; SN.v.92; Mil.331; Vb-a.63 (= kāḷa-tipu); a leaden coin Ja.i.7; --kāra a worker in lead Mil.331; --maya leaden Vin.i.190.

cp. Sk. sīsa

Sīsa^{2</s …}

…sattā nirayaṃ avaṃsirā), Snp.763 (nivutānaṃ t. hoti andhakāro apassataṃ), Snp.956 (sabbaṃ tamaṃ vinodetvā) Vb.367 (three…

sometimes tūriya (e.g. Vv.5#4) musical instruments in general, usually referred to as comprising 5 kinds of special instruments (pañcangika t. e.g. Vv.5#4; Vv.39#1 ; Vv-a.181, Vv-a.183, Vv-a.210, V …

Uddhaṃ & Uddha˚

(indecl.) high up, on top, above (adv. & prep.)
■ On uddhaṃ in spatial, temporal, ethical & psychological application see in detail Cnd.155.

I. (adv.)

1. (of space) up a …

Uddhaṃ & Uddha˚

(indecl.) high up, on top, above (adv. & prep.)
■ On uddhaṃ in spatial, temporal, ethical & psychological application see in detail Cnd.155.

I. (adv.)

1. (of space) up a …

taken up, lifted up, t.t. of the canon law “suspended” Vin.iv.218; Ja.iii.487.

• -āsika with drawn sword MN.i.377; SN.iv.173; Ja.i.393; Dhs-a.329; Vism.230 (vadhaka), Vism.479.
• *-[paligha](/de …

the fragrant root of Andropogon Muricatum (cp. bīraṇa) Vin.i.201; Vin.ii.130 (˚mayā vijanī) SN.ii.88 (˚nāḷi); AN.ii.199 (id.); Dhp.337; Ja.v.39; Thag.402 (˚attho).

Sk. uśīra

adjective “ut-most”, highest, greatest, best Snp.1054 (dhammaṃ uttamaṃ the highest ideal = Nibbāna for which seṭṭhan Snp.1064; cp. Cnd.317); Dhp.56; Mnd.211; Cnd.502 (in paraphrase of mahā comb^{d …}

adjective having wrinkles MN.i.88 (acc. palitakesiṃ vilūnaṃ khalita-siraṃ valinaṃ) = iii.180 (palitakesaṃ vilūnaṃ khalitaṃ-siraṃ valīnaṃ etc.) See valita for this passage
■ In …

to greet respectfully, salute, to pay homage, to honour, respect to revere, venerate, adore Snp.366, Snp.547, Snp.573, Snp.1028; Pv.ii.1#6; Mhvs.15, Mhvs.14 (+ pūjeti); Mil.14; Snp-a.191; Pv-a.53 ( …

fan Vv.47#2 (T. bījanī, variant reading vīj˚); Ja.i.46; Vism.310; Dhp-a.iv.39; Vv-a.147; Pv-a.176; Kp-a.95. There are 3 kinds of fans mentioned at Vin.ii.130, viz. *vākamaya˚, usīra˚, mora-piñcha …

Ya˚

I. Forms

(See inflection also at Geiger, P.Gr. § 110.) The decl. is similar to that of ta˚ among the more rarely found forms we only mention the foll.
■ sg. nom. m. *[yo](/define/y …

adjective to be wished for, desirable Mil.2 (˚ratana).

grd. of āsiṃsati