…Jātiyāvana at Bhaddiya, Uggaha invited him and three monks to a meal at his house. At the conclusion of the meal, he asked the Buddha to speak…

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 …

the doing, deed, work orig. meaning (see karoti) either building (cp. Lit kùrti, Opr. kūra to build) or weaving, plaiting (still in mālākamma and latā˚ “the intertwining of garland …

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 …

name.

1. Literal. nom. nāmaṃ SN.i.39; Snp.808; Ja.ii.131; Mil.27; acc. nāmaṃ Pv-a.145 (likhi: he wrote her name)
   ■ nāmaṃ karoti to give a name Snp.344 Cnd.466 (n’ etaṃ nāmaṃ mātarā kataṃ on “ …

or feminine? the moon. By itself only in similes at Dhp.208 Dhp.387 (at end of pada) & in “abbhā mutto va candimā MN.ii.104 = Dhp.172 = Thag.871; Dhp.382 = Thag.873; Pts.i.175
■ Otherwise only in co …

to cease to exist SN.iii.56 (fut. ˚issati); Snp.873 (vibhoti); Mnd.279 (id.)
pp vibhūta.

vi + bhavati

adjective

1. (adj.) clever, skilful, expert; good, right, meritorious MN.i.226; Dhp.44; Ja.i.222 Esp. appl. in moral sense (= puñña), whereas akusala is practically equivalent to pāpa. ekam pi ce pāṇ …

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 …

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 …

form, figure, appearance, principle of form, etc.

1. Definitions. According to P. expositors rūpa takes its designation fr. ruppati, e.g. “ruppanato rūpaṃ” Vism.588; “ruppan’ a …

associating with Mil.396; connected with, provided with Mhvs.19, Mhvs.69; combined, constituted Snp.873, Snp.874.

pp. of sameti

adjective unconscious DN.i.54 (˚gabbhā, cp. DN-a.i.163); iii.111, iii.140, iii.263; Iti.87; Snp.874.

a + saññin

strength, but only in meaning of strength-giving, nutritive essence (appl; ^d. to food). MN.i.245 SN.ii.87 SN.v.162 (dhamm’) AN.iii.396 Ja.i.68 Dhs.646 Dhs.740, Dhs.875 Mil.156 Dhp-a.ii.15 …

…Meṇḍaka’s grandson, Uggaha, did likewise. AN.iii.36f.

The Sutta Vibhaṅga Vin.iii.37f. contains the story of an arahant on whom a…

…Vism.125, Vism.241 sq neg. an˚ Snp.912 (= gaṇhāti Mnd.330). Cp. dhanuggaha.

fr. ud + gṛh, see gaṇhāti

…between paṇḍicca and nepuñña. See also Pp.25; Vism.128 sq. (appanā˚), Vism.241 sq. (uggaha˚ & manasikāra˚), Vism.248 (bojjhanga˚);…

…Iti.12, Iti.98; Ja.i.151; Ja.v.150; Pp.25; Pv-a.145; Thag-a.104.

anu + grah

Anuggaha²

adjective not taking up Snp.912 (= na…

taking hold of (mentally), grasping; grasp; learning, what is learnt.

…Dattā, who died; and Uggaha, called Meṇḍakanattā. Mention is also made of a grandson of hers on whose behalf she interceded with the…

(& kallāṇa)

1. (adj.) beautiful, charming; auspicious, helpful, morally good. Syn bhaddaka Pv-a.9, Pv-a.116) and kusala (SN.ii.118; Pv-a.9 Pv-a.122); opp. pāpa (SN.i.83; MN.i.43; Pv-a.101, Pv-a …

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 ( …

adjective noun

1. (racial) Aryan DN.ii.87.
2. (social) noble, distinguished, of high birth.
3. (ethical) in accord with the customs and ideals of the Aryan clans, held in esteem by Aryans, gene …

Attha¹

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

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

(and gamiya Ja.i.87) adjective going away, setting out for a journey (opp. āgantuka coming back) appl. to bhikkhus only: Vin.i.292 (˚ bhatta food for outgoing bh.); Vin.ii.170 (āgantuka˚), Vin.ii.21 …

whip Vin.i.99 (in Uddāna); MN.i.87, etc.; Dhp.143; Mil.197
■ -kasāhi tāḷeti to whip lash, flog as punishment for malefactors here, as well as in Niraya (see kamma-karaṇā) MN.i …

Rājā (Rājan)

king, a ruling potentate. The defⁿ at Vin.iii.222 is “yo koci rajjaṃ kāreti.” The fanciful etym. at DN.iii.93 Vism.419 is “dhammena pare rañjetī ti rājā” i.e. he gladdens othe …

Rājā (Rājan)

king, a ruling potentate. The defⁿ at Vin.iii.222 is “yo koci rajjaṃ kāreti.” The fanciful etym. at DN.iii.93 Vism.419 is “dhammena pare rañjetī ti rājā” i.e. he gladdens othe …

1. going, going away, (opp. āgati coming) (both gati & āgati usually in pregnant sense of No. (2) See āgati); direction, course, career. Freq of the two careers of a Mahāpurisa (viz. either a Cakkavat …

perfect in meaning of pret. & pres. “he says or he said” he spoke, also spoke to somebody (w. acc.), as at Ja.i.197 (cullalohitaṃ āha). Usually in 3^rd person, very rarely used of 2^{nd</ …}

adjective noun anything made with a definite object in view, prepared, arranged; or that which is fit, suitable, proper. See also DN-a.i.103 & Kp-a.115 for var. meanings.

I. Literal Meaning # …

adjective dark, black, as attr. of darkness, opposed to light, syn. with kāḷa (q.v. for etym.); opp. sukka. In general it is hard to separate the lit. and fig. meanings, an ethical implication is to b …

1. abundance, superfluity, great quantity MN.i.171; AN.iv.87 (˚kathā) AN.iv.87; Pts.i.197; Ja.i.81.
2. luxurious living, swaggering, puffed up frame of mind Vin.i.9, Vin.i.59, Vin.i.209; Vin.ii.197; V …

(& cattālīsa) forty SN.ii.85; Snp.p.87; Iti.99≈. Usually cattāḷīsa Ja.i.58; Ja.v.433; Dhp-a.i.41; Dhp-a.ii.9. 93.

• -danta having 40 teeth (one of the characteristics of a Mahāp …

sprinkled, poured out, anointed Ja.v.87; Pp.31; Mil.286; Dhs-a.307; Dhp-a.i.10; Vv-a.69.

pp. of āsiñcati, Sk. āsikta

element. Closely related to dhamma in meaning B 1^b, only implying a closer relation to physical substance. As to its gen. connotation cp. Dhs. trsl. p. 198.

1. a primary element, of whic …

to give, etc.

I. Forms

The foll. bases form the Pāli verb-system: dā, dāy, dadā & di.

1. Bases dā & (reduced); da
   1. dā˚: fut. dassati Ja.i.113, Ja.i.279 Ja.i …

Pāli (Pāḷi)

feminine

1. a line, row Dāvs iii.61; Dāvs iv.3; Vism.242 (dvattiṃs’ ākāra˚), Vism.251 (danta˚); Snp-a.87.
2. a line, norm thus the canon of Buddhist writings; the text of the Pāli Canon …

tree AN.iii.43; Ja.i.87, Ja.i.272; Ja.ii.75, Ja.ii.270; Ja.vi.249, Ja.vi.528; Vv.84#14; Mil.278 Mil.347; Vv-a.161.

• -agga
  1. the top of a tree Ja.ii.155.
  2. a splendid tree V …

living, livelihood SN.iii.93; AN.v.87, AN.v.210; Ja.iv.459; Mil.122; Snp-a.466. Freq. in combination ˚ṃ kappeti to find or get one’s living: Ja.ii.209; Pv-a.40, etc.; ˚kappaka finding one’s liveliho …

the fact of being endowed with viññāṇa SN.iii.87; Pv-a.63.

abstr. formation fr. viññāṇa

(as special term in Buddhist metaphysics) a mental quality as a constituent of individuality, the bearer of (individual) life, life-force (as extending also over rebirths), principle of conscious lif …

trading, trade Vin.i.229 = DN.ii.87 = Ud.88 (with ref. to Pāṭaliputta).

vaṇik + patha, in meaning patha 2

1. outcry, shout, cry of distress, scream Vin.i.87; Vin.ii.152, Vin.ii.207; Vin.iv.316; Pv-a.22 Pv-a.245 (s), Pv-a.279, Pv-a.284 (˚ṃ karoti); Sdhp.188.
2. distress Vin.iv.212, Vin.iv.229.

fr. vi …

piercing or getting pierced DN-a.i.75; DN-a.ii.87 (kaṇṇa˚-mangala, ear-piercing ceremony) Pv-a.107.

fr. vijjhati

Karīsa¹

neuter a square measure of land, being that space on which a karīsa of seed can be sown (Tamil karīsa) see Rhys Davids, Ancient Coins and Measures of Ceylon, p. 18; Ja.i.94, Ja.i …

grass, herb; weed; straw; thatch hay, litter SN.iii.137 (tiṇa, kasā, kusa, babbaja, bīraṇa) satiṇakaṭṭhodaka full of grass, wood & water (of an estate) DN.i.87, DN.i.111, etc.; sītaṃ vā uṇhaṃ vā rajo …

this word is beset with difficulties, the phrase satt-ussada is applied in all kinds of meanings, evidently the result of an original application & meaning having become obliterated satt˚ is taken as …

phlegm Vin.ii.137; DN.ii.14, DN.ii.293; AN.ii.87; AN.iii.101; AN.iv.320; Snp.198, Snp.434; Mil.112, Mil.303 Physiologically in detail at Vism.359; Vb-a.65, Vb-a.244.

= silesuma

merit meritorious action, virtue. Always represented as foundation and condition of heavenly rebirth & a future blissful state, the enjoyment (& duration) of which depends on the amount of merit accum …

Pāli (Pāḷi)

feminine

1. a line, row Dāvs iii.61; Dāvs iv.3; Vism.242 (dvattiṃs’ ākāra˚), Vism.251 (danta˚); Snp-a.87.
2. a line, norm thus the canon of Buddhist writings; the text of the Pāli Canon …

flag MN.i.379; Mil.87; Vism.469; Thag-a.70.

cp. Sk. paṭāka, connected with paṭa

to beat against SN.ii.98 (ure); Ja.vi.87; Vism.504 (urāni).

paṭi + piṃsati

adjective grassy Thag.211; Ja.i.87; Ja.vi.518); Mil.286; Pv.ii.12#10 (= taruṇa-tiṇa Pv-a.158).

cp. Sk. śādvala

(being of) the same class or caste Vin.i.87; Ja.ii.108 (˚putta).

sa² + jāti

transitive

1. to send forth, set going Vin.i.87 (assūni); SN.ii.282 (id.) Ja.i.147 (selagulaṃ pavaṭṭ˚); esp. in phrase dhammacakkaṃ p. to inaugurate the reign of righteousness Vin.i.8, Vin.i.11; MN …

now Mil.87; sampatijāta, just born DN.ii.15 = MN.iii.123. Cp. sampaṭike.

saṃ + paṭi; cp. Sk. samprati

connection, friendliness, intimacy SN.i.87; AN.iii.422 (pāpa˚ & kalyāṇa˚); AN.iv.283 sq.; AN.v.24, AN.v.199; Dhs.1326; Pp.20, Pp.24; Dhs-a.394. Cp anu˚ Vin.ii.88.

fr. last

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 …

boiling (-hot) mixture (of oil?) MN.i.87, explained by C. as katita-(= kaṭh˚) gomaya, boiling cow-dung, variant reading chakaṇakā see p.537. The id. p. at Cnd.199 reads chakaṇaṭī, evidently a bon …

heap, cluster, multitude; a grove (vana˚ DN.i.87; SN.iii.108; Vin.i.23; Ja.i.134 (vana˚); satta˚ teeming with beings Iti.21
■ Jambu˚; Name of Jambudīpa Snp.352 = Thag.822 (variant reading ˚maṇḍa …

gold; (adj.) golden Mhvs.5, Mhvs.87; Vv.5#4, Vv.36#7.

• -ālaṅkāra with golden ornaments Ja.ii.48.
• -dhaja with golden flags Ja.ii.48.
• -bhiṅkāra a gold …

1. talk talking, conversation AN.i.130; Pv-a.39. So in antarā˚ DN.i.179; Snp.p.107, Snp.p.115; cp. sallāpa. Also in tiracchāna˚; low, common speech, comprising 28 kinds of conversational talk a b …

whetstone Dāvs iii.87 (˚opala).

Sk. nikasa, ni + kasati

adjective easily contented AN.i.87; Pp.26 (opp. dut˚).

su + grd. of tappati²

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 …

adjective auspicious prosperous, lucky, festive Mnd.87, Mnd.88; Kp-a.118 sq. Snp-a.273, Snp-a.595; Sdhp.551
■ nt. maṅgalaṃ good omen auspices, festivity Snp.258; Vin.ii.129; Pv-a.17. A curious …

bolster Ja.iv.87; Ja.vi.185.

connected with masāraka

son, child Mhvs.38, Mhvs.87.

Vedic sūnu, fr. sū, cp. sūti

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 …

1. nt. a woollen carpet (DN-a.i.87 = as used for dancing-women), together with kaṭṭhissa and koseyya in list of forbidden articles of bedding DN.i.7 = AN. …

adjective both; nom. acc. ubho SN.i.87; AN.iii.48 = Iti.16; Iti.43 = Snp.661 = Dhp.306; Snp.220 Snp.543, Snp.597; Dhp.74, Dhp.256, Dhp.269; Dhp.412; Mnd.109; Pv.i.7#6 Ja.i.223; Ja.ii.3; Pv-a.13, Pv- …

either positive: indeed, surely, truly DN.i.87; Snp.p.103; Ja.iv.391 (as khaḷu); Mhvs.vii.17; or negative: indeed not Vism.60 (= paṭisedhan’ atthe nipāto). -pacchābhattika (adj.) = na p˚: a per …

to bring, offer, present AN.ii.87; AN.iii.33; Dhp.i.301, Dhp.i.302; Ja.v.477.

upa + hṛ.

stone Dāvs iii.87.

Lit. Sk. upala, etym. uncertain

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 …

orig. meaning “tube,” container, hollow pocket.

1. a container, usually made of leaves (cp Ja.iv.436; Ja.v.441; Ja.vi.236), to carry fruit or other viands a pocket, basket: ucchu˚; basket for sugar …

(-˚) neuter stopping ceasing; end, finish, conclusion Ja.i.87 (bhattakicc-âvasāne at the end of the meal); Pv-a.76 (id.).

for osāna

to declare, announce, tell Snp.87 Snp.172;
imper akkhāhi Snp.988, Snp.1085;
aor akkhāsi Snp.251, Snp.504, Snp.1131 (= ācikkhi etc. Cnd.465);
fut akkhissati Pv.iv.1#63; …

dependent or relying on Snp.877; Mnd.283, Mil.245.

upa + ni˚

to surpass, excel SN.i.87 = DN-a.i.32; DN.iii.146; SN.iv.275; AN.iii.33; Iti.19. Ger adhigayha Pv.ii.9#62 = Dhp-a.iii.219 (variant reading BB at both pass. atikkamma); & adhiggahetvā Iti.20
pp …

covering Ja.i.9; DN-a.i.87
■ f. -ikā a layer Ja.i.9; Ja.v.280.

= atthara

adjective

1. very hot Dhp-a.ii.87 (variant reading accuṇha).
2. quite hot, still warm (of milk) Dhp-a.ii.67.

ahhi + uṇha

houselessness, a houseless state, fig freedom from worldliness or attachment to life, singleness SN.v.24 = AN.v.232 = Dhp.87 (okā anokaṃ āgamma). adj. homeless, free from attachment SN.i.176; Dhp.87 ( …

biting, chewing Dhs.646, Dhs.740, Dhs.875; Dhs-a.330.

vi + khādana

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 …

come to, obtained, reached AN.v.87, cp. AN.v.210; AN.v.187 sq.

pp. of ajjhupagacchati

adjective

1. having wrong perceptions Snp.874.
2. unconscious Ja.v.159. In composition with bhū as visaññī-bhūta at Ja.i.67.

vi + sañña = saññā

indeclinable a deictic (seemingly pleonastic) particle in combination with demonstr. pronouns and adverbs; untranslatable, unless by “even, just,” e.g. tapassī sudaṃ homi, lūkha ssudaṃ [sic] homi etc. …

freed, released, intellectually emancipated Vin.i.8; AN.iv.75, AN.iv.179, AN.iv.340; AN.v.29; DN.iii.97 DN.iii.100, DN.iii.133, DN.iii.258; SN.i.23, SN.i.35; SN.iii.13, SN.iii.53, SN.iii.137; Snp.354, …

Sukka¹

planet, star Ud. 9 = Ne.150; (nt.) semen, sukkavisaṭṭhi emission of semen Vin.ii.38; Vin.iii.112; Vin.iv.30; Kv.163.

Vedic śukra; fr. śuc

Sukka²

adjective white, bri …

bed, couch MN.i.502; AN.i.296; Vin.ii.167 (˚aggena by the surplus in beds); Snp.29, Snp.152 Snp.535; Dhp.305, Dhp.309; Pv.ii.3#11; Pv.iv.1#2; Ja.vi.197 (gilāna sick-bed). Four kinds AN.ii.244; Vb-a. …

adjective noun agreeable, pleasant, blest Vin.i.3; Dhp.118, Dhp.194, Dhp.331; Snp.383; paṭipadā, pleasant path, easy progress AN.ii.149 sq.; Dhs.178; kaṇṇa-s. pleasant to the ear DN.i.4; happy, pleas …

dispute, quarrel, contention DN.i.236; DN.iii.246; AN.iv.401; Snp.596, Snp.863, Snp.877, Snp.912; Mnd.103, Mnd.167 Mnd.173, Mnd.260, Mnd.307; Pp.19, Pp.22; Ud.67; Ja.i.165; Mil.413; Vv-a.131. There a …

adjective tender, delicate, refined, delicately nurtured AN.i.145; AN.ii.86 sq.; AN.iii.130; Vin.i.15, Vin.i.179; Vin.ii.180; beautifully young, graceful Ja.i.397; Snp.298; samaṇa-˚ a soft, graceful …

adjective shining, bright, beautiful DN.i.76 = DN.ii.13 = MN.iii.102; Dhs.250; DN-a.i.221; auspicious, lucky, pleasant Snp.341; Iti.80 good Snp.824, Snp.910; subhato maññati to consider as a good thi …

well-being, safety, bless ing AN.iii.38 = AN.iv.266 (“brings future happiness”) Ja.i.335; s. hotu hail! DN.i.96; sotthiṃ in safety, safely Dhp.219 (= anupaddavena Dhp-a.iii.293); Pv.iv.6#4 (= niru …

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 …

to know.

I. Forms

The 2 Vedic roots jān˚ & jñā˚; are represented in Pali by jān˚ & ñā˚ (ña˚)

1. jān:
   pres jānāti
   pot jāneyya (Snp.781) & jaññā (AN.iv.366 …