…Note. A by-form of yakkhinī is yakkhī.

• -bhāva the state of being a yakkhinī Ja.i.240;…

A Yakkhinī, mother of Punabbasu. One evening towards sunset, when the Buddha was at Jetavana, she, with her daughter Uttarā on her hip and the…

A Yakkhinī, mother of Punabbasu and Uttarā. Once as she passed Jetavana at sunset looking for food, with her daughter on her hip and holding her…

A diminutive form of Uttarā used by Uttaramātā, the Yakkhinī, in addressing her daughter. SN.i.210

…little yakkhinī, sister of Punabbasu. For her story see Uttaramātā.

Uttarā⁶

Chief female lay disciple of…

…ogres. The female Yakkhas (Yakkhinī) are, in these cases, more fearful and evil minded than the male. They eat flesh and blood and devour even…

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 1^a) …

…Thig.216 (referring to a yakkhinī cp. Thag-a.178; Dhs.633; Pv-a.168.

• -rūpa womanly beauty AN.i.1; AN.iii.68;…

…Thig.216 (referring to a yakkhinī cp. Thag-a.178; Dhs.633; Pv-a.168.

• -rūpa womanly beauty AN.i.1; AN.iii.68;…

…(˚bhātā), Ja.ii.128 (˚yakkhinī); Ja.iv.137.

-apacāyin, in phrase kule-j
■ apacāyin paying due respect to the…

…bahuṃ Dhp.53 = Mil.333; yakkhinī jātâsi (born a G. Ja.vi.337; rukkho j. Ja.i.222; latā jātā Dhp.340; gāmanissandhena jātāni…

…ti khādati to eat or bite up to bits Ja.i.342; Ja.v.21 (of a Yakkhinī, eating a baby).

onomat. to sound root mṛ; see…

…Ja.v.416 (= vaḷavā-mukhayakkhinī, a y. with the face of a mare), Ja.v.418; Ja.vi.537 (˚ālu = vaḷavā-m-pekkhī C.). *…

…than the male (see under yakkhinī). They eat flesh and blood: Ja.iv.549; devour even men: DN.ii.346; Ja.ii.15–Ja.ii.17,…