…a war elephant Dhp-a.i.168.

cp. Vedic yodha; fr. yudh

A headman who visited the Buddha and asked if it was true that men who fall fighting in battle are reborn among the Sārañjita devas. At first the Buddha refused to answer the question, but finding tha …

adjective in piṇḍa˚, a cert. rank in the army (variant reading piṇḍa-dāyika) DN.i.51 = Mil.331 (DN-a.i.156: sāhasikamahāyodhā etc., with popular expl. of the terms piṇḍa & davayati).

the head of a company, a chief, a village headman Vin.ii.296 (Maṇicūḷaka). Title of the G. Saṃyutta (Book VIII. of the Saḷāyatana-Vagga) SN.iv.305 sq.; & of the Gāmaṇī Jātaka Ja.i.136, Ja.i.137
■ S …

defence AN.i.154.

pari + yodha

…˚magga ˚manteti, ˚yodha (at-tack), ˚vacana (re-ply), ˚vadati ˚vedeti, ˚sattu (enemy), ˚suṇāti, ˚hata 2. warding off,…

counterfight Ja.iii.3.

paṭi + yodha

…-bheri battle drum Dhp-a.iii.298; Dhp-a.iv.25. -yodha a warrior Ja.i.358.

fr. saṃ…

warrior; camma˚; a warrior in cuirass, a certain army grade DN.i.51; AN.iv.107.

= yodha

fighter, in malla˚; fist-fighter, pugilist Ja.iv.81.

fr. yuddha, for the usual yodha (ka)

…on

Toevoegselen

99 = āyodhati is to be doubted, more acceptable is Morris’ expl^n. at J.P.T.S. 1885, 58 sq. although…