…bata, post-Vedic vata

Vata²

masculine & neuter

1. a religious duty, observance, rite, practice, custom SN.i.143, SN.i.201;…

the Indian fig tree Ja.i.259 (˚rukkha); Ja.iii.325; Mhvs.6, Mhvs.16; Dhp-a.i.167 (˚rukkha) Pv-a.113.

cp. Epic Sk. vaṭa. A root vaṭ; not connected with this vaṭa is given at Dhtm.106 in meaning …

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 …

enclosure, enclosed place Vin.ii.154. See also yañña˚.

cp. Class. Sk. vāṭa; on etym. see Walde, Lat. Wtb. s. v. vallus

…life of the bhikkhu. Aciravata repeats this conversation to the Buddha who thereupon preaches the Dantabhūmi Sutta. MN.iii.128ff.

The novice…

A city where Revata went on his way from Soreyya to Sahajāti, prior to the Council of Vesālī. Vin.ii.300

???2town

…Paribbājaka. MN.i.497f.

In the Dantabhūmi Sutta MN.iii.128f. the novice Aciravata is thus addressed by Prince Jayasena, who visits him, and…

A forest hermitage near Rājagaha, where the novice Aciravata sometimes stayed. MN.iii.128

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…him saying “aññāsi vata bho Kondañño” twice; hence he came to be known as Aññata Koṇḍañña. Vin.i.12

Five days later when the…

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. …

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 …

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 …

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.

…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 very road followed by Revata when going from Sankassa to Sahajāti, this road passing through Kannakujja, Udumbara, and Aggalapura…

…the very road followed by Revata when going from Saṅkassa to Sahajāti, this road passing through Kaṇṇakujja, Udumbara, and Aggalapura….

…of Bhagu, Kuṇḍadhāna, Revata and Ānanda, on the occasion when the Buddha preached the Naḷakapāna Sutta in the Palāsavana at Naḷakapāna….

…Mahācunda, Anuruddha, Revata, Upāli, Ānanda and Rāhula; these all went there while travelling in the Kāsi kingdom.

The books contain,…

…of Mahā Kassapa, Ānanda, Revata and Anuruddha, engaged in friendly discussion, referring their conclusions to the Buddha for his opinion….

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, …

…their leaders being Revata, Sambhūta Sānavāsī, Yasa Kākandakaputta and Sumana. Vin.ii.301ff. In this connection the Pāveyyakā are…

…path. Thag.645–658

Revata²Kaṅkhārevata

The Buddha declared him chief of the monks who practised jhāna.AN.i.24 Ud.v.9…

…consulted by Yasa, Soreyya Revata, and others, in connection with the Vajjiputta heresy at the Second Council. He was, at that time, the oldest…

…met Soreyya Revata, whom he wished to consult regarding the Ten Points raised by the Vajjiputtakas. Revata had gone there from…

…the support of Soreyya Revata. Together they went to Sabbakāmī, and Sambhūta questioned him regarding the “Ten Points.

Sambhūta was one…

During the Vajjiputta controversy, Revata Thera, on his way from Soreyya to Sahājāti, went through Sankassa.

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…Vajjiputta controversy, Revata Thera, on his way from Soreyya to Sahājāti, went through Saṅkassa. The road he took passed through Saṅkassa,…

A town where Soreyya-Revata lived. Vin.ii.299 There was a direct route from Verañja to Payāgatiṭṭha, passing through Soreyya, Saṅkassa and…

…action, saying, ’Sakyā vata bho kumārā, paramasakyā vata bho rājakumāra; hence their name came to be ‘Sakyā.’

The Buddha states, in the…

…He persuaded his friend Hemavata to visit the Buddha on an uposatha day. Hemavata then asked the Buddha a series of questions….

A village. Revata went there from Kaṇṇakujja and stopped there before proceeding to Aggalapura and Sahajāti. Thither the Elders followed him to…

…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…

…Thereafter Uttara went to Revata, but Revata, on hearing what he had done, instantly dismissed him from attendance upon him. When the Vesāli monks…

VaṭajālikāyaṃDhavajālikā

A monastery on Sankheyyaka mountain in Mahisa country. A monk, named Uttara, once lived there and was visited by Sakka. AN.iv.162ff.

Sankheyyaka mountain in Mahisa3monastery

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 …

…and four from the West: Revata, Sambhūta-Sānavāsī, Yasa and Sumana. They debated the question at the Vālikārāma, Revata acting as…

istenség

otthontalanságba távozás, beavatás

befogadás, felvétel, magasabb beavatás

downwind

certain dangerous contagious disease

without a door.

without a door

facing or border (on a bhikkhu’s robe)

with the wind; downwind.

not obstructed; not shut off

rheumatism

the being (like) one who is tamed?

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)

recalling the gods to mind.

the being (like) one who is fit to bear a burden (?)

, adv. rather late; later on in the day.

by just so much, with this much; to such an extent; so far, to that extent; thus.

having such as its highest limit, i.e. only as good as such, only so great

only to such an extent, only as greatly

the “cow practice”, behavior as of a cow (a practice of certain ascetics)

lattice window or shutter.

the leaf or panel of a door or shutter; a door or shutter.

closed or fastened with a door; fitted with a door

door panel and post

hedge of thorns, a prickly hedge.

with how much? how far? how? by virtue of what attributes? defined how?.

bath attendant; a barber.

(from kīva(t)) how far? how great an extent?.

the being (like) a bull?

nivāta¹

pr. 3 sg.

1. (mfn.) sheltered from the wind; unruffled, calm; free from drafts; safe, secure.
2. (n.) a place sheltered from the wind; absence of wind, calm, stillness; safety, se …

the being (like) an elephant (?)

checked; prevented.

indeclinable quickly.

indeclinable

1. to such an extent; so far; so….(sometimes written as a cpd)
2. so long as; as far as; esp. as correlative of yava(ṃ) (and yāvatā);
   1. yāva … tāva …; a as long as … so long …
   2. …

(-ikā)n. just so much; just so long.

(-ikā)n. however many (with yāvataka—yāvataka va tāvataka vā)

with just so much; merely with that.

by (only) so much; for so long; to such an extent; as correlative of yāvata (and yāva):

covered, encompassed; obstructed; shut, shut off

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 …

…Snp-a.545 (= dhutangavataṃ vinā 2. (adj.) one who offends against the moral obligation, lawless Dhp.264 (= sīlavatena ca dhutavatena ca…

…aho abbh. Ja.i.88; acch. vata abbh. vata Vv.83#16
■ Thus also in phrase acchariyā abbhutā dhammā wonderful & extraordinary signs or…

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. …

…Ja.v.222 (roceti); Vv.64#23 (vataṃ abhirocayi = abhirocesi ruccitvā pūresi ti attho; abhirādhayi ti pi pāṭho; sādhesi nipphādesī ti attho…

…Ja.iv.138 Ja.vi.94 (a. vata bho); Dhp-a.iv.51 (aho a.); Vv-a.103 (aho ti acchariyatthena nipāto). Thus freq. comb^d. with…

Aggaḷa & Aggaḷā

feminine (see [occasionally with l.](/define/occasionally with l.)) a contrivance to fasten anything for security or obstruction:

1. a bolt or cross-bar Vin.i.290; DN.i.89 (*-ṃ āko …

Aggaḷa & Aggaḷā

feminine (see [occasionally with l.](/define/occasionally with l.)) a contrivance to fasten anything for security or obstruction:

1. a bolt or cross-bar Vin.i.290; DN.i.89 (*-ṃ āko …

1. house or hut, usually implying the comforts of living at home as opp. to anagāra homelessness or the state of a homeless wanderer (mendicant). See anagāriyā
   ■ Thus freq. in two phrases con …

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 …

…Pv-a.131 (= sādhu vata); aho vata re DN.i.107; Pv.ii.9^{4 5}. Cp. ahe.

Sk. aho, for etym. see…

…Pv-a.282.

• -vata “goats’ habit”, a practice of certain ascetics (to live after the fashion of goats)…

straight forwardness, rectitude, uprightness Dhs.1339. (+ ajimhatā & avankatā).

fr. prec.

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 …

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 …

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 …

adjective subject to the will of another, obedient, faithful, devoted Ja.iii.521 Ja.vi.557.

Vedic anuvrata, anu + vata

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 …

majesty, power SN.i.156 (mahā˚).

= anubhāva + tā

not to unfasten or open (a door) Mil.371 (kavāṭaṃ).

an + ugghāṭeti

…tassânubhāvena jīvitaṃ laddhaṃ (Comm.)
pp anujīvata (q.v.).

anu + jīvati

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 …

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 …

˚- not shut; in -dvāratā (f.) not closing the door againṡt another, accessibility, openhand edness DN.iii.191.

an + āvaṭa

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 …

want of deference Pp.20 = Dhs.1325.

a + paṭissavatā

adjective unconcerned, living at ease, careless, “not bothering”, keeping still, inactive Vin.ii.188; MN.iii.175, MN.iii.176; SN.i.202 (in stock phrase appossukka tuṇhībhūta saṅkasāya “living at eas …

open (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. apāvṛta, pp. of apāpurati

adjective noun

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

adjective unrestricted, open Ja.vi.306.

pp. of + saṃvuṇati, cp. saṃvuta

adjective not restrained Dhs.1345, Dhs.1347.

pp. of a + saṃvuṇāti, cp. saṃvata

…Ja.vi.355.

Vedic aśvatara, aśva + compar. suffix tara in function of “a kind of”, thus lit. a kind of horse, cp. Lat matertera a…

too much wind, a wind which is too strong, a gale, storm Mil.277.

ati + vāta

Attha¹

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

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

…avacara → ocaraka; avatata; avadāta; avabhāsa; avasāna 2. The proportion in the words before us (early and later is that…

Avatata & otata

stretched over, covered, spread over with Vv.64#3 (-˚); Vv-a.276 (chādita).

ava + tata, pp. of tan

see vataṃsaka.

(= vaṭ˚) see Vin Texts ii.347.

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

adjective unobstructed, unhindered, free. Of a woman, not married Ja.v.213 (= apetâvaraṇā, which read for ˚bharaṇā, apariggahitā C.).

a + vāvaṭa

…on the stomach“.

• -vivata (dvāra half open Ja.v.293.

etym. uncertain, Sk. ardha

Aḍḍha²

adjective rich, opulent, wealthy,…

1. (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 …

…Pv-a.94. Comparative balavatara Mil.131; f. -a(n)tarī Sdhp.452. In compound balava˚; e.g. -gavā sturdy oxen MN.i.226;…

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

1. 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 …

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 …

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 …

bhasta (nt.)

1. 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- …

…MN.iii.13; gen bhavataṃ MN.ii.3; voc. bhonto Thag.832; MN.ii.2
■ f bhotī: sg. nom. bhotī Snp.988; Ja.iii.95; acc….

small bolster Vin.ii.148 (vātapāna˚ a roll to keep out draughts); Kp-a.50 (tāpasa˚ variant reading K^k kapala-bhitti, see Appendix to Indexes on Sutta Nipāta & Pj.).

fr. bhisi¹

adjective noun

1. 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 …

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 …

• -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 & 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 …

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 …

…Mangala Sumana, Revata, Sobhita, Anomadassī, Paduma Narada, Padumuttara, Sumedha, Sujāta, Piyadassī Atthadassī, Dhammadassī,…

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 …

covered, adorned with Vv-a.213 (rūpakāya byāvaṭa jana; variant reading byāgata).

the meaning (wrongly given as “adorned”) is to be deleted. The reading at Vv-a.213 is doubtful. It may be kāyavyāvaṭ …

…na ca = but not: mahatī vata te bondi, na ca paññā tadūpikā (but your wisdom is not in the same proportion) Ja.ii.160.

3. Conditional:…

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 …

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 …

base of numeral four

1. 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 …

anything that covers, protects or hides, viz. a cover, an awning DN.i.7≈ (sa-uttara˚ but ˚chadana at DN.ii.194)
■ a veil in phrase vivaṭacchada “with the veil lifted” thus …

(& ˚ika) masculine neuter

1. a kind of plant Snp.239 (= kaṇavīra-pupphasaṇṭhāna-sīsa Snp-a.283).
2. a toy windmill, made of palm-leaves, etc. (DN-a.i.86: tālapaṇṇādīhi kataṃ vātappahārena paribb …

…devadāsiyā sarīre devataṃ otāretvā pañha-pucchanaṃ);

• -parivāra a retinue of gods AN.ii.91 *…

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 …

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

“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 …

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 ( …

…(purisa˚); AN.i.162.

• -vata (nt.) the practice of carrying a burden, the state of a beast of burden, drudgery SN.i.28; *…

1. a yoke, a pole, the shaft of a carriage Ja.i.192 (purima-sakaṭa˚) Ja.i.196; Cp.ii.8, Cp.ii.4.
2. (fig.) a burden, load, charge, office, responsibility Snp.256 (vahanto porisaṃ dh ˚ṃ “carrying a hu …

…dh. jhāyin).

• -vata the vow to perform the dhutangas Dhp-a.vi.165.
• -vāda one who inculcates…

adjective (only-˚) having the nature, by nature, affected with, -like (cp. ˚dhamma B 2^a); often simply first part of cpd. (cp. E. friend-like = friendly = friend Ja.i.438 (kiliṭṭha˚ mise …

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 …

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 …

…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…

1. 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 …

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

…MN.i.387; Ne.99 (cp. govata Dhs-a.355, and Dhs. trsl. p. 261); -vikattana (and ˚vikantana; Sk. vikṛntana) a…

reverence, respect, in Satthu˚, Dhamma˚, etc. AN.iii.330 sq., AN.iii.423 sq.; AN.iv.29 (ottappa˚).

Der. fr. gārava

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

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 …

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 …

1. 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 (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 …

…-vata the wind of age Dhp-a.iv.25.

• -sutta the Suttanta on old age, Name of Sutta Nipāta iv.6…

…knowledge (cp ñāṇa): yāvatakaṃ ñeyyaṃ tāvatakaṃ ñāṇaṃ (knowledge coincides with the knowable, or: his knowledge is in proportion…

1. 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 …

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 …

1. 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); …

Err:501

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 …

(f.) in cpd. -vāṭa a thorny fence (cactus hedge?) Vin.ii.154.

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

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 …

1. (adj.) full of peace, safe; tranquil, calm DN.i.73 (of a country) SN.i.123 (of the path leading to the ambrosial, i.e. Nibbāna), SN.i.189 = Snp.454 (of vācā nibbānapattiyā); MN.i.227 (vivaṭaṃ amata …

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 …

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

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

…kāraka; also as k˚-vata, ˚sīla, ˚citta, ˚ākappa) DN.iii.6, DN.iii.7; Ne.99 (+ govatika;

• -saṅgha a pack of…

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 …

adjective

1. 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 …

…in phrase “lakkhaññā vata bho dosinā ratti” (how grand a sign friends, is the moonlight night! translation) DN.i.47 = Ja.i.509 (explained…

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 …

…AN.iii.313 (lābhā vata me suladdhaṃ vata me), explained at Vism.223; Dhp-a.i.98 (lābhā vata me, elliptically); Dhp-a.ii.95 (l. vata…

gentleness, softness, suavity Dhs.44, Dhs.1340; Dhs-a.151.

abstr. fr. maddava

adjective great, extensive, big important, venerable
■ nom. mahā Snp.1008; Mhvs.22, Mhvs.27. Shortened to maha in cpd. pitāmaha (following a …

anything impure, stain (lit. & fig.), dirt. In the Canon mostly fig. of impurities. On mala in similes see J.P.T.S., 1907, 122
■ SN.i.38 (itthi malaṃ brahmacariyassa), SN.i.43 (id.); AN.i.105 (issā˚ …

…nearly. combined with vata in exclamation: MN.ii.123 (m. v. bho anassāma); Dhp-a.iii.147 (m. v. therī nāsitā). Often in…

1. 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 …

…love“: modanti vata bho sattā modanti sādhu sutthū ti ādinā mayena hita-sukh’ âvippayogakāmatā muditā Snp-a.128); e.g. at…

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 …

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 * …

1. a pit DN.i.234; Thag.869; Ja.iv.268 (˚āvāṭa Pv-a.225).
2. a name for Niraya, i.e. purgatory; a place of torment for the deceased (see niraya & cp. list of narakas at Divy.67) S …

adjective (lit.) extinguished (of fire), cooled, quenched (fig. desireless (often with nicchāta & sītibhūta), appeased pleased, happy

1. (lit.) aggi anāhāro n. MN.i.487; Snp.19 (ginī n. = magga-sali …

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 …

adjective lifeless, soulless Dhs-a.38; Mil.413.

Sk. nirjīvita, nis + jīva¹

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(ka)

adjective inactive, motionless, without impulse Thag-a.148 (˚ka); Mil.413 (+ nijjīvata); Vism.484, Vism.594 sq.

nis + īha

Nirīha(ka)

adjective inactive, motionless, without impulse Thag-a.148 (˚ka); Mil.413 (+ nijjīvata); Vism.484, Vism.594 sq.

nis + īha

adjective unobstructed, open Pv-a.202 (= anāvaṭa).

pp. of nivāreti

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 …

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 …

1. 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]( …

1. the nose, Snp.198, Snp.608.
2. 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

1. 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 …

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 …

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?

…vitata) Dhp-a.iii.153 (= pariyonandhitvā ṭhita). See also avatata & sam-otata.

o + tata, pp. of tan

Avatata & otata

stretched over, covered, spread over with Vv.64#3 (-˚); Vv-a.276 (chādita).

ava + tata, pp. of tan

Otiṇṇa

1. (med.) gone down, descended Pv-a.104 (uddho-galaṃ na otiṇṇaṃ not gone down further than the throat).
2. (pass.) beset by (cp. avatāra 2), affected with, a victim of, approached by MN.i.460 …

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 …

1. 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; …

obstructed, prevented Vin.ii.255 = Vin.iv.52; AN.iv.277 (variant reading ovāda); also an˚; ibid.

o + vaṭa, pp. of vṛ; another form of ovuta = ophuta, q.v.

1. 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\ …

…(˚giritāla) 2. [cp Sk. pārvata mountainous] a mountaineer Mil.191.

-utu the time (aspect) of the mountain (in prognostications…

to go out again, to withdraw SN.i.8; AN.iii.190. Cp. paccupadissati.

paṭi + uttarati, but cp. BSk. pratyavatarati to disembark Divy.229

…Pv-a.117
■ Compar. pagevataraṃ MN.iii.145; atippage too early Ja.iii.48; atippago id MN.i.84; SN.ii.32;…

to crush down, destroy, overcome, defeat; pp. pamaddita Ja.vi.189 (mālutena p. corresponding with vāta-pahaṭa).

pa + mṛd

remissness AN.i.139.

abstr. fr. pamāda + vant, adj.

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 …

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 …

adjective

1. 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 …

Parinibbāyati & ˚nibbāti

1. to be completed, perfected in any work or art, e.g. of a trained horse MN.i.446. Cp. τελειόω.
2. to die without being reborn to reach complete extinction of existence Vin.i …

Parinibbāyati & ˚nibbāti

1. to be completed, perfected in any work or art, e.g. of a trained horse MN.i.446. Cp. τελειόω.
2. to die without being reborn to reach complete extinction of existence Vin.i …

(-˚) blown round or through, i.e. filled with, stirred by Mil.19 (isi-vāta˚).

pp. of pari + vā

Pati¹

lord, master, owner, leader.

1. in general DN.iii.93 (khettānaṃ p. gloss adhipati). Mostly-˚; see under gavam˚, gaha˚, dāna˚, yūtha˚, senā˚.
2. husband SN.i.210; Snp.314; Ja.iii.13 …

devoted wife (cp. patidevatā) Ja.ii.121; Ja.vi.533; Vv-a.56, Vv-a.110.

pati + vatā

draught of air, breeze Vin.ii.79 (opp. nivāta).

pa + vāta, cp. Vedic pravāta

1. 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.
2. to bend to or over, to shut, in kavāṭaṃ p. to shut t …

…i.e. all kinds of limbs), vata-paṭivatta (duties & secondary duties, all duties). In the latter application paṭi resembles the use of ā,…

obedience; neg. appaṭissavatā want of deference Dhs.1325 = Pp.20. Patissa & Patissa

abstr. fr. paṭissava

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, …

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

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 …

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 …

covered, closed, 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 (˚dvāra).

pp. of pidahati

1. 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 …

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. …

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- …

adjective

1. common, vulgar, uncontrolled in phrase pākat-indriya of uncontrolled mind SN.i.61 (= saṃvarâbhāvena gihikāle viya vivaṭa-indriya K.S. 320), SN.i.204; SN.iii.93; SN.v.269; AN.i.70, …

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 …

1. a dove, pigeon AN.i.162 (dove-coloured); Vv.36#3 (˚akkhi pārāpat’ akkhi Vv-a.167); Ja.vi.456.
2. a species of tree, Diospyros embryopteris Ja.vi.529, Ja.vi.539.

the Prk. form (cp. Māgadhi pāreva …

dove, pigeon Ja.i.242; Ja.v.215; Vv-a.167 (˚akkhi); Pgdp.45. See the doublet pārevata.

Epic Sk. pārāvata

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 …

(rajas) & Raja neuter

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

…here they are Pv-a.4; aho vata re wish I would! Pv.ii.9#45 (re ti ālapanaṃ Pv-a.131); no ca vata re vattabbe but indeed good sir……

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 …

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 …

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 …

…or somebody),“ e.g. “so vata… palipanno paraṃ palipannaṃ uddharissatī ti: n’ etaṃ ṭhānaṃ vijjati” MN.i.45; cp. “sā…

respect Thag.589.

fr. sagārava

… ■ sahitaṃvata (adj.) having a consistent or perpetual vow i.e. living the holy life Ja.v.320 (= sīlācāra-sampanna C.);…

1. an arrow, a dart AN.iv.107 (T. has it as nt.).
2. a small stick, peg, thin bar SN.iv.168; Dāvs iv.51.
3. blade of a grass MN.i.79; Ja.i.439.
4. ribs of a parasol Vin.iv.338; Snp-a.487; Mil.226.
5. …

restrained Dhs-a.75.

saṃ + ud + āvaṭa? Better read as saṃ + udāvatta

adjective spreading, strewing; ˚vāta a wind which strews things about Snp-a.67.

fr. santharati

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 …

…saṅkhārā*) “aniccā vata sankhārā uppādavaya-dhammino” (DN.ii.157; SN.i.6, SN.i.158, SN.i.200; SN.ii.193 Thag.1159; Ja.i.392, cp….

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 …

Sirī (siri)

feminine

1. splendour, beauty Snp.686 (instr. siriyā); Ja.vi.318 (siriṃ dhāreti).
2. luck, glory majesty, prosperity SN.i.44 (nom. siri); Ja.ii.410 (siriṃ) Ja.ii.466; DN-a.i.148; Vv-a. …

Sirī (siri)

feminine

1. splendour, beauty Snp.686 (instr. siriyā); Ja.vi.318 (siriṃ dhāreti).
2. luck, glory majesty, prosperity SN.i.44 (nom. siri); Ja.ii.410 (siriṃ) Ja.ii.466; DN-a.i.148; Vv-a. …

adjective sprinkling (water) Snp-a.66 (vāta).

fr. siñcati

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

name of a certain throw in playing at dice Ja.vi.281 (variant reading sāvaṭṭa).

… ■ The old form sīlavata still preserves the original good sense, as much as “observing the rules of good…

…Ja.i.187;
■ instr vantehi DN.ii.80;
■ gen. pl. vantānaṃ MN.i.334;
■ gen. pl vataṃ Dhp.56; Ja.i.144;
■ f -vatī…

Sītaka = sīta

SN.iv.289 (vāta).

Sītaka = sīta

SN.iv.289 (vāta).

…(= tāvataka) of such size, so large Vism.184 (corresponding with yattaka); tattakaṃ kālaṃ so long, just that time,…

…sattānaṃ sandhāvataṃ saṃsarataṃ SN.ii.178 = SN.iii.149; Pv-a.166; AN.i.223;

• -salla the sting or poisoned…

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 …

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. …

…senior, opp^d to navatara, novice DN.ii.154

• -vāda the doctrine of the Theras, the original Buddhist doctrine…

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 …

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 …

hastening, speedy, quick; hastily, in a hurry Snp.1014; Ja.i.69 (turita-turita); Vv.80#8 (= sambhamanto Vv-a.311); DN-a.i.319; Pv-a.181- aturita leisurely, with leisure, slow Ja.i.87
■ See al …

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

see tuvaṭaṃ.

lit. “so-much-ness,” i.e. relative extent or sphere, relatively Vism.481, Vism.482.

abstr. fr. tāva

…as many as) DN.ii.18 (yāvatakv’ assa kāyo tāvatakv’ assa vyāmo as tall as is his body so far can he stretch his arms: the 19th sign of a…

adverb

1. so long (corr. to yāva) Dpvs.iv.17.
2. on that account, thus DN.i.104 (variant reading ettāvatā); Dhp.266.

from tāva

…annihilate SN.v.432 (bhavataṇhaṃ), AN.iv.17 (fut. ucchecchāmi to be read with variant reading for T. ucchejjissāmi); Snp.2 (pret….

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 …

1. 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.
2. cavity, interior, inside …

Uddhaṃ & Uddha˚

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

I. (adv.)

1. (of space) up a …

adjective in phrase uddhehi vatthehi in rich, lofty clothes Ja.iv.154 (of a devatā passage may be corrupt).

possibly a comb^n. of aḍḍha² & uddhaṃ; or should we read aḍḍh˚ or vuḍḍh˚?

Uddhaṃ & Uddha˚

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

I. (adv.)

1. (of space) up a …

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 …

? 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 …

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); …

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 & 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. …

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 …

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). …

adjective uprooting, laying bare the roots Ja.i.303 (vāta).

= ummūla

indeclinable over, above (prep. & prefix)

1. (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 …

begging, asking, praying, propitiation Ja.vi.150 (= devatānaṃ āyācana).

of adj. upa + yācita + ka; pp. of yācati

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. 1^st, 8^th, 15^th 23^d nights …

adjective pulling up, tearing out, uprooting Ja.i.303 (˚vāta); Ja.iv.333 (id.).

fr. uppāṭana

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. …

“alms which one stands up for, or expects” left over, thrown out Vin.i.44 (˚patta); Thag.1057 (˚piṇḍa); Thag.2, Thag.349 (˚piṇḍa = vivaṭadvāre ghare ghare patiṭṭhitvā labhanaka-piṇḍa Thag-a.242); Ja …

…bats live Vism.74.

• -vata “bat-practice,” a certain practice of ascetics Ja.i.493 Ja.iii.235; Ja.iv.299.

cp. Sk….

…bats live Vism.74.

• -vata “bat-practice,” a certain practice of ascetics Ja.i.493 Ja.iii.235; Ja.iv.299.

cp. Sk….

bracelet Vin.ii.106; Ja.ii.197 (dantakāre valay’-ādīni karonte disvā); Ja.iii.377; Ja.vi.64, Ja.vi.65; DN-a.i.50; Dhp-a.i.226 (danta˚ ivory bangle); Pv-a.157 (sankha˚) Mhvs.11, Mhvs.14 (˚anguli-v …

1. 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). …

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 ( …

1. 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 …

…explⁿ at Dhp-a.iv.165 as as Snp-a.467).

vata² + vant

adjective (-˚) having the habit (of), acting like MN.i.387 (kukkura˚).

vata² + ika

…Mnd.92 (hatthi˚ etc.: see vata² 2), Mnd.104 (˚suddhi), Mnd.106 (id.), Mnd.188 (giving 8 dhutangas as vattas)

*…

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. …

Vatthu¹

neuter lit. “ground,” hence

1. (lit.) object, real thing, property, thing, substance (cp. vatthu²!) AN.ii.209 (khetta˚, where khetta in lit. sense, cp. No. 2). Here bel …

…= Ja.i.392 (aniccā vata sankhārā uppāda-vaya-dhammino); SN.iv.28; AN.i.152 AN.i.299.

• -karaṇa expense,…

small ball or thickening, bulb, tuber; in muḷāla˚; the (edible) tuber of the lotus Ja.vi.563 (C. kaṇḍaka).

cp. *Sk. vaṭaka, fr. vaṭa rope

…see Geiger,

Pali Grammar

§ 66#1; cp. Sk. avataṃsa with t; Prk. vaaṃsa

rope, cable Ja.iii.478 (nāvā sa-vaṭākarā).

probably distorted by metathesis from Sk. vaṭārakā. Fr. vaṭa rope. On etym. of the latter see Walde, Lat. Wtb. s. v. volvo

(-˚) adjective in muṇḍa˚; porter (?) is not clear. It is a derⁿ fr. vaṭṭi in one or the other of its meanings. Found only at Vin.ii.137, where it is explained by Bdhgh as “veṭṭhin.” It m …

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 & ˚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 …

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 …

service, attention rendering a service; work, labour, commission, duty Vin.i.23; AN.iii.41; Ja.i.12 (kāya˚); Ja.vi.154; Snp-a.466; Vv-a.94; Thag-a.253. -kamma doing service, work Ja.iii.422; *- …

indeclinable

I.

1. inseparable prefix of separation and expansion, in original meaning of “asunder,” semantically closely related to Lat. dis- & Ger ver-. Often as base-prefix in var mean …

adjective deserted of people, lonely SN.i.180; Thag-a.252. -vāta: see vāta.

vi + jana

…the uneasiness); Mil.224 (tāvataka v. temporary inconvenience), Mil.254 (˚vipphāra disturbing influence); Snp-a.189 (bhūta˚ natural…

…disappointment Ja.v.69 (in explⁿ of vyamhita) Mhvs.5, Mhvs.92; Snp-a.42 (explaining “vata”), Snp-a.256 (do. for “ve” = aho);…

Vimāna¹

neuter lit. covering a certain space, measuring; the def^ns given by Dhpāla refer it to “without measure,” i.e. immeasurable. Thus = vigata-māne appamāṇe mahanta vara-p …

adjective

1. uneven, unequal, disharmonious, contrary AN.i.74; Pv-a.47 (vāta), Pv-a.131 (a˚ = sama of the “middle” path).
2. (morally) discrepant lawless, wrong AN.iii.285; AN.v.329; Snp.57 (cp. Cn …

1. to uncover, to open Vin.ii.219 (windows, opp. thaketi); DN.i.85 (paṭicchannaṃ v.); Ja.i.63 (dvāraṃ), Ja.i.69; Ja.iv.133 (nagaraṃ) Dhp-a.i.328 (vātapānaṃ); DN-a.i.228; Pv-a.74 (mukhaṃ) Vv-a.157, …

Vivatta-cchada

adjective having the cover removed, with the veil lifted; one who draws away the veil (cp. vivaraṇa or reveals (the Universe etc.); or one who is freed of all (mental & spiritual) cov …

uncovered, open (lit. & fig.), laid bare, unveiled Snp.19 (lit.), Snp.374 (fig. anāvaṭa Snp-a.366), Snp.763, Snp.793 (= open-minded); Mnd.96 Pp.45, Pp.46 (read vivaṭa for pi vaṭa; opp. pihita); Vism …

adjective open (i.e. not secret) Vin.ii.99.

vivaṭa + ka

*Vuṇāti

The two meanings of the root vṛ; as existing in Sk. are also found in Pāli but only peculiar to the Caus. vāreti (the form aor avari as given by Childers should be re …

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˚); …

occupation, business, service, work Ja.i.341; Ja.v.60; Vism.595. Cp. veyyāvacca, vyappatha (by˚), vyāvaṭa.

vi + ā + pṛ.

adjective doing service, active, busy; eager, keen intent on (loc.), busy with AN.iv.195 (mayi = worrying about me); Ja.iii.315 (su˚); Ja.iv.371 (kiccâkiccesu v. uyyatta C.); Ja.v.395 (= ussukka); Ja. …

…-vata (so read for cārita˚) “having the habit of selfdenial” (translation) SN.i.28 (cp. K.S. i.39 & 320 with…

1. spirituous liquor AN.iii.213; Ja.i.251 (˚vāṇija spirit merchant), Ja.i.268; Ja.vi.502.
2. an intoxicated woman; term for a female fortune-teller Ja.vi.500 (Vāruṇī ’va pavedhati; C. devatā-bhūta- …

Vāsa¹

clothing; adj. (-˚) clothed in Ja.vi.47 (hema-kappana-vāsase).

vas to clothe, see vasati¹

Vāsa²

1. living, sojourn, life Snp.191; Mhv …

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 …

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

blowing Vb-a.71 (upari˚vāta).

fr. vā, vāyati²

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 …

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 …

(-˚) 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- …

fan, fanning; in vījana-vāta a fanning wind, a breeze Snp-a.174.

fr. vīj, cp. Class. Sk. vījana

…in late Sk. (lexicogr.) as vītaṃsa. BR compare Sk avataṃsa (garland: see P. vaṭaṃsa) & uttaṃsa. The etym. is…

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 …

1. 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 …

adverb wherefrom, by which, out of which

1. (local) from where DN.i.240 (uggacchanti candima-suriyā; opp. yattha where).
2. (temporal) whence since, when, from which time Vv-a.344 (yato paṭṭhāya). …

…etc.); Ja.i.59 (dhir-atthu vata bho jātiyā y. h. n. jātassa jarā paññāyissati “woe to birth that old age is to be noticed in that which…

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 …

1. a brahmanic sacrifice.
2. 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 …

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 …

1. 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 …

…variant reading for T. yāvatajjhā˚).

• -tatiyaka “as much as 3 times,” name of the last 4 Sanghādisesa offences because before the…

dish prepared of barley Ja.vi.373 (= yavataṇḍula-bhatta C.).

= yavaka

…yāvanto Pv.ii.7#16 (= yāvatakā Pv-a.103); Ja.v.370 (detha vatthāni… yavanto eva icchati as many as he wants). 2. yāvat (nt.) used…

…with tāvataka e.g. Vin.i.83 (yāvataka… t.); DN.ii.18 (y. kāyo t. vyāmo); Cnd.235#3 (y ˚ṃ ñeyyaṃ t ˚ṃ…

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 …

…on empirical grounds yāvatakaṁ ñeyyaṁ tāvatakaṁ ñāṇaṁ Cnd.235^3m; yaṁ ñāṇaṁ taṁ dassanaṁ, yaṁ dassanaṁ…

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 …

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 …

…cp DN-a.i.97: “ādāse devataṃ otaretvā pañha-pucchanaṃ”), DN.i.80 DN.ii.93 (dhamna’-ādāsaṃ nāma dhamma-pariyāyaṃ…

…etc.), AN.iii.116 (bhavataṇhāya), AN.iii.269 sq (nerayikānaṃ etc.); Snp.78, Snp.165, Snp.707, Snp.747; Mnd.25; Pts.i.22 (the four),…

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 …

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 …

to shut out from (abl.), hold back from, refuse, withhold, obstruct MN.i.380 (dvāraṃ) Snp.922 (pot. ˚aye, cp. Mnd.368); DN-a.i.235 (dvāraṃ) Dpvs.i.38
pp āvaṭa and *āvuta^{2</s …}

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. …

covered, veiled, shut off against, prohibited DN.i.97, DN.i.246; MN.i.381 (˚dvāra); Ja.vi.267. -anāvaṭa uncovered, unveiled, exposed, open DN.i.137 (˚dvāra); DN.iii.191 (˚dvāratā …

1. strung upon, tied on, fixed on to DN.i.76 (suttaṃ); DN.ii.13 (id.) AN.i.286 (tantāvutaṃ web); Ja.iii.52 (valliyā); Ja.vi.346 (suttakena); DN-a.i.94 (˚sutta).
2. impaled, stuck on (sūle on the pale …

to weave, thus a confusion of the two roots, the latter being merged into the former to string upon, to fix on to (c. loc.), to impale Ja.i.430 Ja.iii.35; Ja.v.145; Ja.vi.105
caus 2 āvuṇāpeti Ja.i …

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.?

(-˚) 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 comb^n. with *[dīgha](/define …

(ṭṭhāna) neuter

I. Connotation

As one of the 4 iriyāpathā (behaviours)

1. contrasted (a) as standing position with sitting or reclining (b) as rest with motion.
2. by itself without parti …