…a harlot, prostitute

1. vesī: Vin.iii.138; Ja.v.425; in cpd. vesi-dvāra a pleasure house Thig.73 2….

…spiritual life was poor. Gavesī, realising this, put forth effort and, step by step, attained greater proficiency until, at last, he became an…

…under Kassapa is mentioned Gavesī, who, with his five hundred followers, strove always to excel themselves until they attained their goal….

of cāveti

seeking, looking for, searching for.

seeking, looking for, searching for.

of gavesati

of gavesati

of gavesati

kiṃ kusalagavesi(n)

mfn. searching for (the knowledge of) what is right or good

kiṃ kusalagavesi(n)

mfn. searching for (the knowledge of) what is right or good

seeking pleasure of the senses

seeking pleasure of the senses

of niveseti

to point out, direct, bid, address Pv-a.99 (aor. anudesi + anvesi)
pp anudiṭṭha (q.v.).

anu + disati

to look, for search, seek SN.i.112 (ppr. anvesaṃ = pariyesamāna C.); Cp.iii.11#7 (ppr. anvesanto)
aor anvesi [Sk. anveṣi fr. icchati] Pv.ii.6#20 (? perhaps better with variant reading Pv-a.99 as …

adjective striving after, seeking, wishing for Snp.965 (kusala˚).

anu-esin

to follow, approach, go with Snp.1103 (= anugacchati anvāyiko hoti Cnd.59); Dhp.1 (= kāyikaṃ… dukkhaṃ anugacchati Dhp-a.i.24), Dhp.2, Dhp.71 Dhp.124; perhaps at Pv.ii.6#20 (with variant reading BB at …

adjective hating, detesting Snp.92 (dhamma˚); better desin, cp. viddesin.

Sk. dveṣin

to seek, to search for, to wish for, strive after Dhp.146 (gavessatha), Dhp.153; Thag.183; Cnd.2, Cnd.70, Cnd.427; Ja.i.4, Ja.i.61; Mil.326; Pv-a.187, Pv-a.202 (aor. gavesi = vicini); Bdhd 53 In Nd …

adjective seeking, looking for, striving after (usually -˚) DN.i.95 (tāṇa˚, etc.); Dhp.99 (kāma˚), Dhp.245 (suci˚), Dhp.355 (pāra˚); Cnd.503 (in expl. of mahesi, with esin pariyesin); Bdhd 59.

, 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. …

1. as nt. subst. what? sotānaṃ kiṃ nivāraṇaṃ what is the obstruction? Snp.1032; kiṃ tava patthanāya what is it about your wish, i.e. what good is your wish? Vv-a.226; kim idaṃ this is what, that is …

adjective

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

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 …

(& lena) neuter

1. a cave (in a rock), a mountain cave, used by ascetics (or bhikkhus) as a hermitage or place of shelter, a rock cell. Often enumerated with kuṭi guhā, e.g. Vin.iv.48; Mil.151; Vb. …

adjective settled, arranged, designed, built Vv-a.82 (= sumāpita).

pp. of nivesati

adjective noun

1. as adv. (˚-) beyond, over, across, used as prep. with abl., e.g. pāra-Gangāya beyond the G. SN.i.207, SN.i.214; Snp-a.228. See under cpds
2. as nt. the other side, the opposi …

Randha¹

cooked Ja.v.505; Ja.vi.24; Mil.107.

for Sk. raddha, pp. of randhati 2

Randha²

opening, cleft, open spot; flaw, defect, weak spot AN.iv.25; Snp.255, Snp.826 randhamesi …

Savana¹

neuter

1. the ear Snp.1120; Mil.258.
2. hearing DN.i.153, DN.i.179; AN.i.121; SN.i.24; Vin.i.26; Snp.265, Snp.345; Dhp.182; Ja.i.160, Ja.i.250; Mil.257 Mnd.188. sussavanaṃ sāvesi …

to lead, conduct AN.i.141; Pass. saṃvesiyati to be put to bed (applied to a sick person) MN.i.88 = MN.iii.181);DN.ii.24. Cp. abhi˚.

Caus. of saṃvisati

adjective pure, clean, white DN.i.4; AN.i.293; Snp.226, Snp.410
■ opp. asuci impure AN.iii.226; AN.v.109 AN.v.266
■ (nt.) purity, pure things Ja.i.22; goodness, merit Dhp.245; a …

1. essential, most excellent, strong AN.ii.110; Vin.iv.214; Ja.iii.368; Pp.53.
2. (m.) the innermost, hardest part of anything, the heart or pith of a tree (see also pheggu) MN.i.1 …

adverb three times (cp. tayo II. C 2), esp. in phrase vanditvā t. padakkhiṇaṃ katvā “having performed the reverent parting salutation 3 times” Vv-a.173, Vv-a.219; t. sāvesi he announced it 3 times J …

shelter, protection refuge, esp. as tt. of shelter & peace offered by the Dhamma. Mostly in combⁿ with leṇa & saraṇa; (see [dīpa & abhaya;](/define/dīpa & abhaya;)), in var. contexts, esp …

1. taking offence, captiousness Dhp.253 (= paresaṃ randha-gavesitāya Dhp-a.iii.377); Mil.352 (an˚-bahula).
2. complaining, wailing Ja.iv.287.

• -saññin, -saññika irritable SN.i.23; Thag.958; V …

…a harlot, prostitute

1. vesī: Vin.iii.138; Ja.v.425; in cpd. vesi-dvāra a pleasure house Thig.73 2….

Vaiśya (Vessa) Ja.vi.15, Ja.vi.21, Ja.vi.328, Ja.vi.490, Ja.vi.492. As vessāyana at Snp.455 (where vesiyāna is required). Vesi & Vesiya

= vessa, with ˚na as in gimhāna, vassāna etc.

…(origin)
■ f. vesī (q.v.); vessī (as a member of that caste) DN.i.193; AN.iii.226, AN.iii.229.

cp. Vedic…

(˚cināti)

1. to investigate, examine, discriminate SN.i.34 (yoniso vicine dhammaṃ); AN.iv.3 sq (id.); Snp.658, Snp.933; Tha-ap.42; Ja.vi.373; Mnd.398; Ne.10 Ne.22 (grd. vicetabba), Ne.25 sq.; Mil.29 …