1. speaking, utterance, word, bidding SN.ii.18 (alaṃ vacanāya one says rightly); SN.iv.195 (yathā bhūtaṃ); AN.ii.168; Snp.417, Snp.699 Snp.932, Snp.984, Snp.997; Mil.235; Pv.ii.2#7; Snp-a.343, Snp-a …

recitation, reading; -magga way of recitation, help for reading, division of text (into chapters or paragraphs) Tikp.239; Kp-a.12, Kp-a.14, Kp-a.24.

fr. vāceti

name, designation; metaphorical expression; near-synonym.

mode of expression

an expression of certainty or affirmation

an expression of respect or esteem.

designation as khandhas

somewhere; anywhere; in or regard to anything

whose speech is persuasive or influential.

whose speech is persuasive or influential.

Paramattha: sacca - vacana - Desanā ‘truth or term, exposition that is true in the highest or ultimate sense’, as contrasted with the ‘conventional truth’ vohāra - sacca which is also …

Phassa: fr. phusati to touch: ‘sense-contact’, contact. The term samphassa is used in compounds, e.g. in the following: ‘;T’here are 6 classes of sense-contact: visual contact cakkhu - *s …

Puggala: ‘individual’, ‘person’, as well as the synonyms: personality, individuality, being satta self attā etc., in short all terms designating a personal entity, hence also: I, you, he, man, …

Abbhuta¹

adj. nt. terrifying, astonishing; strange, exceptional puzzling, extraordinary, marvellous, supernormal Described as a term of surprise & consternation (vimhay;’ āvahass’ adhivaca …

(interj.) alas, terrible, dreadful, awful (excl. of fright & shock) Vin.ii.115 (Bdhgh. explains as “utrāsa-vacanam-etaṃ”); MN.i.448. See also abbhu & abbhuta.

Vedic abhvaṃ, nt. of abhva, see expl …

talk, phrasing, expression Snp.49 (vācâbhilāpa making phrases, talking, idle or objectionable speech = tiracchanakathā Cnd.561); Iti.89 (? reading abhilāpāyaṃ uncertain, vv.ll. abhipāyaṃ abhipāpāyaṃ a …

to rejoice at, find pleasure in (acc.), approve of, be pleased or delighted with (acc. DN.i.46 (bhāsitaṃ), DN.i.55 (id.), DN.i.158, DN.i.223; MN.i.109, MN.i.458; SN.i.32 (annaṃ), SN.i.57, SN.i.14, (ca …

only in neg. an˚; displeasure, dislike, discontent AN.i.79; DN-a.i.52 (= kopass’ etaṃ adhivacanaṃ).

fr. abhiraddha

adverb part. of affirmation and emphasis: certainly, for sure, really truly DN.i.143; Ja.i.19 (a. ahaṃ Buddho bhavissāmi) Ja.i.66 (a. tvaṃ Buddho bhavissasi), Ja.i.203, Ja.i.279; Ja.iii.340; Ja.v.307, …

same meaning as addhan but as simplex only used with reference to time (i.e. a long time, cp. Vv-a.117 addhānaṃ = ciraṃ). Usually in phrase atītaṃ (anāgataṃ etc.) addhānaṃ in …

A. Prep. and pref. of direction & place:

1. as direction denoting a movement towards a definite end or goal up to, over, toward, to, on (see C 1a.)
2. as place where (prep. c. loc. or abs.) = …

designation, term, attrîbute, metaphor, metaphorical expression DN.ii.62; MN.i.113 MN.i.144, MN.i.460; AN.ii.70, AN.ii.124; AN.iii.310; AN.iv.89, AN.iv.285, AN.iv.340; Iti.15 Iti.114; Snp.p.218; Ja.i. …

expression, saying, opinion; only in tt. adhivuttipada (variant reading adhimutti-p. at all passages) DN.i.13 (expl^d. by adhivacana-pada DN-a.i.103); MN.ii.228; AN.v.36.

adhi + vut …

indeclinable emphatic particle

1. in affirmative sentences: part. of assurance emphasis = for sure, very much (so), indeed, truly. Note. In connection with a dat. or an infin. the latter only app …

Ambho

indeclinable part. of exclamation, employed:

1. to draw attention = look here, hey! hallo! Vin.iii.73 (= ālapan’ âdhivacana); Ja.ii.3; Pv-a.62.
2. to mark reproach anger = you silly, you rasc …

anger, wrath DN.i.3 (= kopass’etaṃ adhivacanaṃ DN-a.i.52).

an + abhiraddhi

“blind fly”, i.e. dark or yellow fly or gad-fly Snp.20 (= kāṇa-makkhikānaṃ adhivacanaṃ Snp-a.33).

fr. andha

1. (n.) discontent, dissatisfaction, dejection, sulkiness DN.i.3 (= appatītā honti tena atuṭṭhā asomanassitā ti appacayo; domanass’ etaṃ adhivacanaṃ DN-a.i.52); DN.iii.159; MN.i.442; AN.i.79, AN.i.12 …

orig. a sharp stone as hurling-weapon thence in mythol. Indra’s thunderbolt thunder-clap, lightning Ja.i.71, Ja.i.167; Ja.ii.154; Ja.iii.323; Mil.277; Vv-a.83.

• -aggi the fire …

adjective not leaving a remnant, without a remainder, all, entire, complete Snp.2 sq., Snp.351, Snp.355, Snp.500, Snp.1037 (= sabba Cnd.113). As ˚-(adv.) entirely, fully completely Snp.p.141 (˚virāga …

abuse, blame, reproach Dhp.320, Dhp.321 (= aṭṭha-anariyavohāra-vasena pavattaṃ vītikkama-vacanaṃ Dhp-a.iv.3) Ja.vi.508.

ati + vac, cp. Sk. ativāda, fr. ati + vad

“non-word”, i.e. the wrong word or expression Ja.i.410.

a + vacana

adjective stingy, niggardly Snp.774 (= Mnd.36 which explains as follows: avaṃ gacchanti ti pi avadāniyā; maccharino pi vuccanti avadāniyā; buddhānaṃ vacanaṃ n’âdiyantī ti avadāniyā. Snp-a.516 condens …

Avatthu (& ˚ka)

adjective groundless, unfounded (fig) Vin.ii.241; Ja.i.440 (˚kaṃ vacanaṃ). For lit meaning see vatthu.

a + vatthu

Avatthu (& ˚ka)

adjective groundless, unfounded (fig) Vin.ii.241; Ja.i.440 (˚kaṃ vacanaṃ). For lit meaning see vatthu.

a + vatthu

adjective to strengthen, cp. upabrūhana, paribbūḷha much, many, large, abundant; plenty; in compound also very, greatly (˚-) instr. sg. bahunā Dhp.166; nom. pl bahavo Vin.iii.90; Dhp.307, & *bahū …

fear, fright, dread AN.ii.15 (jāti-maraṇa˚); DN.iii.148, DN.iii.182; Dhp.39, Dhp.123, Dhp.212 sq., Dhp.283; Mnd.371, Mnd.409; Pp.56; Vism.512; Kp-a.108; Snp-a.155; Dhp-a.iii.23. There are some len …

Bhummi¹

feminine that which belongs to the ground, i.e. a plane (of existence), soil, stage (as t.t. in philosophy) Dhs-a.277 (˚y-āpatti), Dhs-a.339 (id.), Dhs-a.985 (dukkha˚), Dhs-a. …

grown, become; born, produced; nature as the result of becoming. The (exegetical) definition by Bdhgh of the word bhūta is interesting. He (at MN-a.i.31) distinguishes the foll. 7 …

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 …

…of a brahmin Cp..x.10

• -vācanaka a brahmin disputation some sort of elocution show Ja.i.318 Ja.iv.391
• -vāṭaka circle of brahmins…

Buddha¹

adjective

1. understood SN.i.35 = SN.i.60 (su-dub-buddha very difficult to understand)
2. having attained enlightenment, wise AN.iv.449; Pv-a.16 (buddh’ ādayo), Pv-a.60 (= ari …

busy, active. Thus Kern, but the translation is not satisfactory. It occurs only at 2 passages; Vin.iv.2 where combined with vācā, girā, vacībheda, and meaning “mode of speech,” and at Snp.961, where …

1. impulse, excitement; intention, resolution, will desire for, wish for, delight in (c. loc.). Explained at Vism.466 as “kattu-kāmatāy” adhivacanaṃ; by Dhtp.587 & Dhtm.821 as; chand = icchāyaṃ …

metre, metrics, prosody, esp. applied to the Vedas Vin.ii.139 (chandaso buddhavacanaṃ āropeti to recite in metrical form, or acc. to Bdhgh. in the dialect of the Vedas cp. Vin. Texts iii.150) SN.i.3 …

Citta¹ & Citra

adjective variegated, manifold, beautiful; tasty, sweet, spiced (of cakes), Ja.iv.30 (geṇḍuka); Dhp.171 (rājaratha); Vv.47#9; Pv.ii.11#2 (aneka˚); Pv.iv.3#13 (pūvā = madhurā …

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 …

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 ( …

to hold, viz.

1. to carry, bear, wear, possess; to put on, to bring give DN.i.166≈(chavadussāni etc.); Vin.i.16 = DN.i.110 (telapajjotaṃ); DN.ii.19 (chattaṃ to hold a sunshade over a person); Pv-a.4 …

Du˚¹

(& before vowels dur˚) indeclinable

1. syllable of exclamation (= duḥ “bad, woe” (beginning the word du (j)-jīvitaṃ) Dhp-a.ii.6, Dhp-a.ii.10 = Pv-a.280, cp. Ja.iii.47; Bdhgh’s …

adjective noun

1. (adj. unpleasant, painful, causing misery (opp. sukha pleasant Vin.i.34; Dhp.117. Lit. of vedanā (sensation) MN.i.59 (˚ṃ vedanaṃ vediyamāna, see also below iii.1 …

adverb on one side, apart, aside Vin.i.47, Vin.i.94 = Vin.ii.272; DN.i.106; Snp.p.13 (expl^d. at Snp-a.140 as follows: bhāvana-puṃsaka-niddeso, ek’okāsaṃ ekapassan ti vuttaṃ hoti, bhummat …

Ekaṃsa¹

adjective belonging to one shoulder, on or with one shoulder; only in phṛase ekaṃsaṃ uttarāsangaṃ karoti to arrange the upper robe over one shoulder (the left) Vin.i.46; Vin.ii.188 …

Gaṇhati & Gaṇhāti

The forms of the verb are from three bases, viz.

1. gaṇha- (Sk. gṛhṇā-);
   ■ Pres.: ind. gaṇhāti (gaṇhāsi Pv-a.87)
   pot gaṇheyya,
   imper gaṇha (Ja.i.159; Pv-a.49 …

Gaṇhati & Gaṇhāti

The forms of the verb are from three bases, viz.

1. gaṇha- (Sk. gṛhṇā-);
   ■ Pres.: ind. gaṇhāti (gaṇhāsi Pv-a.87)
   pot gaṇheyya,
   imper gaṇha (Ja.i.159; Pv-a.49 …

Gedha¹

greed. Its connection with craving and worldly attachment is often referred to. Kāmesu g˚ SN.i.73; Snp.152; AN.iii.312 sq. (gedho pañcann’ etaṃ kāmaguṇānaṃ adhivacanaṃ). gedhataṇhā …

[cp. Sk. gaurava, fr. garu] reverence, respect, esteem; with loc. respect for reverence towards; in the set of six venerable objects Buddhe [Satthari], Dhamme, Sanghe, sikkhāya, appamāde paṭisanthāre …

verse, stanza, line of poetry, usually referring to an Anuṭṭhubbaṃ or a Tuṭṭhubbaṃ, & called a catuppādā gāthā, a stanza (śloka) of four half-lines AN.ii.178; Ja.iv.395 Def. as akkhara-padaniya-mit …

adjective

1. [cp. gādha²] strong, tight, close; thick. In phrase pacchābāhaṃ g˚ bandbanaṃ bandhati to pinion the arms tightly DN.i.245; AN.ii.241; Ja.i.264; Pv-a.4. Of an illness (gāḷhena …

Hiri & hirī

feminine sense of shame, bashfulness, shyness SN.i.33; DN.iii.212; AN.i.51, AN.i.95; AN.iii.4 sq., AN.iii.331, AN.iii.352, AN.iv.11, AN.iv.29; Snp.77, Snp.253, Snp.719; Pp.71; Pv.iv.7#3; …

Hiri & hirī

feminine sense of shame, bashfulness, shyness SN.i.33; DN.iii.212; AN.i.51, AN.i.95; AN.iii.4 sq., AN.iii.331, AN.iii.352, AN.iv.11, AN.iv.29; Snp.77, Snp.253, Snp.719; Pp.71; Pv.iv.7#3; …

indeclinable part. of comparison: like, as Dhp.1, Dhp.2, Dhp.7, Dhp.8, Dhp.287, Dhp.334; Ja.i.295; Snp-a.12 (opamma-vacanaṃ). Elided to ’va, diaeretic-metathetic form viya (q.v.). …

(indeel.) surely, undoubtedly (ekaṃsavacanaṃ Snp-a.348) usually in negative (& interrog. sentences as na jātu, not at all, never (cp. also sādhu) mā jātu Vin.ii.203; Snp.152, Snp.348 (no ce hi jātu); …

Kalla¹ & Kalya

adjective

1. well, healthy, sound Vin.i.291.
2. clever, able, dexterous Mil.48 Mil.87.
3. ready, prepared Ja.ii.12, cp
   ■ citta.
4. fit proper, right SN.ii.13 (pañha)

…

(& 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 …

1. (adj.) (-˚) producing, causing, forming, making, doing, e.g. anta˚ putting an end to; pabhaṃ causing splendour; pāpa˚ doing evil; divā˚ & divasa the day-maker, i.e. the sun; kaṇhabhāva˚ causing a …

1. adj. (f. ī) (-˚) doing, making, causing, producing; as cakkhu˚ ñāṇa˚ (leading to clear knowledge) SN.iv.331; SN.v.97; Iti.83; and acakkhu etc. SN.v.97; nāthā ˚ā dhammā AN.v.23 (cp. AN.v.89) and th …

(adj-adv.) expression of the concept of unity and totality: only, alone; whole, complete; adv altogether or only

1. ˚ṃ (adv.)
   1. only = just: k tvaṃ amhākaṃ vacanaṃ karohi “do all we tell you Pv\ …

adjective (a) patient, forgiving. (b) enduring, bearing, hardened to (frost & heat, e.g.), fit for.

1. kh. belongs to the lovable attributes of a bhikkhu (kh. rūpānaṃ, saddānaṃ, etc.; indulgent as re …

I. Crude meaning

bulk, massiveness (gross) substance.

1. Esp. used
   1. of an elephant: the bulk of the body, i.e. its back SN.i.95 vāraṇassa Ja.iii.392; hatthi-khandha-vara-gata on th …

adjective

1. quick, lit. in the way of throwing (cp. “like a shot”) Snp.350 (of vacana = lahu Snp-a).
2. a sort of fishing net or eel-basket (cp. khipa & Sk. kṣepaṇī) SN.i.74

■ nt. adv. *[khippaṃ] …

anger. Nearest synonyms are āghāta (Dhs.1060 = Cnd.576 both expositions also of dosa), upanāha (always in chain rāga, dosa, moha, kodha, upanāha) and *[dhūma]( …

wall built of wattle and daub, in -nagaraka “a little wattle and daub town” DN.ii.146, DN.ii.169 (cp. Rh.D. on this in Buddh Suttas p. 99). Three such kinds of simply-built walls are mentioned a …

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 …

,

1. 1. a deed, action, performance, esp. an act imposed or inflicted upon somebody by a higher authority (by the king as representative of justice or by kamma MN.iii.181; see *kamma …

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 …

to talk prattle, mutter Snp.776; Iti.122; Pv.i.8#1; Pv.ii.6#3
■ Cp ullapati, palapati, samullapati
caus lapeti (and lāpeti, metri causâ) to talk to, to accost, beg SN.i.31 (h …

Mokkha¹

1. (lit.) release, freedom from, in bandhanā m DN.i.73 = MN.i.276.
2. (fig.) release, deliverance, salvation Vb.426 (jarā-maraṇa˚ from old age & death) Dhp-a.i.4 (˚magga + sagg …

kind of kidney-bean, Phaseolus mungo, freq. combined with māsa² (q.v.). On its size (larger than sāsapa smaller than kalāya) see AN.v.170 & cp. kalāya
■ DN.ii.293; MN.i.57 (+ māsa); S …

adjective only in voc. as respectful term of address, something like “Sir,” pl “Sirs.” In sg. mārisa MN.i.327; AN.iii.332; Snp.814, Snp.1036 Snp.1038, Snp.1045 etc.; Mnd.140 = Cnd. …

stronghold, citadel, fortress a (fortified) town, city. As seat of the government as important centre of trade contrasted with gāma nigama (village & market-place or township) Vin.iii.47 (˚bandhana), …

I. Etymology

Although nir + vā “to blow”. (cp. BSk. nirvāṇa) is already in use in the Vedic period (see nibbāpeti), we do not find its distinctive ap …

to point out (“down”), explain, show, define Vv-a.12, Vv-a.13 (˚etabbavacana the word to be compared or defined, correl. to nidassana-vacana)
pp nidassita (q.v.).

Sk. nida …

quotation, explanation, illustration Vism.427 (˚vacana quotation); Pv-a.255 (perhaps we should read niyamana); conclusion, e.g. Paṭṭh.A 366; Vb-a.523.

Sk. nigamana

1. “shouting out,” sound; fame, renown; speech, utterance, proclamation word of reproach, blame SN.i.190; AN.iv.88 (appa˚ noiseless lit. of little or no noise); Snp.719, Snp.818 (= nindāvacana Snp-a. …

Nipacca-vādin

adjective speaking hurtfully Snp.217 (= dāyakaṃ nipātetvā appiyavacanāni vattā Snp-a.272).

nipacca, ger. of nipāteti + vādin

one of the Vedāngas (see chaḷanga), explⁿ of words, grammatical analysis etymological interpretation; pronunciation, dialect way of speaking, expression Vin.ii.139 (pabbajitā… sakāya nirutt …

adjective arisen or reborn without visible cause (i.e. without parents), spontaneous rebirth (Kvu trsl. 283²), apparitional rebirth (Cpd. 165⁴, q.v.) DN.i.27 DN.i.55, DN.i.15 …

the lower or lowest, the one on this side, this (opp. yonder) only in comb^n. orima-tīra the shore on this side, the near shore (opp. pāra˚ and pārima˚ the far side) DN.i.244; SN.iv.175 ( …

adjective separate, individual; usually acc. -ṃ adv. separately, individually, singly, by himself in his own heart DN.i.24 (yeva nibbuti viditā); DA on DN.ii.77 = attano attano abbhantare; MN.i.251 …

covered terrace before a house Vin.ii.153 (“paghanaṃ nāma yaṃ nikkhamantā ca pavisantā ca pādehi hananti. tassa vihāra-dvāre ubhato kuṭṭaṃ niharitvā katapadesass’ etaṃ adhivacanaṃ” Bdhgh, quoted *Vin …

(papatā) feminine a broken-off piece, splinter, fragment; also proclivity precipice, pit (?) SN.ii.227 (papatā ti kho lābha-sakkāra-silokass’ etaṃ adhivacanaṃ; cp. SN.iii.109: sobbho papāto kodh’ û …

1. falling down, a fall Vin.ii.284 (chinna-papātaṃ papatanti); SN.v.47.
2. a cliff, precipice, steep rock MN.i.11; SN.iii.109 (sobbho p. kodh’ upāyāsass’ etaṃ adhivacanaṃ; cp. papaṭā) AN.iii.389 (sob …

1. learned by heart, known Mnd.234 = Cnd.386 (Buddhavacana).
2. learned, accomplished DN-a.i.21
   ■ See also pariyatta².

pp. of pariyāpuṇāti

mastery over, accomplishment in (gen.) Vism.442 (Buddhavacanassa).

abstr. formⁿ fr. pariyāpuṇāti

1. hanging on, inclination, attachment to Kp-a.18; Pv-a.130.
2. occasion, event; loc. pasaṅge at the occasion of (-˚), instead of Kp-a.213 (karaṇavacana˚, where Pv-a.30 in id. p. reads karaṇ’ a …

1. path, road, way DN.i.63; Snp.176 (loc. pathe), Snp.385, Snp.540, Snp.868; Cnd.485 B (+ pantha, in explⁿ of magga); Ja.i.308 (loc. pathe); Ja.ii.39; Ja.vi.525 (abl. pathā); Thag.64; Pp.2 …

indeclinable directional prefix in well-defined meaning of “back (to), against towards, in opposition to, opposite.” As preposition (with acc. and usually postponed) towards, near by, at usually …

opposition, negation, contrary Snp-a.228 (for “na”), Snp-a.502; Pv-a.189 (˚vacana the opp expression). ˚to (abl.) in opposition or contrast to Pv-a.24.

fr. paṭi + kṣip

one who speaks to or who is spoken to, i.e.

1. an interlocutor Ja.iv.18 (= paṭivacana-dayaka C.)
2. an amiable person (cp. Lat affabilis = affable) MN.i.386.

fr. paṭi + mant

to effulge, shine forth, stream out, emit, fig. splurt out, bring against, object MN.i.95 sq. AN.iv.193 (codakaṃ); Ja.i.123, Ja.i.163; Mnd.196 (vādaṃ start a word-fight); Mil.372; Dhp-a.iv.4 (vacana …

answer, reply, rejoinder Ja.iv.18; Mil.120; Pv-a.83 (opp. vacana); Thag-a.285.

paṭi + vacana

Peyya¹

to be drunk, drinkable, only in compound or neg. apeyya undrinkable AN.iii.188; Ja.iv.205 Ja.iv.213 (apo apeyyo). maṇḍa˚; to be drunk like cream, i.e. of the b …

adjective

1. (lit.) rough Pv.ii.4#1.
2. (fig.) harsh, unkind, rough (of speech) Vin.ii.290 (caṇḍa +); Pv.ii.3#4; Pv.iii.5#7 Ja.v.296; Kv.619. In combination with vācā we find both …

Piya¹

adjective dear, in two applications (as stated Mnd.133 = Cnd.444, viz dve piyā: sattā vā piyā sankhārā vā piyā, with ref. to living beings, to sensations):

1. dear, beloved (as fath …

indeclinable again. There are several forms of this adv., but puna has to be considered as the orig. Pali form. The form puno is doubtful; if authentic, a Sanskritisation; only fou …

adjective

1. (= pṛthak) separated, individual adv. separated, individual, adv. separately, each (see [given as puthag eva Kacc. 29](/define/given as puthag eva Kacc. 29)) SN.i.75 (puthu attā individu …

(& der.) “petting (or spoiling) the children” (Mil trsl. ii.287) but perhaps more likely “fondness of being petted” or “nurture (as Vism trsl. 32) (being carried about like on the lap or the back …

word, esp. the word of the Buddha DN.i.88; SN.ii.259; Thag.587; Thag.2, Thag.457.

pa + vacana, with lengthening of first a (see Geiger,

Pali Grammar

§ 33#1)

Rasa¹

that which is connected with the sense of taste. The defⁿ given at Vism.447 is as follows “jivhā-paṭihanana-lakkhaṇo raso, jivhā-viññāṇassa visaya-bhāvo raso, tass’ ev …

love, attachment, pleasure, liking for (loc.), fondness of SN.i.133 (˚ṃ paccanubhavati), SN.i.207; SN.iii.256; Snp.41 (= anukkhaṇṭhit adhivacanaṃ Cnd.537), Snp.59 (id.), Snp.270, Snp.642, Snp.956 (= n …

adjective real, true DN.i.182; MN.ii.169; MN.iii.207; Dhp.408; nt. saccaṃ truly, verily, certainly Mil.120; saccaṃ kira is it really true? DN.i.113; Vin.i.45, Vin.i.60; Ja.i.107; saccato truly S …

Saha¹

indeclinable prep. & prefix, meaning: in conjunction with, together, accompanied by; immediately after (with instr.) Vin.i.38; Snp.49, Snp.928 Thig.414 = Thig.425; sahā Snp.231.

• • …

adjective faulty, wrong (lit. bitter) Mil.119 (vacana).

sa³ + k.

Sākhalya & Sakhalla

neuter friendship MN.i.446 (= tameness); AN.i.94; DN.iii.213; Dhs.1343; DN-a.i.287; Dhs-a.396; Ja.iv.57, Ja.iv.58 (= maṭṭhavacana “smooth words”).

abstr. from sakhila

Sammā¹

a pin of the yoke Abhp.449; a kind of sacrificial instrument Snp-a.321 (sammaṃ ettha pāsantī ti sammāpāso; and sātrā-yāgass’ etaṃ adhivacanaṃ). Cp. Weber Indische Streifen i.3 …

the dative relation Ja.v.214 (upayogatthe), Ja.v.237 (karaṇatthe); Snp-a.499 (˚vacana).

saṃ + padāna

1. to procure, obtain Vin.i.217; Vin.ii.214; ekavacanaṃ s. to be able to utter a single word Ja.ii.164; kathaṃ s. to be able to talk Ja.ii.165 dohaḷe s. to satisfy the longing Mhvs.22, Mhvs.51.
2. to …

adjective near, close (to) Snp-a.43 (bhumma-vacana), Snp-a.174, Snp-a.437; Kp-a.111; Pv-a.47 (dvāra˚ magga) (nt.) proximity DN.i.118. Cases adverbially: acc. -aṃ near to Pv-a.107; loc. *-- …

saññāyo and saññā-e.g. MN.i.108)

1. sense, consciousness, perception, being the third khandha Vin.i.13; MN.i.300; SN.iii.3 sq.; Dhs.40 Dhs.58, Dhs.61, Dhs.113; Vb-a.42.
2. sense, perception, discer …

sentence Dhs-a.52.

saṃ + vacana

to chant, proclaim (cp. sangara), to rehearse, to establish the text of the B. scriptures Vin.ii.285; DN-a.i.25 (Buddha-vacanaṃ)
pp saṅgīta.

saṃ + gāyati

Sākhalya & Sakhalla

neuter friendship MN.i.446 (= tameness); AN.i.94; DN.iii.213; Dhs.1343; DN-a.i.287; Dhs-a.396; Ja.iv.57, Ja.iv.58 (= maṭṭhavacana “smooth words”).

abstr. from sakhila

or sāliyā the maina bird (= sālikā) Ja.iii.203; sāliyachāpa (a young bird of that kind), and sāliyacchāpa (i.e. sāliyā which is probably the right form) Ja.iii.202. madhu-sāliyā Ja.v.8 (= suvaṇṇa- …

1. owner, ruler, lord, master Vin.i.303, Vin.i.307; Snp.83; Mhvs.37, Mhvs.241; Ja.v.253 (˚paribhoga, q.v.); Pv.iv.6#6; Vism.63; DN-a.i.261; Pv-a.43, Pv-a.65. voc. sāmi “Sir” Ja.vi …

affirmative particle (“ekaṃsena” DN-a.i.236; ekaṃsa-vacana Ja.v.66; ekaṃse nipāta Ja.v.307) truly, surely, there now! Vin.ii.126, Vin.ii.297; DN.i.85; MN.i.207, MN.i.463; MN.iii.179; Ja.v.65 (varian …

adjective noun thinking, reasoning, esp. sceptically; a sceptic DN.i.16≈(takkī vīmaṃsī); MN.i.520; DN-a.i.106 (= takketvā vitakketvā diṭṭhi-gāhino etaṃ adhivacanaṃ), cp. pp. DN-a.i.114, DN-a.i.115 …

adjective

1. trembling, frightened Ja.i.336 = Ja.i.344 (vakā, expl. at Ja.i.342 by tasita); perhaps the derived meaning of:
2. moving, running (cp. to meaning 1 & 2 Gr.; τρέω to flee & to tremble), a …

adjective (being) in truth, truthful true, real DN.i.190 (+ bhūta taccha); MN.iii.70; Thag.347; Snp.1115 (= Cnd.275 taccha bhūta, etc.). (nt. tathaṃ = saccaṃ, in cattāri tathāni the 4 truths SN.v.430 …

(lit.) drought, thirst; (fig.) craving, hunger for, excitement the fever of unsatisfied longing (c. loc.: kabaḷinkāre āhāre “thirst” for solid food SN.ii.101 sq.; cīvare piṇḍapāte taṇhā = greed for Sn …

Thūla^a & Thulla^b

(the latter usual in compounds) adjective compact, massive; coarse gross; big, strong, clumsy; common, low, unrefined rough

1. DN.i.223; Snp.146 (aṇuka˚), Snp. …

Thūla^a & Thulla^b

(the latter usual in compounds) adjective compact, massive; coarse gross; big, strong, clumsy; common, low, unrefined rough

1. DN.i.223; Snp.146 (aṇuka˚), Snp. …

adjective

1. sharp, keen, eager: tibbagārava very devout AN.ii.21; Ne.112 (cp tīvraprasāda Avs.i.130); t- cchanda DN.iii.252, DN.iii.283.
2. dense, thick; confused, dark, dim: t- rāga Dhp.349 (= ba …

to stand, etc.

I. Forms

pres ind. tiṭṭhati (Snp.333, Snp.434; Pv.i.5#1);
imper second tiṭṭha, 3rd tiṭṭhatu ppr. tiṭṭhaṃ, tiṭṭhanto, tiṭṭhamāna;
pot tiṭṭhe (Snp.918, Snp.968) & tiṭṭheyy …

likeness, simile, parable, example (cp. formula introducing u. SN.ii.114; MN.i.148); Snp.705 (cp. Dhp.129, Dhp.130), Snp.1137 (= upanidhā sadisaṃ paṭibhāgo Cnd.158); Iti.114; Vism.341 Vism.478, Vism.5 …

1. brought up to or into (mostly -˚) Thig.498; Snp.677 (niraye), Snp.774 (dukkha˚), Snp.898 (bhava˚); Ja.iii.45 (thūṇa˚); Ja.iv.271 (dukkh˚); Mnd.38; Dhp.237 (˚yaya = atikkantavayo Dhp-a.iii.337, ad …

connection, combination; employment, application Ja.vi.432 (nagare upayogaṃ netvā for use in the town? variant reading upabhogaṃ). Usually in cpd -vacana as tt. g. meaning either combined or conden …

Ura & Uro

masculine & neuter

1. the breast, chest
   ■ Cases after the nt. s declension are instr. urasā Thag.27; Snp.609; & loc.; urasi Snp.255; Ja.iii.148; Ja.iv.118, also urasiṃ Ja.iii.38 …

Ura & Uro

masculine & neuter

1. the breast, chest
   ■ Cases after the nt. s declension are instr. urasā Thag.27; Snp.609; & loc.; urasi Snp.255; Ja.iii.148; Ja.iv.118, also urasiṃ Ja.iii.38 …

adjective to be spoken to, or to be answered DN.i.175; Snp.p.140.

grd. formation fr. vacana

(& vaca) neuter speech, words, saying; nom. & acc.; vaco Snp.54, Snp.356, Snp.988, Snp.994, Snp.1006 Snp.1057, Snp.1110, Snp.1147; Ja.i.188; Mnd.553 (= vacana byāpa …

to speak, say, tell AN.iv.79; Snp.1037, Snp.1077 sq.; Pp.42; Pv-a.13, Pv-a.16, Pv-a.39;
pot 1^st sg. vade (so read for vado? MN.i.258; 3^rd sg. vadeyya Pv.i.3#3;
aor 3<s …

(-˚)

1. bringing, carrying, leading Pv.i.5#8 (vāri˚ river = mahānadī Pv-a.29); SN.i.103; Pv-a.13 (anattha˚). Doubtful in hetu- vahe Pv.ii.8#5, better with variant reading -vaco, explained by …

Vajja¹

neuter that which should be avoided, a fault, sin DN.ii.38; SN.i.221; Vin.ii.87 (thūla˚ a grave sin); AN.i.47, AN.i.98; AN.iv.140; Pts.i.122; Dhp.252; Vb-a.342 (syn. with dosa and …

contempt, despite Vin.iv.6; MN.i.402 (att’ukkaṃsana: para-vambhana) Cnd.505; Vism.29; Vb-a.484; Pgdp.100
■ Spelt vamhanā at Ja.i.454 (vamhana-vacana) & at Dhs-a.396 (khuṃsana˚).

abstr. fr. vambheti

bragging, boasting, despising Ja.i.319 (˚vacana).

for vambha: see vambheti

Vana¹

neuter the forest; wood; as a place of pleasure sport (“wood”), as well as of danger & frightfulness (“jungle”), also as resort of ascetics, noted for its loneliness (“forest”). Of ( …

underwood, brushwood, thicket. Does not occur in lit meaning, except in exegesis of Dhp.283 at Dhp-a.iii.424 q.v. under vana¹. Another defⁿ is given at Snp-a.24 “taṇhā pariyuṭṭ …

adjective noun being in existence, going on, happening at the time; nt. process, progress, (as ˚-) in progress Snp-a.4 (˚uppanna); Pv-a.55 -vacana the present tense Snp-a.16, Snp-a.23.

ppr. m …

attribute, epithet; synonym Ne.1 sq., Ne.24, Ne.53 sq., Ne.82, Ne.106; Vism.427; Snp-a.24, Snp-a.447 Cp. adhivacana.

fr. vivacana

adverb dividing, analysing, detailing; in detail (˚-) DN.iii.229 (˚vyākaraṇīya pañha “discriminating reply” translation); AN.ii.46 (˚vacana analysis)- -vāda the Vibhajja doctrine, i.e. the doctri …

to boast, show off SN.ii.229; Ja.i.454 (= vañcana-vacanaṃ vadati C.)
pp vikatthita.

vi + katthati

scattered about, strewn all over, loose Vin.i.209 (undurehi okiṇṇa˚; overrun); Ja.v.82.

• -kesa with dishevelled hair Ja.i.47; Vism.415.
• -vāca (adj.) of loose talk SN.i.61 (= …

adjective

1. scattered all over, deranged, dismembered; of a dead body with respect to its limbs (as one of the asubha-kammaṭṭhāna’s: cp vikkhāyika & vicchiddaka) Vism.110 (˚saññā) = Mil.332; Vism.1 …

1. driving out, abolishing destruction, removal Vin.i.3 (asmi-mānassa), Vin.i.235, Vin.iii.3 (akusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ vinayāya dhammaṃ desemi); SN.i.40; Snp.921; AN.i.91 (kodha˚, upanāha˚), AN.ii.34 (pi …

adjective reversed, changed; equivocal; wrong, upset AN.iii.114 (˚dassana); AN.iv.226 (id.); AN.v.284; Thig.393; Ja.i.334; Kv.307; Mil.285 Mil.324; Ne.85 (˚gāha), Ne.126 (˚saññā); Pv-a.244
■ *avipa …

to make a distinction, to distinguish, define, specify Ja.v.120, Ja.v.451; Snp-a.343; grd. visesitabba (-vacana) qualifying (predicative) expression Vv-a.13
pp *[visesita …

1. let loose; sent (out); released, dismissed; thrown; given out Mhvs.10, Mhvs.68; Ja.i.370; Ja.iii.373; Pv-a.46, Pv-a.64, Pv-a.123, Pv-a.174.
2. (of the voice.) distinct, well enunciated DN.i.1 …

1. restlessness, impatience MN.i.446.
2. disorder twisting, distortion (of views); usually in phrase diṭṭhi˚ with -visevita & ˚vipphandita; e.g. MN.i.234; SN.i.123 (bdhgh’s explⁿ at *K …

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 …

opposition, reversal; in purisa˚; change of person (gram.) Snp-a.545; vacana˚; reversal of number (i.e. sg. & pl.) DN-a.i.141; Snp-a.509.

vi + ati + aya

…special cakes for br.). vācana may be a distortion of vājana, although the latter is never found as variant reading It…

1. amiable speech (vācā + peyya = piya) Ja.vi.575 (= piyavacana C.)
2. spelling for vājapeyya (q.v.).

word, saying, speech; also as adj. (-˚) vaca speaking, of such a speech (e.g. duṭṭha˚ Pv.i.3#2, so to be read for dukkha˚)
■ DN.iii.69 sq., DN.iii.96 sq., DN.iii.171 sq. SN.iv.132 …

1. speaking, speech, talk, nearly always-˚, e.g. iti˚; hearsay, general talk MN.i.133; SN.v.73; AN.ii.26; kumāraka˚; child-talk or childish talk i.e. in the manner of talking to a child SN.ii.21 …

saying, speech, sentence, usually found in poetry only, e.g. DN.ii.166 (suṇantu bhonto mama eka-vākyaṃ); AN.ii.34 (sutvā arahato vākyaṃ); AN.iii.40 (katvāna vākyaṃ Asitassa tādino); Snp.1102 (= vacan …

-Y-

combination consonant (sandhi), inserted (euphonically) between 2 vowels for the avoidance of hiatus. It has arisen purely phonetically from i as a sort of “gliding or semi-vowel within a wo …

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 …

“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 …

adjective sufficient (lit “just as much”; i.e. such as it is), sufficiently founded logical, consistent, exact, definite, true Cnd.275 (where tatha is explained by taccha, bhūta, yāthāva, aviparīta) D …

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 …

indeclinable lokasmiṃ yad idam arahanto “as far as the abodes of beings, as far as heaven, these are the highest these are the best, I mean the Arahants.” SN.iii.84 yāvatā dhammā sankhatā vā asankhatā …

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 …

adjective to be taken up, acceptable, pleasant, welcome, only in phrase -vacana welcome or acceptable speech, glad words Vin.ii.158; Ja.vi.243; Mil.110; Thag-a.42. Adeva, Adevana

grd. of ādāti (q.v.)

Ādiya¹

adjective grd. of admi, ad, Sk. ādya] edible, eatable AN.iii.45 (bhojanāni).

Ādiya²

in -mukha is uncertain reading at AN.iii.164 sq. (vv.ll. ādeyya˚ & ādheyya), me …

Ādiyati¹

to take up; take to oneself, seize on, grasp, appropriate, fig. take notice of, take to heart, heed
pres ādiyati AN.iii.46; Snp.119, Snp.156, Snp.633 Snp.78 …

Āgada & Āgadana

masculine & neuter a word; talk, speech DN-a.i.66 (= vacana).

ā + gad to speak

Āgada & Āgadana

masculine & neuter a word; talk, speech DN-a.i.66 (= vacana).

ā + gad to speak

1. coming, approach, result, DN.i.53 (āgamanaṃ pavattatī ti DN-a.i.160; cp. Sdhp.249 dukkh˚).
2. that which one goes by, resource, reference source of reference, text, Scripture, Canon; thus a design …

Āhacca¹

ger. of āhanati.

Āhacca²

adjective

1. (cp. āharati¹) to be removed, removable, in -pādaka-pīṭha & ˚mañca; a collapsible bed or cha …

-nā (f., also -ṇā) addressing, calling; invitation, greeting Snp.40 (ep. Cnd.128) -vacana the address-form of speech i.e. the vocative case (cp. Sk. āmantritaṃ id.) Snp-a.435; Kp-a.167.

f …

joy, pleasure, bliss, delight DN.i.3; Snp.679, Snp.687; Ja.i.207 (˚maccha leviathan); Ja.vi.589 (˚bheri festive drum) DN-a.i.53 (= pītiyā etaṃ adhivacanaṃ).

Vedic ānanda, fr. ā + nand, cp. BSk. ā …

adjective lit. old, i.e. venerable; used, either as adj. or absolute as a respectful appellation of a bhikkhu of some standing (cp. the semantically identical thera). It occurs usua …