best, highest, ultimate, supreme, top

DHP 103 sahassavaggo

yo sahassaṃ sahassena, saṅgāme mānuse jine, ekañ'ca jeyyam'attānaṃ, sa ve saṅgāmaj'uttamo, attā have jitaṃ seyyo, yā c'āyaṃ itarā pajā.

SN 34.1 samādhi mūlaka samāpattisuttaṃ

evam'eva kho, bhikkhave, yv'āyaṃ jhāyī samādhismiṃ samādhikusalo ca hoti samādhismiṃ samāpattikusalo ca ayaṃ imesaṃ catunnaṃ jhāyīnaṃ aggo ca seṭṭho ca mokkho ca uttamo ca pavaro cā'ti.

Uttamā¹

A bhikkhunī whose verses in the Therīgāthā tell of her repeated struggles before realizing awakening. Thig.42–44

Uttamā²

A bhikkhunī whose verses in the Therīgāthā tel …

uppermost; highest; best; principal; most excellent; most important; utmost; last.

…Pv-a.1, Pv-a.50
■ dum-uttama a splendid tree Vv.39#3; nar˚ the best of men Snp.1021 (narāsabha of Snp.996); pur˚ the most magnificent town…

supreme teaching, highest Dhamma

DHP 115 sahassavaggo

yo ca vassasataṃ jīve, apassaṃ dhammam'uttamaṃ, ek'āhaṃ jīvitaṃ seyyo, passato dhammam'uttamaṃ.

SNP 59 mettagū māṇava pucchā pārāyanavaggo 4

tañ'c'āhaṃ abhinandāmi, mahesi dhammam'uttamaṃ, yaṃ viditvā sato caraṃ, tare loke visattikaṃ.

best, highest of men, ultimate man

DHP 78 paṇḍitavaggo

na bhaje pāpake mitte, na bhaje purisādhame, bhajetha mitte kalyāṇe, bhajetha puris'uttame.

SN 22.79 khajjanīyasuttaṃ

namo te puris'ājañña, namo te puris'uttama, yassa te n'ābhijānāma, yam'pi nissāya jhāyasī'ti.

young enough to be one’s son, lit. son measure

AN 4.122 ūmibhayasuttaṃ

tassa evaṃ hoti, mayaṃ kho pubbe agāriyabhūtā samānā aññe ovadāma'pi anusāsāma'pi. ime pan'amhākaṃ puttamattā maññe nattamattā maññe ovaditabbaṃ anusāsitabbaṃ maññantī'ti.

highest peace, supreme peace

SNP 60 dhotaka māṇava pucchā pārāyanavaggo 5

tañ'c'āhaṃ abhinandāmi, mahesi santimuttamaṃ, yaṃ viditvā sato caraṃ, tare loke visattikaṃ.

who takes conduct as the highest ideal

SNP 51 mahābyūhasuttaṃ aṭṭhakavaggo 13

sīl'uttamā saññamen'āhu suddhiṃ, vataṃ samādāya upaṭṭhitāse, idh'eva sikkhema ath'assa suddhiṃ, bhavūpanītā kusalā vadānā.

highest of men, best of men, superman

DHP 97 arahantavaggo

assaddho akataññū ca, sandhicchedo ca yo naro, hat'āvakāso vantāso, sa ve uttamaporiso.

highest of men, best of men, superman

SN 22.57 sattaṭṭhānasuttaṃ

sattaṭṭhānakusalo, bhikkhave, bhikkhu tividhūpaparikkhī imasmiṃ dhammavinaye kevalī vusitavā uttamapuriso'ti vuccati.

nibbāna, ultimate good, summum bonum, supreme goal

ITI 16 paṭhamasekhasuttaṃ

yoniso manasikāro, dhammo sekhassa bhikkhuno, natth'añño evaṃ bahukāro, uttam'atthassa pattiyā, yoniso padahaṃ bhikkhu, khayaṃ dukkhassa pāpuṇe'ti.

TH 236 cūḷapanthaka theragāthā

tass'āhaṃ vacanaṃ sutvā, vihāsiṃ sāsane rato, samādhiṃ paṭipādesiṃ, uttam'atthassa pattiyā.

highest limb, i.e. head

JA 9 maghadeva jātakaṃ

uttamaṅga-ruhā mayhaṃ, ime jātā vayoharā, pātubhūtā devadūtā, pabbajjāsamayo mamā'ti.

head hair, lit. growing on the highest part

JA 9 maghadeva jātakaṃ

uttamaṅgaruhā mayhaṃ, ime jātā vayoharā, pātubhūtā devadūtā, pabbajjāsamayo mamā'ti.

liberated mind, free mind

DHP 348 taṇhāvaggo

muñca pure muñca pacchato, majjhe muñca bhavassa pāragū, sabbattha vimuttamānaso, na punaṃ jātijaraṃ upehisi.

this was indeed said by the enlightened one

ITI 100 brāhmaṇadhammayāgasuttaṃ

vuttañ'h'etaṃ bhagavatā, vuttam'arahatā'ti me sutaṃ.

MāluṅkyāputtaMāluṅkyaputtaMālukyaputta

The Theragāthā contains two sets of verses attributed to him. One set speaks of the dangers of craving and encourages effort. Thag.399–404 The second set speaks …

excellent, most noble family

most excellent man

most excellent man

the supreme goal; the highest good

the highest or chief part of the body: the head

with jeweled earrings put on, wearing jeweled earrings.

wearing garlands and ornaments.

…ca pūjaniyesu etam mangalam uttamarn* See Dhp. 195f.

2: The Buddha did not think much of mere outer worship.;Not thus, Ananda, is the Tathāgata…

adjective the lowest (lit. & fig.), the vilest, worst Snp.246; (narādhama), 135 (vasalâdhama); Dhp.78 (purisa˚) Ja.iii.151 (miga˚); Ja.v.394 (uttamâdhama), Ja.v.437 (id.), Ja.v.397 Sdhp.387.

Vedic …

indeclinable exclamation of surprise or bewilderment: alas! woe etc., perhaps in cpd. ahevana a dense forest (lit. oh! this forest, alas! the forest (i.e. how big it is) Ja.v.63 (uttamāhevanandaho, …

…(= sīlaṃ ariyaṃ uttamaṃ parisuddhaṃ DN-a.i.286) MN.ii.167.

When the commentators, many centuries afterwards began to write Pali…

…adj.: ˚āsanna too near; ˚uttama the very highest; ˚udaka too much water; ˚khippa too soon; ˚dāna excessive almsgiving ˚dāruṇa very…

Ati-uttama

adjective by far the best or highest Vv-a.80.

…Iti.18; Snp.1130 (magga uttama); Dhp.191 Dhp.273; Thig.158, Thig.171; Kp iv.; Vin.i.10; Cnd.485; DN-a.i.313; Dhp-a.iii.402. *…

…(itthi bhaṇḍānaṃ uttamaṃ woman is the highest property), Cnd.38; Ja.iii.353 (yācita˚ object asked = yāca); Thag-a.288 (id.);…

…has eaten, or enjoys (cp. bhutta 2) Ja.v.465 (ahaṃ bhuttā bhakkhaṃ ras’ uttamaṃ).

n. ag. fr. bhuj, cp. Sk. bhoktṛ already Vedic & Epic

ornament, decoration Vism.10 (yatino-sīla-bhūsana-bhūsitā contrasted to rājāno muttāmaṇi-vibhūsitā).

fr. bhūṣ

…DN.iii.144, DN.iii.155 -uttama sublime Dhs-a.192. -uppatti birth in the brahma heaven SN.i.143….

…Snp.267, Snp.274 (vas-uttama), Snp.566, Snp.655, Snp.1128; Thag.1027, Thag.1079; Iti.28, Iti.48, Iti.78, Iti.111; Dhp.155, Dhp.156, Dhp.312;…

…DN.iii.144, DN.iii.155 -uttama sublime Dhs-a.192. -uppatti birth in the brahma heaven SN.i.143….

…has lost it:
dvipa-d-uttama Snp.995; koci-d-eva Pv-a.153; kincid-eva ibid. Pv-a.70; tāva-d-eva ib. Pv-a.74; yāva-d-atthaṃ ib…

…Pv-a.1 (vande taṃ uttamaṃ Dhp ˚ṃ, B ˚ṃ, S ˚ṃ). Cp. Satthari, Dhamme Sanghe kankhati, as 3 of the ceto-khilā AN.iii.248≈ 3….

…Iti.40
■ Ja.i.47 (virūpa-vesa˚) Dāvs v.15
■ f. ˚inī Pv.i.10#8 (kāsikuttama˚).

Sk. dhārin, see dhāreti &…

…Bodhi tree Dpvs.i.7;

• -uttama a magnificent tree Vv.39#3;
• -phala fruit of a tree MN.ii.74; Vism.231…

…AN.v.21; Snp.83 (dipa-duttama), Snp.995 (id.) Snp.998; Dhp.273; -pādaka = ˚pad Thag.453 = Snp.205.

5. as sec. cpd. form (with guṇa)…

…viz. hetu˚, paccaya˚, uttama˚ sādhāraṇa˚. Another 4 at Tikp.27, viz. kusala˚ akusala˚, vipāka˚, kiriya˚, and 9 at Tikp.252, viz…

…Bhagavā isi ca sattamo ca uttamaṭṭhena Snp-a.351); Vv.21#1 (= buddha-isinaṃ Vipassi-ādīnaṃ sattamo Vv-a.105). Isika (isika)

Vedic…

…SN.i.43 (bhaṇḍānaṃ uttamaṃ); Dhp-a.i.390 (itthiyo vikkiṇiya bhaṇḍaṃ).

• -agāra (-āgāra) as…

…SN.i.43 (bhaṇḍānaṃ uttamaṃ); Dhp-a.i.390 (itthiyo vikkiṇiya bhaṇḍaṃ).

• -agāra (-āgāra) as…

…suffix winning, victorious: sangāma˚ victorious in fight, in sangāmaj uttama “greatest of conquerors” Dhp.103; sabba…

…Snp-a.115 Snp-a.263 (= suttamaya) DN.i.45 (anto-jālikata caught in a net); Snp.62, Snp.71, Snp.213, Snp.669; Ja.i.52; Ja.vi.139
■…

…dhammo ca sīlaṃ jīvitam uttamaṃ, etena maccā sujjhanti, na gottena dhanena vā SN.i.34 = SN.i.55; MN.iii.262, quoted at Vism.3, where k is…

…and uttamapurisa Defⁿ sabbaguṇa-paripuṇṇa sabba-yoga-visaṃyutta Snp-a.153
■ ye suvimuttā te…

in kāsi-kuttama Ja.vi.49 should be read as kāsik’uttama.

…(where to be read kāsik’ uttama for kāsi-kuttama). -vattha Benares muslin AN.i.248 AN.iii.50; Pp.34; Mil.2; Dhp-a.i.417; Vism.115.

cp….

…is given as “maggam uttamaṃ” at Snp.1130, i.e. the Highest Path. See for ref. e.g. Vin.iii.93; Vin.iv.26; DN.ii.353 DN.iii.102,…

…visiṭṭha, pāmokkha, uttama pavara,“ see Cnd.502.

Note on mahā & cpds

1. In certain compounds the combⁿ…

…like api, eva, pi, yeva: vuttamatte eva as soon as said Dhp-a.i.330; cintitamatte at the mere thought Dhp-a.i.326; naṃ jātamattaṃ yeva as…

swelling or rising in tone, increase of sound Ja.ii.249 (vīṇaṃ uttama-mucchanāya mucchetvā vādesi).

fr. mucchati 2

…cp. Vin.i.246) Vb-a.332 (= uttamaṃ, mukha-bhūtaṃ vā)
■ Der. adj mokkha & pāmokkha; (q.v.). Note. A poetical instr sg….

…Snp.836; Ja.i.151;

• -uttama best of men (Ep. of the Buddha) SN.i.23; DN.iii.147; Snp.1021;
• -deva…

…of N., is maṅgalaṃ uttamaṃ & to be achieved by means of; tapo, brahmacariyā and ariyasaccāna-dassanaṃ Snp.267
■…

…variant reading opaguyha gajuttama opavayha = rāja-vāhana C.); DN-a.i.147 (ārohanayogga opavuyha, variant reading ˚guyha); Vv-a.316 (T….

…Snp.700 (moneyyaṃ uttamaṃ padaṃ, thing; but Snp-a.491 explains as uttama-paṭipadaṃ), Snp.765; Dhp.21, Dhp.93, Dhp.114…

…for visiṭṭha); by uttama at Dhp-a.iii.237; Vv-a.78
■ DN.i.124 (ettaka˚) MN.ii.120 (˚nipacca); SN.i.166;…

…DN-a.i.169 explains by uttamatāya); MN.i.10 (abyābajjha˚); SN.i.82 (nāḷik’ odana-paramatāya on a nāḷi of boiled rice at the…

…abundant.“ Synonymous with uttama (DN-a.i.109, DN-a.i.171), uḷāra (Pv-a.25, Pv-a.228), atuḷa (Pv-a.110) opp. hīna (DN.iii.215;…

…in uttama˚ (= mahāpurisa) Dhp.97 (cp. Dhp-a.ii.188). Cp posa.

abstr. fr. purisa, for *pauruṣa or…

…Snp.991, Snp.1012 (˚uttama), Snp.1013; Ja.vi.276 (= nagara C); Mhvs.14, Mhvs.29
■ avapure below the fortress MN.i.68
■…

…Vism.447, Vism.492.

• -uttama “the highest of men,” an excellent man AN.v.16, AN.v.325 sq.; Snp.544; Dhp.78;…

adjective having sons SN.i.6; Snp.33.

fr. *puttamant

… ■ ji (sangāma-j-uttama) victorious in battle Dhp.103 (cp. Dhp-a.ii.227 = sangāma-sīsa-yodha) -bheri battle…

…Vv.16#2 (vara graceful = uttamarūpa-dhara Vv-a.79; perhaps to 2) Pv-a.46 (of hair: fine + mudhu). 2. (n. nt.) body (orig. slender part of…

…(verse 143); Ja.iii.218 (= uttama C.). In other comb^n. at Vism.64 (u. majjhima mudu referring to the 3 grades of the Dhutangas);…

highest amount, climax, limit DN-a.i.169 (for paramatā).

abstr. fr. uttama

…uttama-bhāvaṃ patta).

• -attharaṇa upper cover Ja.vi.253.
• -pubba…

…the noble city Vv.16#6 (= uttama˚, Rājagahaṃ sandhāya vuttaṃ Vv-a.82); ratana˚; the best of gems Snp.683; rāja˚; famous king…

…husband) Vv.31#3.

• -uttama highest authority, greatest ideal Snp.274.
• -gata being in someone’s…

…in cātu˚; (suddhi) (purity of) the fourfold castes MN.ii.132. 3. having beauty Snp.551 (uttama˚). 4. having the appearance of AN.ii.106…

at SN.i.129 read as vattamāna.

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 …

…(te hattaṃ); Cnd.540#c (puttamaṃsaṃ, read āhāreyya?); Pv.ii.3#10; DN-a.i.186, DN-a.i.188 DN-a.i.2. 2. to bring, bring down, fetch…

…AN.ii.40, AN.ii.145, AN.ii.206; AN.iv.167; Cnd.540#c (āhāraṃ & puttamaṃsaṃ cp. SN.ii.98).

Denom. fr. āhāra

…(C. seṭṭha-ṭṭhāna uttama-ṭṭhāna); AN.iii.9; AN.v.33 sq.; DN-a.i.31; Kp-a.104.

the guṇa-and comp^n. form of usabha,…

leaning (on), depending (on), being supported (by)

SN 22.79 khajjanīyasuttaṃ

namo te puris'ājañña, namo te puris'uttama, yassa te n'ābhijānāma, yam'pi nissāya jhāyasī'ti.

MN 22 alagaddūpamasuttaṃ

yaṃnūn'āhaṃ tiṇakaṭṭhasākhāpalāsaṃ saṃkaḍḍhitvā, kullaṃ bandhitvā, taṃ kullaṃ nissāya hatthehi ca pādehi ca vāyamamāno sotthinā pāraṃ uttareyyan'ti.

noble man, extraordinary man, lit. thoroughbred man

DHP 193 buddhavaggo

dullabho puris'ājañño, na so sabbattha jāyati, yattha so jāyati dhīro, taṃ kulaṃ sukham'edhati.

SN 22.79 khajjanīyasuttaṃ

namo te puris'ājañña, namo te puris'uttama, yassa te n'ābhijānāma, yam'pi nissāya jhāyasī'ti.