Szótár
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vaṭa, 375 találat.
vata →
pts
Vata1
indeclinable part of exclamation: surely, certainly, indeed, alas! Vin.iii.39 (puris’ usabho vat’ âyaṃ “for sure he is a human bull”) Thig.316 (abbhutaṃ vata vācaṃ bhāsasi); Snp.178, …
vaṭa →
pts
vāta →
pts
wind. There exists a common distinction of winds into 2 groups: “internal and “external” winds, or the ajjhattikā vāyo-dhātu (wind category), and the bāhirā. They are discussed at Vb.84, quoted a …
vāṭa →
pts
enclosure, enclosed place Vin.ii.154. See also yañña˚.
cp. Class. Sk. vāṭa; on etym. see Walde, Lat. Wtb. s. v. vallus
aciravata →
dppn
A novice who had a conversation with Prince Jayasena on the life of the bhikkhu. Aciravata repeats this conversation to the Buddha who thereupon preaches the Dantabhūmi Sutta. MN.iii.128ff.
The nov …
aggaḷapura →
dppn
A city where Revata went on his way from Soreyya to Sahajāti, prior to the Council of Vesālī. Vin.ii.300
???2town
aggivessana →
dppn
Probably the name of a brahmin clan, the Agnivesyāyanas, and the Ksatriyas who were so styled, took the name from their brahmin priests.
The name is used by the Buddha in addressing Saccaka Nigaṇṭhap …
araññakuṭikā →
dppn
A forest hermitage near Rājagaha, where the novice Aciravata sometimes stayed. MN.iii.128
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aññātakoṇḍañña →
dppn
AññātakoṇḍaññaKoṇḍañña
One of the five ascetics known as the Pañcavaggiyā. When, after the Enlightenment, the Buddha visited them at Isipatana and preached the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, Koṇḍañña w …
buddha →
dppn
BuddhaBhagavāTathāgataSiddhatthaGotamaSugataSatthā
The Awakened one, the founder and teacher of the Buddha-dhamma. His personal name was Siddhattha Gotama, and he was a Khattiya of the Sakiyan clan. …
bāhiya →
dppn
Bāhiya1Dārucīriya
As an ascetic, he came himself to believe that he had attained arahantship, but a devatā, reading his thoughts and wishing him well, pointed out to him his error and ad …
bāvarī →
dppn
A brahmin ascetic who went from Sāvatthī to Dakkhiṇāpatha and lived on the banks of the Godhāvarī in a hermitage which lay half in the territory of Assaka and half in that of Alaka.
He received the r …
hemavata →
dppn
A Yakkha chief, to be invoked by followers of the Buddha in time of need. DN.iii.204
He was present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.256
He was the friend of Sātāgira.
jayasena →
dppn
A prince who once visited the novice Aciravata at Veḷuvana in Rājagaha and asked him to teach the Doctrine. Reluctantly the novice did so, but at the end of the exposition Jayasena declared that he wa …
kannakujja →
dppn
A district in Jambudīpa; it is mentioned in a list of places passed by the Buddha on his way from Verañjā to Bārānasī, across the Ganges, the route passing through Verañjā, Soreyya, Sankassa, Kannakuj …
kaṇṇakujja →
dppn
KaṇṇakujjaKaṇṇagocchakaKaṇṇagotta
A district in India. it is mentioned in a list of places passed by the Buddha on his way from Verañja to Bārāṇasī, across the Ganges, the route passing through Verañ …
kimbila →
dppn
KimbilaKimilaKimmila
A Sākiyan of Kapilavatthu. He was converted with Bhaddiya and four other Sākyan nobles at Anupiya. Vin.ii.182 Kimbila seems to have maintained throughout his early friendship wit …
macchikāsaṇḍa →
dppn
A township in Kāsī, the residence, among others, of Citta-Gahapati. SN.iv.281
It contained the Ambāṭakavana, which Citta presented as a monastery for the monks, at the head of whom was Mahānāma.
S …
mahāmoggallāna →
dppn
MahāmoggallānaMoggallānaKolita
The second of the Chief Disciples of the Buddha. He and Sāriputta went forth as disciples of Sañjaya. After some time, Sāriputta, wandering about in Rājagaha, met Assaj …
migalandika →
dppn
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, …
pāveyyakā →
dppn
PāveyyakāPātheyyakā
The name given to the inhabitants of Pāvā—e.g., Pāveyyakā Mallā. DN.ii.165
Pāvā was evidently a centre of Buddhist activity even during the lifetime of the Buddha, and mention is …
revata →
dppn
Revata1Khadiravaniya
An eminent disciple of the Buddha, declared by him foremost among forest dwellers. AN.i.24
His Theragāthā verses appear under two names. As Khadiravaniya he admonishe …
sabbakāma →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of getting rid of desire for this impure body. Thag.453–458
Sabbakāma lived on to one hundred and twenty years of age, and was consulted by Yasa, Soreyya Revata, …
sahajāti →
dppn
SahajātiSahajātāSahañcanika
A township where Yasa Kākandakaputta met Soreyya Revata, whom he wished to consult regarding the Ten Points raised by the Vajjiputtakas. Revata had gone there from Soreyya …
sambhūta →
dppn
Sambhūta1Sītavaniya
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how a bhikkhu in the Sītavana (Cool Grove) is victorious. Thag.6
Sambhūta2Sānavāsī
When the Vajjiputtaka heresy aro …
sankassa →
dppn
During the Vajjiputta controversy, Revata Thera, on his way from Soreyya to Sahājāti, went through Sankassa.
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saṅkassa →
dppn
A city, thirty leagues from Sāvatthī. During the Vajjiputta controversy, Revata Thera, on his way from Soreyya to Sahājāti, went through Saṅkassa. The road he took passed through Saṅkassa, Kaṇṇakujja, …
soreyya →
dppn
A town where Soreyya-Revata lived. Vin.ii.299 There was a direct route from Verañja to Payāgatiṭṭha, passing through Soreyya, Saṅkassa and Kaṇṇakuja. Vin.iii.11
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sākya →
dppn
A tribe in North India, to which the Buddha belonged. Their capital was Kapilavatthu. Mention is also made of other Sākyan settlements - e.g., Cātumā, Khomadussa, Sāmagāma, Devadaha, Sīlavatī, Nagara …
sātāgira →
dppn
A Yakkha. He persuaded his friend Hemavata to visit the Buddha on an uposatha day. Hemavata then asked the Buddha a series of questions. Snp.176–205
Sātāgira is mentioned in the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta DN. …
udumbara →
dppn
A village. Revata went there from Kaṇṇakujja and stopped there before proceeding to Aggalapura and Sahajāti. Thither the Elders followed him to ask his opinion on the Vajjian heresy. Vin.ii.299
???2town
upacāla →
dppn
Son of Upacālā and nephew of Sāriputta and Khadiravaniya-Revata. He was ordained by Revata. Thag.43 He is mentioned in the Aṅguttara Nikāya AN.v.133 in a list of very eminent disciples, together with …
uttara →
dppn
Uttara1
A monk whose verses are recorded in the Theragāthā. Thag.121–122
Uttara2
A monk whose verse are recorded in the Theragāthā. Thag.161–162
Uttara3
A *devapu …
vaṭajālikāyaṃ →
dppn
VaṭajālikāyaṃDhavajālikā
A monastery on Sankheyyaka mountain in Mahisa country. A monk, named Uttara, once lived there and was visited by…
yakkha →
dppn
A class of non human beings generally described as non-human. They are mentioned with Devas, Rakkhasas, Dānavas, Gandhabbas, Kinnaras, and Mahoragas (? Nāgas).
Elsewhere AN.ii.38 they rank, in progr …
yasa →
dppn
Yasa 1
He was the son of a very wealthy treasurer of Benares, and was brought up in great luxury, living in three mansions, according to the seasons and surrounded with all kinds of pleasu …
devatā →
farkas
istenség
pabbajjā →
farkas
otthontalanságba távozás, beavatás
upasampadā →
farkas
befogadás, felvétel, magasabb beavatás
adhovātaṃ →
ncped
downwind
ahivātakaroga →
ncped
certain dangerous contagious disease
akavātaka →
ncped
without a door.
akavāṭa →
ncped
without a door
akavāṭābaddha →
ncped
anovaṭa →
ncped
anuvāta →
ncped
facing or border (on a bhikkhu’s robe)
anuvātaṃ →
ncped
with the wind; downwind.
anāvaṭa →
ncped
not obstructed; not shut off
aṅgavata →
ncped
rheumatism
dantavatā →
ncped
the being (like) one who is tamed?
devatā →
ncped
deity; a god (male or female; often identified with the (various groups of) devas, but more often a god or spirit living on earth close to men, in trees, rivers, buildings etc)
devatānussati →
ncped
recalling the gods to mind.
dhorayhavatā →
ncped
the being (like) one who is fit to bear a burden (?)
divātaraṃ →
ncped
, adv. rather late; later on in the day.
ettāvatā →
ncped
by just so much, with this much; to such an extent; so far, to that extent; thus.
etāvataparama →
ncped
having such as its highest limit, i.e. only as good as such, only so great
etāvataparamaṃ →
ncped
only to such an extent, only as greatly
govata →
ncped
the “cow practice”, behavior as of a cow (a practice of certain ascetics)
jālāvātapāna →
ncped
lattice window or shutter.
kavāṭa →
ncped
the leaf or panel of a door or shutter; a door or shutter.
kavāṭabaddha →
ncped
closed or fastened with a door; fitted with a door
kavāṭapiṭṭha →
ncped
door panel and post
kaṇṭakīvāṭa →
ncped
hedge of thorns, a prickly hedge.
kittāvatā →
ncped
with how much? how far? how? by virtue of what attributes? defined how?.
kāsāvaṭa →
ncped
bath attendant; a barber.
kīvatakaṃ →
ncped
(from kīva(t)) how far? how great an extent?.
nisabhavatā →
ncped
the being (like) a bull?
nivāta →
ncped
nivāta1
pr. 3 sg.
- (mfn.) sheltered from the wind; unruffled, calm; free from drafts; safe, secure.
- (n.) a place sheltered from the wind; absence of wind, calm, stillness; safety, se …
nāgavatā →
ncped
the being (like) an elephant (?)
ovaṭa →
ncped
checked; prevented.
tuvaṭaṃ →
ncped
indeclinable quickly.
tāva →
ncped
indeclinable
- to such an extent; so far; so….(sometimes written as a cpd)
- so long as; as far as; esp. as correlative of yava(ṃ) (and yāvatā);
- yāva … tāva …; a as long as … so long …
- …
tāvataka →
ncped
(-ikā)n. just so much; just so long.
tāvataka vā →
ncped
(-ikā)n. however many (with yāvataka—yāvataka va tāvataka vā)
tāvatakena →
ncped
with just so much; merely with that.
tāvatā →
ncped
by (only) so much; for so long; to such an extent; as correlative of yāvata (and yāva):
āvaṭa →
ncped
covered, encompassed; obstructed; shut, shut off
anussati →
nyana
Anussati: ‘recollection’, reflection, meditation, contemplation. The six recollections often described in the Suttas e.g. A. VI, 10, 25; D. 33 are:
1: Recollection of the Buddha, *buddhānussati …
abbata →
pts
noun adjective
- (nt.) that which is not “vata” i.e. moral obligation, breaking of the moral obligation Snp.839 (asīlata +); Mnd.188 (variant reading SS abhabbata; expld. again as a-vat …
abbhuta →
pts
Abbhuta1
adj. nt. terrifying, astonishing; strange, exceptional puzzling, extraordinary, marvellous, supernormal Described as a term of surprise & consternation (vimhay;’ āvahass’ adhivaca …
abhinīta →
pts
past participle led to, brought to, obliged by (-˚) MN.i.463 = Mil.32 (rājā & cora˚); MN.i.282; SN.iii.93; Thag.350 = Thag.435 (vātaroga˚ “foredone with cramping pains” Mrs. Rk. D.); Pp.29; Mil.362. …
abhiroceti →
pts
- to like, to find delight in (acc.), to desire, long for Ja.iii.192; Ja.v.222 (roceti); Vv.64#23 (vataṃ abhirocayi = abhirocesi ruccitvā pūresi ti attho; abhirādhayi ti pi pāṭho; sādhesi nipphādesī …
acchariya →
pts
adjective noun wonderful, surprising strange, marvellous DN.ii.155; MN.i.79; MN.iii.118, MN.iii.125, MN.iii.144 (an˚); SN.iv.371; AN.i.181; Mil.28, Mil.253; Dhp-a.iii.171; Pv-a.121; Vv-a.71 (an˚). …
aggaḷa →
pts
Aggaḷa & Aggaḷā
feminine (see [occasionally with l.](/define/occasionally with l.)) a contrivance to fasten anything for security or obstruction:
- a bolt or cross-bar Vin.i.290; DN.i.89 (*-ṃ āko …
aggaḷā →
pts
Aggaḷa & Aggaḷā
feminine (see [occasionally with l.](/define/occasionally with l.)) a contrivance to fasten anything for security or obstruction:
- a bolt or cross-bar Vin.i.290; DN.i.89 (*-ṃ āko …
agāra →
pts
…agārā anagāriyaṃ vivaṭacchado sambuddho arahā bhavissati* “he will become the greatest king when he stays at home, but the greatest…
ahi →
pts
snake Vin.ii.109; DN.i.77; SN.iv.198; AN.iii.306 sq.; AN.iv.320; AN.v.289; Mnd.484; Vism.345 (+ kukkura etc.); Vv-a.100; Pv-a.144.
- -kuṇapa the carcase of a snake Vin.iii.68 …
aho →
pts
indeclinable exclamation of surprise, astonishment or consternation: yea, indeed well; I say! for sure! Vv-a.103 (aho ti acchariy’ atthena nipāto); Ja.i.88 (aho acchariyaṃ aho abbhutaṃ), Ja.i.140. Us …
aja →
pts
he-goat, a ram DN.i.6, DN.i.127; AN.ii.207; Ja.i.241; Ja.iii.278 sq. Ja.v.241; Pp.56; Pv-a.80.
- -eḷaka [Sk. ajaiḍaka] goats & sheep DN.i.5, DN.i.141; AN.ii.42 sq., AN.ii.209; J …
ajjavatā →
pts
straight forwardness, rectitude, uprightness Dhs.1339. (+ ajimhatā & avankatā).
fr. prec.
akka →
pts
Name of a plant: Calotropis Gigantea, swallow-wort MN.i.429 (-assa jiyā bowstrings made from that plant).
- -nāla a kind of dress material Vin.i.306 (vv.ll. agga & akkha˚);
- *-[vāṭa](/define …
akkha →
pts
Akkha1
the axle of a wheel DN.ii.96; SN.v.6; AN.i.112; Ja.i.109, Ja.i.192; Ja.v.155 (akkhassa phalakaṃ yathā; C.: suvaṇṇaphalakaṃ viya, i.e. shiny, like the polished surface of an axle …
anu →
pts
Anu1
indeclinable prep. & pref
A.
As prep. anu is only found occasionally, and here its old (Vedic) function with acc. is superseded by the loc. Traces of …
anubbata →
pts
adjective subject to the will of another, obedient, faithful, devoted Ja.iii.521 Ja.vi.557.
Vedic anuvrata, anu + vata
anubhāva →
pts
orig. meaning “experience, concomitance” and found only in compounds as-˚, in meaning “experiencing the sensation of or belonging to, experience of, accordance with”, e.g. maha˚ sensation of greatnes …
anubhāvatā →
pts
majesty, power SN.i.156 (mahā˚).
= anubhāva + tā
anugghāṭeti →
pts
not to unfasten or open (a door) Mil.371 (kavāṭaṃ).
an + ugghāṭeti
anujīvati →
pts
to live after, i.e. like (acc.), to live for or on, subsist by Ja.iv.271 (= upajīvati, tassânubhāvena jīvitaṃ laddhaṃ (Comm.)
pp anujīvata (q.v.).
anu + jīvati
anussati →
pts
remembrance, recollection, thinking of, mindfulness. A late list of subjects to be kept in mind comprises six anussati-ṭṭhānāni, viz. Buddha˚, Dhamma˚, Saṅgha˚ sīla˚, cāga˚, devatā˚; i.e. prope …
anuvāta →
pts
Anuvāta1
a forward wind, the wind that blows from behind, a favourable wind; -ṃ adv. with the wind, in the direction of the wind (opp. paṭivātaṃ) AN.i.226 (˚paṭiv …
anāvaṭa →
pts
˚- not shut; in -dvāratā (f.) not closing the door againṡt another, accessibility, openhand edness DN.iii.191.
an + āvaṭa
appamāda →
pts
thoughtfulness, carefulness, conscientiousness, watchfulness, vigilance, earnestness, zeal DN.i.13 (: a. vuccati satiyā avippavāso DN-a.i.104); DN.iii.30 DN.iii.104 sq., DN.iii.112, DN.iii.244, DN.ii …
appaṭissavatā →
pts
want of deference Pp.20 = Dhs.1325.
a + paṭissavatā
appossukka →
pts
…Thag-a.282); Snp.43 (= abyāvaṭa anapekkha Cnd.72); Dhp.330 (= nirālaya Dhp-a.iv.31); Ja.i.197; Ja.iv.71; Mil.371 (a tiṭṭhati to keep…
apāruta →
pts
…(of a door) Vin.i.7 = MN.i.169 (apārutā tesaṃ Amatassa dvārā); DN.i.136 (= vivaṭa-dvāra DN-a.i.297); Ja.i.264 (˚dvāra).
Sk….
ariya →
pts
adjective noun
- (racial) Aryan DN.ii.87.
- (social) noble, distinguished, of high birth.
- (ethical) in accord with the customs and ideals of the Aryan clans, held in esteem by Aryans, gene …
asaṃvata →
pts
adjective unrestricted, open Ja.vi.306.
pp. of + saṃvuṇati, cp. saṃvuta
asaṃvuta →
pts
adjective not restrained Dhs.1345, Dhs.1347.
pp. of a + saṃvuṇāti, cp. saṃvata
assatara →
pts
mule Dhp.322; Dhp-a.i.213; Dhp-a.iv.4 (= vaḷavāya gadrabhena jāta); Ja.iv.464 (kambojake assatare sudante; imported from cambodia); Ja.vi.342
■ f. assatarī a she-mule Vin.ii.188; SN.i.154; SN.i …
ativāta →
pts
too much wind, a wind which is too strong, a gale, storm Mil.277.
ati + vāta
attha →
pts
Attha1
(also aṭṭha, esp. in combinations mentioned under 3) masculine & neuter
- interest, advantage, gain; (moral) good blessing, welfare; profit, prosperity, well-b …
ava →
pts
Ava˚
prefix
I. Relation between ava & o
Phonetically the difference between ava & o is this, that; ava is the older form, whereas o represents a later development. Histor …
avatata →
pts
Avatata & otata
stretched over, covered, spread over with Vv.64#3 (-˚); Vv-a.276 (chādita).
ava + tata, pp. of tan
avataṃsa →
pts
see vataṃsaka.
avaṭaṃsaka →
pts
(= vaṭ˚) see Vin Texts ii.347.
avyāvaṭa →
pts
adjective not occupied, i.e. careless, neglectful, not worrying Vin.iii.136; Cnd.72 (abyāvaṭa for appossukka Snp.43); Ja.iii.65; Ja.vi.188. Mil.177 (abyā˚).
a + vyāvaṭa = Sk vyāpṛta
avāvaṭa →
pts
…for ˚bharaṇā, apariggahitā C.).
a + vāvaṭa
aḍḍha →
pts
Aḍḍha1
(& addha) one half, half; usually in compn. (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 …
aṅga →
pts
- (lit.) a constituent part of the body, a limb, member; also of objects: part, member (see cpd. ˚sambhāra); uttam˚aṅga the reproductive organ Ja.v.197; also as “head” at Thag-a.209. Usually in cp …
balavant →
pts
adjective strong, powerful, sturdy MN.i.244 (purisa) SN.i.222; Ja.ii.406; Dhp-a.ii.208; Vv-a.35; Pv-a.94. Comparative balavatara Mil.131; f. -a(n)tarī Sdhp.452. In compound balava˚; e.g. *- …
balavatā →
pts
strength, force (see [in military sense](/define/in military sense)) Ja.ii.369 (ārakkhassa b.); Mil.101 (kusalassa & akusalassa kammassa b.).
abstr. fr. balavant; cp. Epic Sk. balavattā
bali →
pts
- religious offering, oblation DN.ii.74 (dhammika); AN.iv.17, AN.iv.19; Snp.223; Mhvs.36, Mhvs.88 (particularly to subordinate divinities, cp. Mvu. translation 263) Dhp-a.ii.14 (variant reading ˚k …
bhakkhati →
pts
to eat, to feed upon Pv.ii.2#5 (pubba-lohitaṃ); Dhp-a.ii.57 (vātaṃ).
inf bhakkhituṃ Ja.ii.14
caus bhakkheti in same meaning Ja.iv.349 (aor. bhakkhesuṃ); cp. BSk. bhakṣay …
bharita →
pts
adjective filled with (-˚) Ja.i.2 (suvaṇṇa-rajata˚ gabbha); Ja.iv.489 (udaka˚); Ja.v.275 (kimi˚); Snp-a.494 (vāta˚); Thag-a.283 (kuṇapa˚).
lit. made to bear, i.e. heavy with etc. Cp. formations b …
bhastā →
pts
bhasta (nt.)
- a bellows Thag.1134; Ja.vi.12 (vāta-puṇṇa-bhasta-camma, skin of bellows full of wind); Snp-a.171 (vāta-pūrita-bhastrā viya), Snp-a.494 (vātabharita˚); Dhp- …
bhavant →
pts
pronoun of polite address “Sir, Lord, or “venerable, honourable,” or simply “you.” Cases as follows (after Geiger,
Pali Grammar
§ 98#3): sg. nom. bhavaṃ Snp.486; DN.i.249; MN.i.484. nt. bhavaṃ …
bhisikā →
pts
small bolster Vin.ii.148 (vātapāna˚ a roll to keep out draughts); Kp-a.50 (tāpasa˚ variant reading Kk kapala-bhitti, see Appendix to Indexes on Sutta Nipāta & Pj.).
fr. bhisi1
bhumma →
pts
adjective noun
- belonging to the earth, earthly, terrestrial; nt. soil, ground, floor Snp.222 (bhūtāni bhummāni earthly creatures contrasted with creatures in the air, antalikkhe), Snp.236 (id.); S …
bhāgyavant →
pts
adjective having good luck, auspicious fortunate, in def. of term “Bhagavā” at DN-a.i.34 = Vism.210; also at Vv-a.231, where the abstr. bhāgyavantatā is formed as expln of the term *bhā …
bhāsa →
pts
- -sakuṇa a bird of prey, a vulture [Abhp. 645, 1049]; as one of the lucky omens enumerated (under the so-called mangala-kathā) at Kp-a.118 (with variant reading SS. cāta˚ & vā …
brahma →
pts
Brahma & Brahmā
I. Brahman
neuter [cp. Vedic bráhman nt. prayer; nom. sg bráhma]
- the supreme good; as a buddhistic term used in a sense different from the brahmanic (save in controvers …
brahmā →
pts
Brahma & Brahmā
I. Brahman
neuter [cp. Vedic bráhman nt. prayer; nom. sg bráhma]
- the supreme good; as a buddhistic term used in a sense different from the brahmanic (save in controvers …
brāhmaṇa →
pts
Brāhmaṇa1
a member of the Brahman caste; a Br teacher. In the Buddhist terminology also used for a man leading a pure, sinless & ascetic life, often even syn. with arahant
■ On brāhmaṇas …
buddha →
pts
Buddha1
adjective
- understood SN.i.35 = SN.i.60 (su-dub-buddha very difficult to understand)
- having attained enlightenment, wise AN.iv.449; Pv-a.16 (buddh’ ādayo), Pv-a.60 (= ari …
byappatha →
pts
…s. v. the word is a distortion fr. *vyāpṛta (for which usually P. vyāvaṭa) of vy + ā +…
byāvaṭa →
pts
…but dassana-vyāvaṭa is to be preferred (see under vyāvaṭa).
vy + ā + vṛ.
ca →
pts
(indef. enclitic particle)
- Indefinite (after demonstr. pron. in the sense of kiṃ = what about? or how is it? cp. kiṃ) = ever, whoever what-ever, etc. [Sk. kaśca, Gr. ὁς τε, Lat: quisque Goth. h …
calati →
pts
to move, stir, be agitated, tremble, be confused, waver SN.i.107; Snp.752; Ja.i.303 (kileso cali), Ja.iii.188 (macchā c.) Mil.260
ppr med. calamāna Ja.iv.331
■ Esp. freq. in expression kammaja-vā …
canda →
pts
the moon (i.e. the shiner) SN.i.196; SN.ii.206; MN.ii.104; AN.i.227 AN.ii.139 sq.; AN.iii.34; Dhp.413; Snp.465, Snp.569, Snp.1016; Ja.iii.52 Ja.vi.232; Pv.i.12#7; Pv.ii.6#6; Vv.64#7 (maṇi˚ a shiny jew …
catur →
pts
base of numeral four
- 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 …
chada →
pts
… ■ a veil in phrase vivaṭacchada “with the veil lifted” thus spelt only at Cnd.242, Cnd.593, Dhp-a.i.106…
ciṅgulaka →
pts
(& ˚ika) masculine neuter
- a kind of plant Snp.239 (= kaṇavīra-pupphasaṇṭhāna-sīsa Snp-a.283).
- a toy windmill, made of palm-leaves, etc. (DN-a.i.86: tālapaṇṇādīhi kataṃ vātappahārena paribb …
deva →
pts
god, a divine being; usually in pl. devā the gods. As title attributed to any superhuman being or beings regarded to be in certain respects above the human level. Thus primarily (see 1a) …
devata →
pts
adjective (-˚) having such & such a god as one’s special divinity, worshipping, a worshipper of, devotee of Mil.234 (Brahma˚ + Brahma (garuka)
■ f.; devatā in pati “worshipping …
devatta →
pts
the state of being a deva, divinity Thag-a.70; Pv-a.110 (˚bhāva as Yakkha, opp. petatta bhāva; so read for devatā-bhāva).
deva + tta
devatā →
pts
“condition or state of a deva, divinity; divine being, deity, fairy. The term comprises all beings which are otherwise styled devas, & a list of them given at Cnd.308 & based on the principle that any …
dhamma →
pts
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 ( …
dhorayha →
pts
“Carrying a yoke” a beast of burden SN.i.28; DN.iii.113 (purisa˚); AN.i.162.
- -vata (nt.) the practice of carrying a burden, the state of a beast of burden, drudgery SN.i.28;
- *\ …
dhura →
pts
- a yoke, a pole, the shaft of a carriage Ja.i.192 (purima-sakaṭa˚) Ja.i.196; Cp.ii.8, Cp.ii.4.
- (fig.) a burden, load, charge, office, responsibility Snp.256 (vahanto porisaṃ dh ˚ṃ “carrying a hu …
dhuta →
pts
(& Dhūta)
- shaken, moved Dāvs v.49 (vāta˚).
- lit. “shaken off,” but always explained in the commentaries as “one who shakes off” either cvil dispositions (kilese), or obstacles to spiritual pro …
dhātuka →
pts
adjective (only-˚) having the nature, by nature, affected with, -like (cp. ˚dhamma B 2a); often simply first part of cpd. (cp. E. friend-like = friendly = friend Ja.i.438 (kiliṭṭha˚ mise …
divya →
pts
adjective divine Snp.153 (cp. Snp-a.219 under divi˚), Snp.524 (+ mānusaka); Ja.vi.172
■ (nt.) the divinity a divine being (= devatā) Ja.vi.150; Snp-a.219.
Sk. divya; the verse-form for the pros …
divā →
pts
adverb by day SN.i.183; MN.i.125; Dhp.387; DN-a.i.251; Pv-a.43, Pv-a.142, Pv-a.206 (= divasa-bhāge) Often combined & contrasted with rattiṃ (or ratto) by night; e.g. divārattiṃ by day & by ni …
dosinā →
pts
clear night, moonlight; only in phrase ramaṇīyā vata bho dosinā ratti “lovely is the moonlight night” DN.i.47≈ Ja.i.509; Ja.v.262; Mil.5, Mil.19 etc. Explained in popular fashion by Bdhgh. as “dosâp …
dvāra →
pts
- lit. an outer door, a gate, entrance Vin.i.15; SN.i.58 SN.i.138, SN.i.211; Ja.i.346; Ja.ii.63; Ja.vi.330; Vb.71 sq.; Pv-a.4, Pv-a.67 (village gate), Pv-a.79; Sdhp.54, Sdhp.356
■ That d. can …
dāruṇa →
pts
adjective strong, firm, severe harsh, cruel, pitiless SN.i.101; SN.ii.226; Snp.244; Dhp.139; Ja.iii.34; Pv.iv.3#6 (= ghora Pv-a.251); Mil.117 (vāta) Pv-a.24, Pv-a.52 (= ghora), Pv-a.159 (sapatha a …
eraka →
pts
Eraka1
adjective driving away, moving Ja.iv.20 (˚vāta); -vattika a certain kind of torture MN.i.87 = AN.i.47 = AN.ii.122 = Cnd.604 = Mil.197.
fr. ereti
Eraka2
neuter Typha …
ettāvatā →
pts
adverb so far, to that extent, even by this much DN.i.205, DN.i.207; SN.ii.17; Snp.478; Vv.55#6 (cp. Vv-a.248); Pv.iv.1#67 Mil.14; DN-a.i.80; Snp-a.4; Pv-a.243.
fr. etta = ettaka, cp. kittāvatā: kittaka
gala →
pts
the throat Ja.i.216, Ja.i.264 Ja.iii.26; Ja.iv.494; Ja.i.194 (a dewlap); Pv-a.11, Pv-a.104.
- -agga the top of the throat Sdhp.379;
- -ajjhoharaniya able to be swallowed (of s …
go →
pts
, f.) a cow, an ox, bull, pl. cattle. For f. cp gāvī; see also *gava*˚ for cpds
■ Sg. nom. go (Snp.580 also in composition, cp. aja-go-mahisādi Pv-a.80 = pasū) gen. gavassa (MN.i. …
gāravatā →
pts
reverence, respect, in Satthu˚, Dhamma˚, etc. AN.iii.330 sq., AN.iii.423 sq.; AN.iv.29 (ottappa˚).
Der. fr. gārava
hemavataka →
pts
adjective belonging to, living in the Himālaya Ja.i.506; Ja.iv.374, Ja.iv.437; -vatika id. Dpvs.v.54. Herannika (& aka);
fr. himavant
heṭṭhā →
pts
indeclinable down, below, underneath Vin.i.15; DN.i.198; Iti.114; Ja.i.71; Vv-a.78; Pv-a.113. As prep. with gen (abl.) or cpd. “under” Ja.i.176; Ja.ii.103; lower in the manuscript, i.e. before, abov …
hima →
pts
adjective noun cold frosty Dhs-a.317
■ (nt.) ice, snow Ja.iii.55.
- -pāta-samaya the season of snow-fall Vin.i.31, Vin.i.288; MN.i.79; Ja.i.390; Mil.396.
- -vāta a snow or …
isi →
pts
- a holy man, one gifted with special powers of insight & inspiration, an anchoret, a Seer, Sage, Saint, “Master” DN.i.96 (kaṇho isi ahosi); SN.i.33, SN.i.35, SN.i.65, SN.i.128, SN.i.191, SN.i.192 SN …
iti →
pts
Iti (ti)
indeclinable emphatic deictic particle “thus”. Occurs in both forms iti & ti, the former in higher style (poetry), the latter more familiar in conversational prose. The function of “iti” is …
jarā →
pts
(older); jaras (nt.) decay, decrepitude, old age Vin.i.10, Vin.i.34; AN.i.51, AN.i.138 (as death’s messenger); AN.v.144 sq. (bhabbo jaraṃ pahātuṃ); Snp.311 (cp. DN.iii.75); Ja.i.59; Thig.252 sq.; Vi …
jānāti →
pts
to know.
I. Forms
The 2 Vedic roots jān˚ & jñā˚; are represented in Pali by jān˚ & ñā˚ (ña˚)
-
jān:
pres jānāti
pot jāneyya (Snp.781) & jaññā (AN.iv.366 …
kali →
pts
- the unlucky die (see akkha); “the dice were seeds of a tree called the vibhītaka… An extra seed was called the kali” (Dial. ii.368 n. DN.ii.349; Ja.i.380; Dhp.252 (= Dhp-a.iii …
kamma →
pts
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 …
kavāṭa →
pts
- the panels of the door, the door proper, not the aperture Vin.ii.114, Vin.ii.120, Vin.ii.207, Vin.ii.208 (see Vin.ii.148 for the description of a door), Vin.iv.269, Vin.iv.304 (˚baddha = āvasatha); …
kavāṭaka →
pts
Err:501
kañcana →
pts
gold AN.iii.346 Thag.691 (muttaṃ selā va k.); Thig.266 (k˚ ssa phalakaṃ va); Vv-a.4, Vv-a.9 (= jātarūpa). Esp. freq. in compounds = of or like gold.
- -agghika a golden garlan …
kaṇṭaki →
pts
(f.) in cpd. -vāṭa a thorny fence (cactus hedge?) Vin.ii.154.
khallāta →
pts
bald, in -sīsa a bald head Dhp-a.i.309. Der. khallātiya baldness, in khallātiyapetī the bald-headed Petī Pv-a.46 (where spelled khalātiya) and Pv-a.67.
Sk. khalvāta, cp. khalita
khandha →
pts
I. Crude meaning
bulk, massiveness (gross) substance.
- Esp. used
- 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 …
khema →
pts
…MN.i.227 (vivaṭaṃ amatadvāraṃ khemaṃ nibbānapattiyā “opened is the door to the Immortal, leading to peace, for the…
khitta →
pts
thrown; cast, overthrown Dhp.34; rajo paṭivātaṃ kh˚, dirt thrown against the wind SN.i.13, SN.i.164 = Snp.662 = Dhp.125; Ja.iii.203; ratti-khittā sarā arrows shot in the night Dhp.304 = Ne.11; acchi …
kiccha →
pts
- (adj.)
- 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 …
kittāvatā →
pts
adverb to what extent? how far? in what respect? K˚ nu kho mahāpurisa hoti “in what respect is a man a great man?” Cnd.502 B; k˚ nu kho paññavā ti vuccati? MN.i.292. Kitti & Kitti
kukkura →
pts
dog. usually of a fierce character, a hound AN.iii.389 AN.v.271; Ja.i.175 sq.; Ja.i.189; Pv.iii.7#9; Sdhp.90. In similes SN.iv.198; MN.i.364; AN.iv.377
■ f. kukkurinī Mil.67.
- *-[vatika](/defin …
kāma →
pts
to desire.
- Objective: pleasantness, pleasure-giving, an object of sensual enjoyment.
- Subjective: (a) enjoyment, pleasure on occasion of sense, (b) sense-desire.
Buddhist commentators exp …
kāmin →
pts
adjective
- having kāma, i.e. enjoying pleasure, gratifying one’s own desires in kāma-kāmin realizing all wishes; attr. of beings in one of the Sugatis the blissful states, of Yakkhas, Devas or D …
lakkhañña →
pts
adjective connected with auspices, auspicious, in phrase “lakkhaññā vata bho dosinā ratti” (how grand a sign friends, is the moonlight night! translation) DN.i.47 = Ja.i.509 (explained at DN-a.i.141 …
loka →
pts
world, primarily “visible world,” then in general as “space or sphere of creation, with var. degrees of substantiality. Often (unspecified in the comprehensive sense of “universe.” Sometimes the term …
lābha →
pts
receiving, getting, acquisition, gain, possession; pl. possessions DN.i.8; DN.ii.58, DN.ii.61; MN.i.508 (ārogya-paramā lābhā); MN.iii.39; AN.i.74; AN.iv.157 sq., AN.iv.160 (lābhena abhibhūto pariyādi …
maddavatā →
pts
gentleness, softness, suavity Dhs.44, Dhs.1340; Dhs-a.151.
abstr. fr. maddava
mahant →
pts
adjective great, extensive, big important, venerable
■ nom. mahā Snp.1008; Mhvs.22, Mhvs.27. Shortened to maha in cpd. pitāmaha (following a …
mala →
pts
…a barber Vin.iv.308 (kasāvaṭa m. nihīnajacca); Ja.iii.452; Ja.iv.365.
Vedic mala, see etym. under malina. The Dhtm (395) only knows of one…
manaṃ →
pts
adverb “by a certain weight,” i.e. a little, somewhat, almost, well-nigh, nearly. combined with vata in exclamation: MN.ii.123 (m. v. bho anassāma); Dhp-a.iii.147 (m. v. therī nāsi …
maṇḍala →
pts
- circle DN.i.134 (paṭhavi˚, cp. puthavi˚ Snp.990); Vism.143 (˚ṃ karoti to draw a circle, in simile), Vism.174 (tipu˚ & rajata˚ lead- & silver circle, in kasiṇa practice); Vv-a.147 (of a fan = tāla …
muditā →
pts
soft-heartedness, kindliness sympathy. Often in triad mettā (“active love” Snp-a.128), karuṇā (“preventive love,” ibid.), muditā (“disinter …
mudutā →
pts
softness, impressibility, plasticity AN.i.9; DN.iii.153 (translation “loveliness”); Dhs.44 (+ maddavatā), Dhs.1340 (id.); Vism.463 sq.; Dhs-a.151 (= mudubhāva) cp. Dhs. trsl. §1340.
cp. Sk. mṛdut …
mātar →
pts
mother
■ Cases: nom. sg mātā Snp.296; Dhp.43; Ja.iv.463; Ja.v.83; Ja.vi.117; Cnd.504 (def. as janikā); gen. mātu Thag.473; Vin.i.17; Ja.i.52 mātuyā Ja.i.53; Mhvs.10, Mhvs.80; Pv-a.31; and * …
naraka →
pts
- a pit DN.i.234; Thag.869; Ja.iv.268 (˚āvāṭa Pv-a.225).
- a name for Niraya, i.e. purgatory; a place of torment for the deceased (see niraya & cp. list of narakas at Divy.67) S …
nibbuta →
pts
…parivāra vyāvaṭa (busy with = moving about), samparivāreti Thus we gain the two meanings combined and used promiscuously in the…
nibbāna →
pts
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 …
nijjīvata →
pts
adjective lifeless, soulless Dhs-a.38; Mil.413.
Sk. nirjīvita, nis + jīva1
nimināti →
pts
to turn round, change to barter, exchange for (c. instr.): pres. imper. niminā Ja.v.343 (= parivattehi Com.); pres. 1st pl. nimimhase Ja.ii.369, pot. nimineyya Ja.iii.63; fut. nimissati Ja.v.2 …
nirīha →
pts
Nirīha(ka)
adjective inactive, motionless, without impulse Thag-a.148 (˚ka); Mil.413 (+ nijjīvata); Vism.484, Vism.594 sq.
nis + īha
nirīhaka →
pts
Nirīha(ka)
adjective inactive, motionless, without impulse Thag-a.148 (˚ka); Mil.413 (+ nijjīvata); Vism.484, Vism.594 sq.
nis + īha
nivārita →
pts
adjective unobstructed, open Pv-a.202 (= anāvaṭa).
pp. of nivāreti
nivāta →
pts
Nivāta1
adjective with the wind gone down, i.e. without wind, sheltered from the wind, protected, safe, secure Vin.i.57, Vin.i.72; MN.i.76; AN.i.137 (kūṭāgāra); AN.i.101 (id.); Iti.92 (rah …
nivātaka →
pts
sheltered place, a place of escape, opportunity (for hiding) Ja.i.289 = Ja.v.435; cp. Mil.205 (where reading is nimantaka, with variant reading nivātaka, see note on p. 426). See Com. on this stanza a …
nāga →
pts
- a serpent or Nāga demon, playing a prominent part in Buddh. fairy-tales, gifted with miraculous powers & great strength. They often act as fairies are classed with other divinities (see *[devatā]( …
nāsā →
pts
- the nose, Snp.198, Snp.608.
- the trunk (of an elephant) Ja.v.297 (nāga˚-uru); Sdhp.153.
- -puṭa “nose-cup”; the outside of the nose, the nostril Ja.vi.74; Vism.195 (nāsa˚), …
okāsa FIXME double →
pts
Okāsa
- lit. “visibility”, (visible) space as geometrical term, open space, atmosphere, air as space DN.i.34 (ananto okāso); Vism.184 (with disā pariccheda), Vism.243 (id.); Pv-a.14 (okāsaṃ pharitvā …
olubbha →
pts
holding on to leaning on, supporting oneself by (with acc.); most frequently in phrase daṇḍaṃ olubbha leaning on a stick e.g. MN.i.108 (= daṇḍaṃ olambitvā C.; see MN.i.539); AN.iii.298; Thig.27 (= ā …
otallaka →
pts
adjective clothed in rags, poor indigent Ja.iv.380 (= lāmaka olamba-vilamba-nantakadharo C.).
of uncertain etym. perhaps *avatāryaka from ava + tṛ; or from uttāḷa?
otata FIXME double →
pts
Otata
stretched over, covered, spread over with; Dhp.162 (variant reading otthata); Mil.307 (+ vitata) Dhp-a.iii.153 (= pariyonandhitvā ṭhita). See also avatata & sam-otata.
o + tata, pp. of tan
otata →
pts
Avatata & otata
stretched over, covered, spread over with Vv.64#3 (-˚); Vv-a.276 (chādita).
ava + tata, pp. of tan
otiṇṇa FIXME double →
pts
Otiṇṇa
- (med.) gone down, descended Pv-a.104 (uddho-galaṃ na otiṇṇaṃ not gone down further than the throat).
- (pass.) beset by (cp. avatāra 2), affected with, a victim of, approached by MN.i.460 …
ottappa →
pts
fear of exile, shrinking back from doing wrong, remorse. See on term and its distinction from hiri (shame) Dhs trsl. 20, also Dhs-a.124, Dhs-a.126; Vism.8, Vism.9 and the definition at Snp-a.181 …
otāra →
pts
- descent to, i.e. approach to, access, fig. chance, opportunity otāraṃ labhati. Only in the Māra myth. He, the tempter, ʻgets his chance’ to tempt the Buddha or the disciples, MN.i.334; SN.i.122; …
ovaṭa →
pts
…= Vin.iv.52; AN.iv.277 (variant reading ovāda); also an˚; ibid.
o + vaṭa, pp. of vṛ; another form of ovuta = ophuta, q.v.
pabba →
pts
- a knot (of a stalk), joint, section Vin.iv.35; MN.i.80; Ja.i.245 (veḷu˚); Vism.358 (id.; but nāḷika p. 260); Vb-a.63 (id.); Thag.243-angula˚ finger joint Vin.iv.262, MN.i.187; DN-a.i.285-pabba\ …
pabbata →
pts
- a mountain (-range), hill, rock SN.i.101 SN.i.102, SN.i.127, SN.i.137; SN.ii.32, SN.ii.185, SN.ii.190; AN.i.243; AN.ii.140; AN.iv.102 (dhūpāyati); Snp.413, Snp.417, Snp.543, Snp.958, Snp.1014; Mnd …
paccuttarati →
pts
to go out again, to withdraw SN.i.8; AN.iii.190. Cp. paccupadissati.
paṭi + uttarati, but cp. BSk. pratyavatarati to disembark Divy.229
pageva →
pts
adverb (how) much more or much less, a fortiori, lit. “right at the earliest” Ja.i.354; Ja.v.242; Mil.91; Vism.93, Vism.259, Vism.322; Vv-a.258, Pv-a.115, Pv-a.116, Pv-a.117
■ Compar. *pagevatar …
pamaddati →
pts
to crush down, destroy, overcome, defeat; pp. pamaddita Ja.vi.189 (mālutena p. corresponding with vāta-pahaṭa).
pa + mṛd
pamādavatā →
pts
remissness AN.i.139.
abstr. fr. pamāda + vant, adj.
pantha →
pts
to come or go (by) a road, roadway, path SN.i.18 (gen. pl. panthānaṃ kantāramagga C; “jungle road” trsl.); Snp.121 (loc panthasmiṃ); Cnd.485 B (+ patha in expln of magga) Mil.157 (see pant …
parikantati →
pts
Parikantati1
to wind round, twist Ja.iii.185 (pāso pādaṃ p.; but taken by C. as parikantati2 explained as “cammādīni chindanto samantā kantati”).
pari + kantati1
P …
parimaṇḍala →
pts
adjective
- round, circular Ja.i.441; Ja.ii.406 (āvāṭa); Ja.vi.42; Pv.iv.3#28 (guḷa˚); Dhs.617 (explained at Dhs-a.317 as “egg-shaped,” kukkuṭ-aṇḍasaṇṭhāna)
■ nt. as adv. in phrase *-ṃ nivā …
parinibbāti →
pts
Parinibbāyati & ˚nibbāti
- to be completed, perfected in any work or art, e.g. of a trained horse MN.i.446. Cp. τελειόω.
- to die without being reborn to reach complete extinction of existence Vin.i …
parinibbāyati →
pts
Parinibbāyati & ˚nibbāti
- to be completed, perfected in any work or art, e.g. of a trained horse MN.i.446. Cp. τελειόω.
- to die without being reborn to reach complete extinction of existence Vin.i …
parivāta →
pts
(-˚) blown round or through, i.e. filled with, stirred by Mil.19 (isi-vāta˚).
pp. of pari + vā
pati →
pts
Pati1
lord, master, owner, leader.
- in general DN.iii.93 (khettānaṃ p. gloss adhipati). Mostly-˚; see under gavam˚, gaha˚, dāna˚, yūtha˚, senā˚.
- husband SN.i.210; Snp.314; Ja.iii.13 …
patibbatā →
pts
devoted wife (cp. patidevatā) Ja.ii.121; Ja.vi.533; Vv-a.56, Vv-a.110.
pati + vatā
pavāta →
pts
draught of air, breeze Vin.ii.79 (opp. nivāta).
pa + vāta, cp. Vedic pravāta
paṇāmeti →
pts
- to bend forth or over, stretch out, raise, in phrase añjaliṃ p. to raise the hands in respectful salutation Vin.ii.188; DN.i.118; Snp.p.79.
- to bend to or over, to shut, in kavāṭaṃ p. to shut t …
paṭi →
pts
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 …
paṭissavatā →
pts
obedience; neg. appaṭissavatā want of deference Dhs.1325 = Pp.20. Patissa & Patissa
abstr. fr. paṭissava
paṭissuṇāti →
pts
to assent, promise, agree aor. paccassosi Vin.i.73; DN.i.236; SN.i.147, SN.i.155; Snp.p.50, and paṭisuṇi Snp-a.314; ger. -suṇitvā freq. in formula “sādhū ti patissuṇitvā” asserting his agreement, …
paṭivātaṃ →
pts
adverb against the wind (opp. anuvātaṃ) Vin.ii.218; SN.i.13; Snp.622; Dhp.54, Dhp.125; Pv-a.116; Sdhp.425.
paṭi + vātaṃ, acc. cp. Sk. prativāta & prativātaṃ
phasseti →
pts
to touch, attain Ja.v.251 (rājā dhammaṃ phassayaṃ = C. phassayanto; vv.ll. pa˚ phu˚); Mil.338 (amataṃ, cp. phusati), Mil.340 (phassayeyya Pot.)
pass phassīyati Vin.ii.148 (kavāṭā na ph.; variant r …
phoṭeti →
pts
to shake, toss (or thunder?) only at two places in similar formula, viz. devatā sādhukāraṃ adaṃsu, brahmāno apphoṭesuṃ (variant reading appoṭh˚) Mil.13 Mil.18; Sakko devarājā appoṭhesi (variant readin …
pihita →
pts
…shut, obstructed (opp. vivaṭa) MN.i.118; MN.iii.61; SN.i.40; AN.ii.104; Mnd.149; Ja.i.266; Mil.102 (dvāra), Mil.161; Vism.185; DN-a.i.182…
pitta →
pts
- the bile, gall; the bile also as seat of the bilious temperament, excitement or anger. Two kinds are distinguished at Kp-a.60 Vism.260, viz. baddha˚ & abaddha˚;, bile as organ bile as fluid. See …
piṭṭha →
pts
Piṭṭha1
neuter what is ground, grindings, crushed seeds, flour. Vin.i.201, Vin.i.203; Vin.iv.261 Vin.iv.341 (tila˚ = piññāka); Ja.ii.244 (māsa˚). As piṭṭhi at Ja.i.347. …
pubba →
pts
Pubba1
pus, matter, corruption MN.i.57; MN.iii.90; SN.i.150; SN.ii.157; AN.i.34; Ja.ii.18; Mil.382; Pv-a.80
■ In detail discussed (as one of the 32 ākāras) at Vism.261, Vism.360; Kp- …
pākata →
pts
…gihikāle viya vivaṭa-indriya K.S. 320), SN.i.204; SN.iii.93; SN.v.269; AN.i.70, AN.i.266, AN.i.280; AN.iii.355, AN.iii.391…
pākatika →
pts
adjective natural, in its original or natural state Ja.v.274; Mil.218 (maṇiratana); Dhp-a.i.20; Vv-a.288; Pv-a.66 (where id. p Ja.iii.167 reads paṭipākatika), Pv-a.206; pākatikaṃ karoti to resto …
pārevata →
pts
- a dove, pigeon AN.i.162 (dove-coloured); Vv.36#3 (˚akkhi pārāpat’ akkhi Vv-a.167); Ja.vi.456.
- a species of tree, Diospyros embryopteris Ja.vi.529, Ja.vi.539.
the Prk. form (cp. Māgadhi pāreva …
pārāpata →
pts
dove, pigeon Ja.i.242; Ja.v.215; Vv-a.167 (˚akkhi); Pgdp.45. See the doublet pārevata.
Epic Sk. pārāvata
rajja →
pts
kingship, royalty, kingdom, empire; reign, throne; (fig.) sovereignty AN.iii.300 (˚ṃ kāreti); Snp.114, Snp.553 (˚ṃ kāreti to reign); Ja.i.57; Ja.i.64 (ekarattena tīṇi rajjāni atikkamma; 3 kingdoms), J …
rajo →
pts
(rajas) & Raja neuter
-
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 …
re →
pts
indeclinable a part. of exclamation, mostly implying contempt, or deprecation (DN-a.i.276) “hīḷanavasena āmantanaṃ” i.e. address of disdain: heigh, go on, get away, hallo
■ DN.i.96, DN.i.107; Ja.ii …
roga →
pts
illness, disease
■ The defn of roga at Ja.ii.437 is “roga rujana-sabhāvattaṃ.” There are many diff enumerations of rogas and sets of standard combinations, of which the foll. may be ment …
rukkha →
pts
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 …
rūpaka →
pts
form, figure; likeness of, image (-˚); representation Vin.ii.113 (rūpak’ okiṇṇāni pattāni of painted bowls); Thig.394 (see *ruppa*˚); Dhp-a.i.370 (maṇi˚ jewelled image); Dhp-a.ii.6 …
sa →
pts
Sa1
the letter s (sa-kāra) Snp-a.23; or the syllable sa Dhp-a.ii.6; Pv-a.280.
Sa2
base of the nom. of the demonstr. pron. that, he she. The form sg. m. * …
sagāravatā →
pts
respect Thag.589.
fr. sagārava
sahita →
pts
- accompanied with Mhvs.7, Mhvs.27.
- united, keeping together DN.i.4; Ja.iv.347; Pp.57.
- consistent, sensible, to the point DN.i.8; AN.ii.138; AN.iv.196; SN.iii.12; Dhp.19 (at Dhp-a.i.157 explai …
salākā →
pts
- an arrow, a dart AN.iv.107 (T. has it as nt.).
- a small stick, peg, thin bar SN.iv.168; Dāvs iv.51.
- blade of a grass MN.i.79; Ja.i.439.
- ribs of a parasol Vin.iv.338; Snp-a.487; Mil.226.
- …
samudāvaṭa →
pts
restrained Dhs-a.75.
saṃ + ud + āvaṭa? Better read as saṃ + udāvatta
santharaṇaka →
pts
adjective spreading, strewing; ˚vāta a wind which strews things about Snp-a.67.
fr. santharati
satthaka →
pts
Satthaka1
neuter a knife, scissors Vin.ii.115 (daṇḍa˚, with a handle); Ja.v.254 (as one of the 8 parikkhāras); Mil.282. aya˚; at Ja.v.338 read -paṭṭaka.
- *-[nisādana](/define/nisād …
saṅkhāra →
pts
one of the most difficult terms in Buddhist metaphysics, in which the blending of the subjective-objective view of the world and of happening peculiar to the East, is so complete, that it is almost i …
sikhā →
pts
point, edge MN.i.104; crest, topknot DN-a.i.89; Ja.v.406; of a flame Dhp.308; Dhs-a.124 of fire (aggi˚) Snp.703; Ja.v.213; (dhūma˚) Ja.vi.206; of a ray of light Ja.i.88; in the corn trade, the pyram …
siri →
pts
Sirī (siri)
feminine
- splendour, beauty Snp.686 (instr. siriyā); Ja.vi.318 (siriṃ dhāreti).
- luck, glory majesty, prosperity SN.i.44 (nom. siri); Ja.ii.410 (siriṃ) Ja.ii.466; DN-a.i.148; Vv-a. …
sirī →
pts
Sirī (siri)
feminine
- splendour, beauty Snp.686 (instr. siriyā); Ja.vi.318 (siriṃ dhāreti).
- luck, glory majesty, prosperity SN.i.44 (nom. siri); Ja.ii.410 (siriṃ) Ja.ii.466; DN-a.i.148; Vv-a. …
siñcanaka →
pts
adjective sprinkling (water) Snp-a.66 (vāta).
fr. siñcati
svātana →
pts
relating to the morrow; dat. ˚-nāya for the following day Vin.i.27; DN.i.125; Ja.i.11; Dhp-a.i.314; Dhp-a.iv.12.
cp. Sk. śvastana; Geiger, P.Gr. § 6, 54
sāvaṭa →
pts
name of a certain throw in playing at dice Ja.vi.281 (variant reading sāvaṭṭa).
sīla →
pts
- nature, character, habit behaviour; usually as-˚ in adj. function “being of such a nature,” like, having the character of…, e.g. adāna˚; of stingy character, illiberal Snp.244; Pv-a.68 (+ macc …
sīlavant →
pts
adjective virtuous, observing the moral precepts DN.iii.77, DN.iii.259 sq., DN.iii.285; AN.i.150; AN.ii.58, AN.ii.76 AN.iii.206 sq., AN.iii.262 sq.; AN.iv.290 sq., AN.iv.314 sq.; AN.v.10 sq., AN.v.71 …
sīta FIXME double →
pts
Sītaka = sīta
SN.iv.289 (vāta).
sītaka →
pts
Sītaka = sīta
SN.iv.289 (vāta).
tattaka →
pts
Tattaka1
pleasing, agreeable, pleasant Mil.238 (bhojana).
tatta pp. of tappati2 + ka
Tattaka2
adjective (= tāvataka) of such size, so large Vism.184 (correspondin …
taṇhā →
pts
(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 …
taṭataṭāyati →
pts
to rattle, shake, clatter; to grind or gnash one’s teeth; to fizz. Usually said of people in frenzy or fury (in ppr. ˚yanto or ˚yamāna) Ja.i.347 (rosena), Ja.i.439 (kodhena); Ja.ii.277 (of a bhikkhu k …
thaketi →
pts
to cover, cover up, close (usually of doors windows) Vin.ii.134 (kaṇṇagūthakehi kaṇṇā thakitā honti: the ears were closed up), Vin.ii.148 (kavaṭā na thakīyanti, pass.), Vin.ii.209 (vātapāna); Vin. …
thera →
pts
only used with ref. to the bhikkhus of Gotama Buddha’s community
(adj.) senior Vin.i.47, Vin.i.290 (th. bhikkhū opp. navā bh.), Vin.i.159 (th bhikkhu a senior bh. opp. to navaka bh. a novice), Vin.i …
ti →
pts
Iti (ti)
indeclinable emphatic deictic particle “thus”. Occurs in both forms iti & ti, the former in higher style (poetry), the latter more familiar in conversational prose. The function of “iti” is …
tiṭṭhati →
pts
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 …
turita →
pts
…leisurely, with leisure, slow Ja.i.87
■ See also tuvaṭaṃ.
pp. of turati
tuvaṭaṃ →
pts
adverb quickly AN.v.342; Ja.i.91; Ja.ii.61; Ja.vi.519 (as tvātaṃ); Mil.198; Vism.305 Vism.313.
Sk. tvaritaṃ, cp. tūrta
tvātaṃ →
pts
see tuvaṭaṃ.
tāvata →
pts
lit. “so-much-ness,” i.e. relative extent or sphere, relatively Vism.481, Vism.482.
abstr. fr. tāva
tāvataka →
pts
adjective just so much or just so long (viz. as the situation requires), with (or ellipt. without a corresp. yāvataka Vin.i.83 (yāvatake-t. as many as) DN.ii.18 (yāvatakv’ assa kāyo tāvatakv’ assa vy …
tāvatā →
pts
adverb
- so long (corr. to yāva) Dpvs.iv.17.
- on that account, thus DN.i.104 (variant reading ettāvatā); Dhp.266.
from tāva
ucchindati →
pts
to break up, destroy, annihilate SN.v.432 (bhavataṇhaṃ), AN.iv.17 (fut. ucchecchāmi to be read with variant reading for T. ucchejjissāmi); Snp.2 (pret. udacchida), Snp.208 (ger. ucchijja); Ja.v.383; D …
ucchu →
pts
sugar-cane Vin.iv.35; AN.iii.76; AN.iv.279; Mil.46; Dhp-a.iv.199 (˚ūnaṃ yanta sugar-cane mill), Pv-a.257, Pv-a.260; Vv-a.124.
-agga (ucch˚) top of s. c. Vism.172. *-[khaṇḍik …
udara →
pts
- the belly, stomach DN.ii.266; Snp.78, Snp.604, Snp.609, Snp.716; Ja.i.146, Ja.i.164, Ja.i.265; Mil.213; Pv-a.283; Kp-a.57, Kp-a.58; Dhp-a.i.47 (pregnant); Sdhp.102.
- cavity, interior, inside …
uddha FIXME double →
pts
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.)
- (of space) up a …
uddha →
pts
adjective in phrase uddhehi vatthehi in rich, lofty clothes Ja.iv.154 (of a devatā passage may be corrupt).
possibly a combn. of aḍḍha2 & uddhaṃ; or should we read aḍḍh˚ or vuḍḍh˚?
uddhaṃ →
pts
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.)
- (of space) up a …
uddālaka →
pts
the Uddāla tree, Cassia Fistula (see [known as indīvara](/define/known as indīvara)), or Cordia Myxa lit. “uprooter” Vv.6#7 (= vātaghātako yo rājarukkho ti pi vuccati Vv-a.43); Ja.iv.301 (˚rukkha), J …
ugghāṭana →
pts
? that which can be removed, in -kiṭikā a curtain to be drawn aside Vin.ii.153 (cp. Vin Texts iii.174, 176). Ch s. v. gives “rope & bucket of a well” as meaning (kavāṭaṃ anugghāṭeti). Cp. *ugghaṭan …
ujjhita →
pts
destitute, forsaken; thrown out, cast away MN.i.296 (+ avakkhitta); Thag.315 (itthi); Thag.2, Thag.386 (cp. Thag-a.256 vātakkhitto viya yo koci dahano) Dhp.58 (= chaḍḍita of sweepings Dhp-a.i.445); …
ujju →
pts
Uju & Ujju
adjective straight direct; straightforward, honest, upright DN.iii.150 (T. ujja), DN.iii.352 (do.), DN.iii.422, DN.iii.550; Vv.18#7 (= sabba-jimha-vanka-kuṭilabhāv’âpagama-hetutāya u. …
uju →
pts
Uju & Ujju
adjective straight direct; straightforward, honest, upright DN.iii.150 (T. ujja), DN.iii.352 (do.), DN.iii.422, DN.iii.550; Vv.18#7 (= sabba-jimha-vanka-kuṭilabhāv’âpagama-hetutāya u. …
ukkaṃsa →
pts
exaltation, excellence, superiority (opp. avakkaṃsa) DN.i.54 (ukkaṃs-âvakkaṃsa hāyana-vaḍḍhana DN-a.i.165); MN.i.518; Vism.563 (id.) Vv-a.146 (˚gata excellent), Vv-a.335 (instr. ukkaṃsena par exc …
ummāda →
pts
madness, distraction, mental aberration SN.i.126 (˚ṃ pāpuṇeyya citta-vikkhepaṃ vā); AN.ii.80 AN.iii.119; AN.v.169; Pp.69; Pv-a.6 (˚patta frantic, out of mind), Pv-a.94 (˚vāta), Pv-a.162 (˚patta). …
ummūlaka →
pts
adjective uprooting, laying bare the roots Ja.i.303 (vāta).
= ummūla
upari →
pts
indeclinable over, above (prep. & prefix)
- (adv. on top, above (opp. adho below) Vin.iv.46 (opp. heṭṭhā) Ja.vi.432; Kp-a.248 (= uddhaṃ; opp. adho); Snp-a.392 (abtimukho u. gacchati explaining pac …
upayācitaka →
pts
begging, asking, praying, propitiation Ja.vi.150 (= devatānaṃ āyācana).
of adj. upa + yācita + ka; pp. of yācati
uposatha →
pts
At the time of the rise of Buddhism the word had come to mean the day preceding four stages of the moon’s waxing and waning, viz. 1st, 8th, 15th 23d nights …
uppāṭanaka →
pts
adjective pulling up, tearing out, uprooting Ja.i.303 (˚vāta); Ja.iv.333 (id.).
fr. uppāṭana
upāsaka →
pts
devout or faithful layman, a lay devotee Vin.i.4, Vin.i.16 (tevāciko u.), Vin.i.37, Vin.i.139 Vin.i.195 sq.; Vin.ii.125; Vin.iii.6, Vin.iii.92; Vin.iv.14, Vin.iv.109; DN.i.85; DN.ii.105 DN.ii.113; DN. …
uttiṭṭha →
pts
…Thag.349 (˚piṇḍa = vivaṭadvāre ghare ghare patiṭṭhitvā labhanaka-piṇḍa Thag-a.242); Ja.iv.380 (˚piṇḍa; C similarly as at…
vagguli →
pts
Vagguli & ˚ī
masculine & feminine a bat Vin.ii.148; Mil.364, Mil.404; Vism.663 (in simile) Dhp-a.iii.223.
vaggulī →
pts
Vagguli & ˚ī
masculine & feminine a bat Vin.ii.148; Mil.364, Mil.404; Vism.663 (in simile) Dhp-a.iii.223.
valaya →
pts
…to make roll, valli creeper, vaṭa rope, vāṇa cane. Cp. also Lat. volvo to roll, Gr. ἐλύω to wind, ε ̓́λις round, ε ̓́λυτρον…
valāhaka →
pts
- a cloud, dark cloud, thundercloud SN.i.212 Thig.55; AN.ii.102; AN.v.22; Thag.760; Pp.42, Pp.43; Vv.68#1 Ja.iii.245; Ja.iii.270 (ghana˚); Vism.285 (˚paṭala); Mil.274; Dhs-a.317; Vv-a.12 (= abbhā). …
vana →
pts
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 ( …
vassa →
pts
- rain, shower Ja.iv.284; Ja.vi.486 (khaṇika sudden rain); Mil.307; Mhvs.21, Mhvs.31; Dhp-a.iii.163 (pokkhara˚ portentous); Snp-a.224 (mahā˚ deluge of rain); Pv-a.55 (vāta˚ wind & rain)
■ fig …
vatavant →
pts
adjective observant of religious duties, devout Snp.624 (= dhuta-vatena samannāgata Snp-a.467); Dhp.400 (with same expln at Dhp-a.iv.165 as as Snp-a.467).
vata2 + vant
vatika →
pts
adjective (-˚) having the habit (of), acting like MN.i.387 (kukkura˚).
vata2 + ika
vatta →
pts
Vatta1
neuter
- that which is done, which goes on or is customary, i.e. duty, service, custom, function Vin.ii.31; Snp.294, Snp.393 (gahaṭṭha˚) Vism.188 (cetiy’ angaṇa˚ etc.); Dhp-a.i.9 …
vattar →
pts
one who speaks, a sayer, speaker MN.i.470; SN.i.63; SN.ii.182; SN.vi.94, SN.vi.198; DN.i.139; AN.iv.32; AN.v.79 sq., AN.v.226 sq.; Thag.334 (read ariya-vattā for ˚ vatā); Ja.i.134; Snp-a.272; Pv-a. …
vatthu →
pts
Vatthu1
neuter lit. “ground,” hence
- (lit.) object, real thing, property, thing, substance (cp. vatthu2!) AN.ii.209 (khetta˚, where khetta in lit. sense, cp. No. 2). Here bel …
vaya →
pts
Vaya1 & vayo
neuter age, especially young age, prime, youth; meaning “old age” when characterized as such or contrasted to youth (the ord. term for old age being jarā). …
vaṭaka →
pts
…of the lotus Ja.vi.563 (C. kaṇḍaka).
cp. *Sk. vaṭaka, fr. vaṭa rope
vaṭaṃsa →
pts
…Vv-a.209
■ Note. The root vaṭ; given as “veṭhana” at Dhtm.106 probably refers to vaṭaṃsa.
for avaṭaṃsa: see Geiger,
…
vaṭākara →
pts
…distorted by metathesis from Sk. vaṭārakā. Fr. vaṭa rope. On etym. of the latter see Walde, Lat. Wtb. s. v. volvo
vaṭṭin →
pts
vega →
pts
quick motion, impulse, force; speed, velocity SN.iv.157; AN.iii.158 (sara˚); Snp.1074; Mil.202, Mil.258, Mil.391; Pv-a.11, Pv-a.47 (vāta˚) Pv-a.62 (visa˚), Pv-a.67, Pv-a.284 (kamma˚); Sdhp.295
…
veramba →
pts
Veramba & ˚bha
(adj.) attribute of the wind (vāta or pl. vātā) a wind blowing in high altitudes [cp. BSk. vairambhaka Divy.90] SN.ii.231; AN.i.137; Thag.597; Ja.iii.255, Ja.iii.48 …
verambha →
pts
Veramba & ˚bha
(adj.) attribute of the wind (vāta or pl. vātā) a wind blowing in high altitudes [cp. BSk. vairambhaka Divy.90] SN.ii.231; AN.i.137; Thag.597; Ja.iii.255, Ja.iii.48 …
veyyāvacca →
pts
…pṛ; pṛṇoti) = P. vyāvaṭa; it was later retranslated into BSk. as vaiyāvṛtya (as if vi + ā + vṛt) e.g. Divy.54, Divy.347;…
vi →
pts
…˚rūpa *un-*sightly, ˚vaṭa unveiled, ˚vaṇṇeti defame ˚vāda dis-pute, ˚sama uneven, ˚ssandati overflow ˚ssarita *for-*gotten,…
vijana →
pts
adjective deserted of people, lonely SN.i.180; Thag-a.252. -vāta: see vāta.
vi + jana
vikāra →
pts
- change, alteration, in mahā˚; great change Vism.366, Vism.367 (of two kinds: anupādiṇṇa upādiṇṇa, or primary & secondary, i.e. the first caused by kappa-vuṭṭhāna, the second by dhātu-kkhobha) K …
vimhaya →
pts
astonishment, surprise, disappointment Ja.v.69 (in expln of vyamhita) Mhvs.5, Mhvs.92; Snp-a.42 (explaining “vata”), Snp-a.256 (do. for “ve” = aho); DN-a.i.43; Vv-a.234, Vv-a.329.
cp. …
vimāna →
pts
Vimāna1
neuter lit. covering a certain space, measuring; the defns given by Dhpāla refer it to “without measure,” i.e. immeasurable. Thus = vigata-māne appamāṇe mahanta vara-p …
visama →
pts
adjective
- uneven, unequal, disharmonious, contrary AN.i.74; Pv-a.47 (vāta), Pv-a.131 (a˚ = sama of the “middle” path).
- (morally) discrepant lawless, wrong AN.iii.285; AN.v.329; Snp.57 (cp. Cn …
vivarati →
pts
…clear, reveal SN.iv.166; SN.v.261; Kp-a.12 (+ vibhajati etc.)
pp vivaṭa.
vi + varati vṛ; see vuṇāti
vivatta-cchada →
pts
…uncovered object. See vivaṭa. It is difficult to decide between the two meanings. On the principle of the “lectio…
vivaṭa →
pts
…Mnd.96 Pp.45, Pp.46 (read vivaṭa for pi vaṭa; opp. pihita); Vism.185 (opp. pihita); Ja.v.434; Dhp-a.iii.79; Vv-a.27; Pv-a.283 (mukha…
vivaṭaka →
pts
adjective open (i.e. not secret) Vin.ii.99.
vivaṭa + ka
vuṇāti →
pts
…It also appears as *vaṭa in vivaṭa. 2. to wish, desire Idg. *ṷel, cp. Sk. varaṇa, varīyān “better,” Gr. ε…
vuṭṭhi →
pts
rain SN.i.172 = Snp.77 (fig. = saddhā bījaṃ tapo vuṭṭhi); AN.iii.370, AN.iii.378 (vāta˚); Iti.83; Dhp.14; Ja.vi.587 (˚dhārā) Tha-ap.38 (fig.), Ja.vi.52 (amata˚); Mil.416; Vism.37, Vism.234 (salila˚); …
vyāpāra →
pts
…Ja.v.60; Vism.595. Cp. veyyāvacca, vyappatha (by˚), vyāvaṭa.
vi + ā + pṛ.
vyāvaṭa →
pts
…[wrongly fr. vṛ; ] as given by Childers Correct the translation given under byāvaṭa accordingly!
= Sk….
vārita →
pts
obstructed, hindered Ja.iv.264; restrained (sabbavāri) see vāri.
- -vata (so read for cārita˚) “having the habit of selfdenial” (translation) SN.i.28 (cp. K.S. …
vāruṇī →
pts
- spirituous liquor AN.iii.213; Ja.i.251 (˚vāṇija spirit merchant), Ja.i.268; Ja.vi.502.
- an intoxicated woman; term for a female fortune-teller Ja.vi.500 (Vāruṇī ’va pavedhati; C. devatā-bhūta- …
vāsa →
pts
Vāsa1
clothing; adj. (-˚) clothed in Ja.vi.47 (hema-kappana-vāsase).
vas to clothe, see vasati1
Vāsa2
- living, sojourn, life Snp.191; Mhv …
vātaka →
pts
adjective (-˚) belonging to or connected with the winds (of the body) in ahi-vātaka-roga a cert (intestinal) disease (lit. “snake-pain”), pestilence plague; dysentery (caused by a famine and att …
vātika →
pts
adjective connected with the winds (humours) of the body having bad circulation, suffering from internal trouble rheumatic (?) Mil.135, Mil.298.
fr. vāta 2, cp. *Sk. vātakin Halāyudha ii.451
vāyana →
pts
blowing Vb-a.71 (upari˚vāta).
fr. vā, vāyati2
vāyati →
pts
Vāyati1
to weave, only in pp. vāyita
pass viyyati Vin.iii.259. pp. also vīta
caus 2 vāyāpeti to cause to be woven Vin.iii.2 …
vāyo →
pts
wind DN.iii.268 (˚kasiṇa) MN.i.1, MN.i.424 = AN.iv.375; AN.v.7, AN.v.318, AN.v.353 sq. (˚saññā) SN.iii.207; Vism.172 (˚kasiṇa), Vism.350 (def.). On vāyo as t. t. for mobility, mobile principle (one of …
vāṭaka →
pts
(-˚) enclosure, circle, ring; in gala˚; the throat circle, i.e. the bottom of the throat Vism.258; Dhs-a.316; Dhp-a.i.394; caṇḍāla˚; circle of Caṇḍālas Ja.vi.156; brāhmaṇa˚; of Brahmins Dhp- …
vījana →
pts
fan, fanning; in vījana-vāta a fanning wind, a breeze Snp-a.174.
fr. vīj, cp. Class. Sk. vījana
vītaṃsa →
pts
…BR compare Sk avataṃsa (garland: see P. vaṭaṃsa) & uttaṃsa. The etym. is not clear
ya →
pts
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 …
yakkha →
pts
- name of certain non-human beings, as spirits, ogres, dryads, ghosts spooks. Their usual epithet and category of being is amanussa, i.e. not a human being (but not a sublime g …
yato →
pts
adverb wherefrom, by which, out of which
- (local) from where DN.i.240 (uggacchanti candima-suriyā; opp. yattha where).
- (temporal) whence since, when, from which time Vv-a.344 (yato paṭṭhāya). …
yatra →
pts
adverb in which, where, since; only in phrase yatra hi nāma (in emphatic exclamations) with Fut. “as indeed, inasmuch as, that” SN.ii.255 (ñāṇabhūtā vata sāvakā y. h. n. savako ñassati etc.); Ja.i.5 …
yattaka →
pts
adjective however much, whatever, as many (in correlation with ta˚; or tattaka) Ja.v.74 (= yāvant); Vism.184 (yattakaṃ ṭhānaṃ gaṇhāti… tattakaṃ…), Vism.293 (yatta …
yañña →
pts
- a brahmanic sacrifice.
- alms-giving charity, a gift to the Sangha or a bhikkhu.
The brahmanic ritual of Vedic times has been given a changed and deeper meaning. Buddhism has discarded the outwa …
yebhuyya →
pts
abundant, numerous, most. Not found as adj. by itself, except in phrase yebhuyya-vasena mostly, as a rule Thag-a.51 and Pv-a.136, which is identical with the usual instr. *[yebhuyyena](/define/ye …
yuga →
pts
- the yoke of a plough (usually) or a carriage Dhp-a.i.24 (yugaṃ gīvaṃ bādhati presses on the neck); Pv-a.127 (ratha˚); Sdhp.468 (of a carriage) Also at Snp.834 in phrase dhonena yugaṃ samāgamā w …
yāva →
pts
adverb
- (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 …
yāvaka →
pts
dish prepared of barley Ja.vi.373 (= yavataṇḍula-bhatta C.).
= yavaka
yāvant →
pts
pronoun, relative
- yāvant as adj.: as many (as) Dhp.337 (hāvant’ ettha samāgatā as many as are assembled here); Ja.v.72 (yāvanto uda-bindūni… tāvanto gaṇḍū jāyetha; C. on p. …
yāvataka →
pts
adjective as much as, as many as, as far as, whatever; usually in correl with tāvataka e.g. Vin.i.83 (yāvataka… t.); DN.ii.18 (y. kāyo t. vyāmo); Cnd.235#3 (y ˚ṃ ñeyyaṃ t ˚ṃ ñāṇa …
yāvatā →
pts
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 …
ñāṇa →
pts
knowledge, intelligence insight, conviction, recognition, opp. añāṇa avijjā, lack of k. or ignorance.
-
Ñāṇa in the theory of cognition:
it occurs in intensive couple-compounds with terms of …
ābādha →
pts
affliction, illness, disease Vin.iv.261; DN.i.72; DN.ii.13; AN.i.121; AN.iii.94, AN.iii.143; AN.iv.333, AN.iv.415 sq., AN.iv.440; Dhp.138; Pp.28 Vism.41 (udara-vāta˚) Vism.95; Vv-a.351 (an˚ safe & s …
ādhuta →
pts
shaken, moved (by the wind, i.e. fanned Vv.39#4 (variant reading adhuta which is perhaps to be preferred, i.e. not shaken, cp. vātadhutaṃ Dāvs v.49; Vv-a.178 explains by saṇikaṃ vidhūpayamāna, i.e. g …
ādāsa →
pts
mirror Vin.ii.107; DN.i.7, DN.i.11 (˚pañha mirror-questioning, cp DN-a.i.97: “ādāse devataṃ otaretvā pañha-pucchanaṃ”), DN.i.80 DN.ii.93 (dhamna’-ādāsaṃ nāma dhamma-pariyāyaṃ desessāmi) SN.v.357 …
āhāra →
pts
feeding, support, food, nutriment (lit & fig.). The term is used comprehensively and the usual enumn. comprises four kinds of nutriment, viz.
- kabaḷinkāra āhāro (bodily nutriment, either …
ākāsa →
pts
Ākāsa1
air, sky, atmosphere; space. On the concept see Cpd. 5, 16, 226. On a fanciful etym. of ākāsa (fr. ā + kassati of kṛṣ) at Dhs-a.325 see Dhs trsl. 178. DN.i.55 (˚ṃ indriyāni …
ārakkha →
pts
watch, guard, protection, care DN.ii.59; DN.iii.289; SN.iv.97, SN.iv.175, SN.iv.195; AN.ii.120; AN.iii.38; AN.iv.266, AN.iv.270, AN.iv.281 (˚sampadā), AN.iv.322 (id.), AN.iv.400; AN.v.29 sq.; Ja.i.203 …
āvarati →
pts
…Snp.922 (pot. ˚aye, cp. Mnd.368); DN-a.i.235 (dvāraṃ) Dpvs.i.38
pp āvaṭa and āvuta2…
āvasatha →
pts
dwelling-place, habitation; abode, house, dwelling Vin.i.226 (˚âgāra restinghouse); Vin.iv.304 (= kavāṭabaddha); SN.i.94, SN.i.229; SN.iv.329; Snp.287, Snp.672; Ja.iv.396; Ja.vi.425; Pp.51; Mil.279. …
āvaṭa →
pts
…Ja.vi.267. -anāvaṭa uncovered, unveiled, exposed, open DN.i.137 (˚dvāra); DN.iii.191 (˚dvāratā); SN.i.55;…
āvuta →
pts
āvuṇāti →
pts
…whereas the other pp. āvaṭa is the true derivative of ā + vṛ.
in form = *avṛṇoti, ā + vṛ; cp….
āvāṭa →
pts
hole dug in the ground, a pit, a well DN.i.142 (yaññ˚); Ja.i.99, Ja.i.264; Ja.ii.406; Ja.iii.286; Ja.iv.46 (caturassa); Ja.vi.10; Dhp-a.i.223; Vv-a.63; Pv-a.225.
etym.?
āyuka →
pts
(-˚) adjective -being of life; having a life or age AN.iv.396 (niyat˚); Vv-a.196 (yāvatāyukā dibbasampatti divine bliss lasting for a lifetime). Esp. freq in combn. with *[dīgha](/define …
ṭhāna →
pts
(ṭṭhāna) neuter
I. Connotation
As one of the 4 iriyāpathā (behaviours)
- contrasted (a) as standing position with sitting or reclining (b) as rest with motion.
- by itself without parti …