an army; troops.

an army; troops.

…(senābyūha +).

Ved. anīka face, front, army to Idg. *ogu̯ (see), cp. Gr. ο ̓́μμα eye, Lat. oculus, see also Sk. pratīka and P….

Abhibhū¹

Chief disciple of Sikhī Buddha. DN.ii.9 In the Aruṇavatī Sutta it is said that he went with Sikhī to a Brahma-world and, at the Buddha’s request, preached a sermon to the accompa …

AṅgaṇikabhāradvājaAṅgaṇikaBhāradvāja

A brahmin fire-worshipper who practiced asceticism to gain immortality. Later he practiced Buddhism and in due course acquired the three knowledges. Thag.219–221

BelaṭṭhānikaBelaṭṭhakāni

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how the spiritual life is wasted in gluttony. Thag.101

A monk, a close relative of the Buddha, who split the Sangha, and attempted to overthrow the Buddha and have him murdered. In one passage in the Vinaya, Vin.ii.189 Devadatta is spoken of as Godhiputta …

Dhaniya¹Dhanika

A herdsman living on the bank of the river Mahī. One day, while he was in this house, having finished his preparations for the approach of the rains, he sat meditating on h …

MāraNamuciKaṇhaAdhipatiAntakaPamattabandhuPāpimā

Generally regarded as the personification of Death, the Evil One, the Tempter. Sometimes known as the Dark One (Kaṇha). Snp.355 MN.i.377 DN.ii.262 T …

NiṅkaNika

A deva who visits the Buddha in the company of several other devas and utters a verse in praise of Nigaṇṭha Nāṭaputta. SN.i.65f.

PajjanikaSajjanela

A Koliyan village, the residence of Suppavāsā Koḷiyādhītā, mother of Sīvali. The Buddha is said to have stayed there. AN.ii.62

Koliya3town

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 …

A wood in Ukkaṭṭha. Once, when the Buddha was there, he visited the Avihā gods DN.ii.50 and, again, from there he visited Baka Brahmā, to whom he preached the Brahmanimantanika Sutta MN.i.326 SN.i.142 …

Subhā¹

A group of Brahmās; the group includes the Parittasubhā, the Appamāṇasubhā and the Subhakiṇhā. MN.iii.102

Subhā²Kammāradhītā

The daughter of a rich goldsmith of Rājagah …

She was the daughter of King Koñca of Mantāvatī. Her Therīgāthā verses, of which she has the greatest number of any of the nuns, speak of the emptiness of the home life and the advantages of going for …

providing a livelihood.

disputatious.

having undue confidence in oneself an undue estimate of oneself; conceited.

(-ikā)n. having the value of, worth.

free from blemish

in existence for many years

troop inspection, a review of soldiers

the front, van of an army

soldier, esp. a royal guard or bodyguard

or neuter one of the tools for kindling fire.

without lodgings

, ~a, neuter a stagnant pool; a cesspit; a sewer.

four yojanas in extent.

connected with the six spheres of perception.

six yojanas in extent.

painted cloth (carried round by wandering actors); a play performed by wandering actors; ?

small; lesser.

group or assemblage of devas.

1. a portion of dhamma; an element of practice; a portion of the teaching.
2. one of the collections making up the Khuddakanikāya of the Pāḷi canon.

creditor.

whose digestion is upset

having two fold origin; originating from two.

the group of long discourses (one of the divisions of the Suttapiṭaka of the Pāḷi canon)

one who eats each day only once, only at one sitting

courtesan, a prostitute.

village chief, headman; a leader, chief.

fortuneteller.

the name of one of the nine categories (angās) of the scriptures; one of the collections making up the Khuddakanikāya of the Pāḷi Canon

executing orders on foot; undertaking commissions on foot.

jātaka¹

neuter a birth; a story describing a previous life of the Buddha (when he was a bodhisatta); the name of one of the nine categories (aṅgas) of the scriptures; one of the collec …

fondness, desire, for life, attachment to life.

form of torture (cutting from the body pieces of flesh the size of kahāpaṇas)

pitiful, wretched.

small pot; a facial blemish.

kaṇikara flower.

(from khīra) one who milks.

small belt

(from kāranā2) a torturer; an executioner.

someone or something to be used to give amusement; a plaything; a playmate

connected with nine occasions or matters

adverb of neka in existence for many years; produced over many years

(from nimantana) (one) who accepts invitations (to meals)

going out, setting forth; being a good way, leading to good; conducive to leaving (saṃsāra)

forester; an elephant tracker.

the going downstream.

blemished, marked with spots or freckles

dealt with by a formal act of the saṅgha expressing a rebuke.

of ta(d) just for that time, for a short time; temporary; (f) a temporary sexual partner

theragāthā¹

feminine a verse of an elder; a verse from the Theragāthā.

theragāthā²

feminine pl. the verses of the elders; one of the collections making up the Khuddakanikāya o …

the verses of the female elders; one of the collections making up the Khuddakanikāya of the Pāḷi Canon.

(small) pot or bucket for drawing water; a ladle.

small pot or ladle for drawing water.

uddhaṃ-āghātanika

mfn. with a belief in existence after death

1. (m. n.) a joyful or inspired utterance (often in verse).
2. (n.) the name of one of the nine categories (aṅgas) of the scriptures; one of the collections making up the Khuddakanikāya of the Pāḷi Canon.

1. (mfn.) going upstream.
2. (f.) the going upstream.

peaking in direct opposition; professing directly opposed views

the crooked practice of corruption, deception and fraud

making clear; explanations

makes clear; explains

made clear

making clear; explanations

makes clear; explains

made clear

connected with rousing action; coupled with a dismissal.

merchant, a shopkeeper.

Puthujjana: lit.: ‘one of the many folk’, ‘worldling’, ordinary man, is any layman or Bhikkhu who is still possessed of all the 10 mental chains samyojana binding to the round of rebirths, and t …

Tranquillity: of mind: see: samatha, samatha - vipassanā, bhāvanā, bojjhanga - ‘One who has taken t. as his vehicle’: samathayānika

adjective belonging to one’s livehood, forming one’s living Vin.i.187 (sippa).

abhi + jīvana + ika

one who has to do with the settling of disputes or questions, a judge AN.v.164, AN.v.167.

fr. adhikaraṇa

adjective having undue confidence in oneself, conceited AN.v.162, AN.v.169, AN.v.317; Dhp-a.iii.111.

fr. adhimāna

…kṣaṇa, pratīka, anīka; Gr. ο ̓́σσε, ω ̓́ψ (*Κύκλωψ), ὀφχαλμός, πρόσωπον; Lat. oculus, Ags. ēowan (=…

adjective not deceiving, open, honest Snp.941 (see Mnd.422: māyā vuccati vañcanikā cariyā). Cp. next.

a + māyā

adjective paṇṇaka*; Weber Ind. Str. iii.150 & Kuhn, Beitr. p. 53 take it as *a-praśna-ka certain, true, absolute MN.i.401, MN.i.411; AN.v.85, AN.v.294, AN.v.296; Ja.i.104 (where …

sorcerer, wizard, fortune-teller Ja.vi.502 (C.: bhūtavijjā ikkhaṇīka).

ati + yakkha

Aḍḍha¹

(& addha) one half, half; usually in comp^n. (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 …

adjective to strengthen, cp. upabrūhana, paribbūḷha much, many, large, abundant; plenty; in compound also very, greatly (˚-) instr. sg. bahunā Dhp.166; nom. pl bahavo Vin.iii.90; Dhp.307, & *bahū …

Bala¹

neuter

1. strength power, force DN.ii.73; AN.i.244; Thag.188; Dhp.109 (one of the 4 blessings, viz. āyu, vaṇṇa, sukha, bala; cp Dhp-a.ii.239); Pv.i.5#12 (= kāya-bala Pv-a.30); Pv …

1. breaking (open), in puṭa˚; breaking of the seed-boxes (of the Pāṭali plant), idiomatic for “merchandise” Mil.1 See under puṭa.
2. (fig.) breach, division, destruction AN.iv.247 …

Bhāṇaka¹

adjective noun speaking; (n.) a reciter, repeater, preacher (of sections of the Scriptures), like Aṅguttara˚; Vism.74 sq.; Dīgha˚; DN-a.i.15, DN-a.i.131; Ja.i.59 Vism.36, Vi …

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 …

pool at the entrance of a village (usually, but not necessarily dirty: see Vin.ii.122 & cp. candanapanka Avs.i.221, see also PW sub candana²) SN.v.361; MN.i.11, MN.i.73, MN.i.448; AN.i.161; …

barter Vin.iii.216, see also Vin. Texts i.22 & Kacc. 322.

see cetāpeti; cp. BSk. cetanika

v.v. vāraṇika Thag.1129? a little play, masque, cp. Sk cāraṇa & Mrs. Rh. D.; Pss of the Brethren, 419.

only in phrase sahassi cūḷanikā lokadhātu “the system of the 1,000 lesser worlds” (distinguished from the dvi-sahassī majjhimakā & the ti-sahassī mahāsahassi lokadhātu) AN.i.227; Cnd.235, Cnd.2#b. …

Dasa¹

the number ten; gen dasannaṃ (Dhp.137); instr. dasahi (Kp iii.) & dasabhi (Vin.i.38). In compounds (-˚) also as ḷasa (soḷasa 16) rasa (terasa 13; pannar˚ 15; aṭṭhār˚ 18).

I. *M …

creditor, Thig.443, Thag-a.271; Pv-a.276. Cp. dhaniya.

Sk. dhanika

adjective noun spoilt, corrupt; bad, malignant, wicked Vin.iii.118; SN.ii.259 SN.ii.262; SN.iv.339; AN.i.124 (˚âruka), AN.i.127 (id.), AN.i.157 sq.; Iti.68 (saro d., perhaps should be read as diddho); …

number two.

A. Meanings

I. Two as unit

1. with objective foundation:
   1. denoting a combination (pair, couple) or a repetition (twice). In this conn. frequent both objective …

adjective noun masculine one. Eka follows the pron. declension i.e. nom. pl. is eke (e.g. Snp.43, Snp.294, Snp.780 etc.)

1. “one” as number, either with or without contrast to two or more; often al …

adjective = ekākiya; instr. ekānikena as adv. “by oneself” Mil.402.

the “seizer,” a supposed organ of the body dealing with digestion and gestation. Sama-vepākiniyā g˚ iyā samannāgata “endowed with good digestion” DN.ii.177 = DN.iii.166. Same phrase at Avs.i.168, Avs …

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 …

adjective of or belonging to the village, common, pagan (cp. Fr. villain), always combined with hīna, low & pagan Vin.i.10 and ≈ (anta standard of life); AN.iii.325 (dassana, view); DN.iii.130 (sukhal …

1. 1. in special sense: a meeting or a chapter of (two or three bhikkhus, a company (opposed both to sangha, the order & puggala, the individual) Vin.i.58, Vin.i.74, Vin.i.195, Vin.i.197 Vin.ii.170, V …

Gaṇikā¹

feminine “one who belongs to the crowd,” a harlot, a courtesan (cp. gaṇakī) Vin.i.231 (Ambapālī), Vin.i.268, (do.), Vin.ii.277 (Aḍḍhakāsī); Ud.71; Mil.122; Dhp-a.iii.104; Vv-a.75 …

class of devas (cloud-gods?) Mil.191.

to ghana¹ in meaning of “cloud” (Sk.)

small bell (cp. kinkanikā) Ja.iv.215; Vv-a.36, Vv-a.37, Vv-a.279 (khuddaka˚). As ghaṇṭī at Vism.181.

1. shout, sound, utterance Vin.ii.155 (“Buddha”-ghosa); MN.i.294; AN.i.87, AN.i.228 Snp.p.106; Snp.696, Snp.698; Dhs.637, Dhs.720 (+ ghosa-kamma)
2. shouting, howling, wailing (of Petas) Pv.iii.3#4 …

collection of houses, a hamlet (cp. Ger. gemeinde), a habitable place (opp. arañña: gāme vā yadi vâraññe Snp.119), a parish or village having boundaries & distinct from the surrounding country (gāmo c …

Err:501

1. a governor of a village, overseer of a parish Vin.i.179; AN.iii.76, AN.iii.78, AN.iii.300 (in series w. raṭṭhika pettanika, senāpatika, pūgagamaṇika).
2. [to gam ] adj. going wandering, travellin …

fortuneteller Vin.iii.107; SN.ii.260; Ja.i.456, Ja.i.457; Ja.vi.504.

fr. īkṣ to look or see, cp. akkhi

(sometimes spelt itara) adjective

1. passing, changeable, short, temporary, brief unstable MN.i.318 (opp. dīgharattaṃ); AN.ii.187; Ja.i.393 Ja.iii.83 (˚dassana = khaṇika˚ C.), Ja.i …

one connected with a debt, viz.

1. a creditor SN.i.170; Ja.iv.159, Ja.iv.256; Ja.vi.178; Thag-a.271 see also dhanika); Pv-a.3
2. a debtor Vin.i.76; Mnd.160.

fr. iṇa

1. producing, production Vism.369; adj. (-˚) producing: pasāda˚ Mhvs.i.4 (= ˚kāraka); a species of karma Vism.601; Cpd. 144 (A.i).
2. n. f -ikā genetrix, mother Ja.i.16; Dhs.1059≈(where it repre …

Jantu¹

a creature, living being, man, person SN.i.48; AN.iv.227; Snp.586, Snp.773 sq., Snp.808 , Snp.1103; Cnd.249 (= satta, nara, puggala); Dhp.105, Dhp.176 Dhp.341, Dhp.395; Ja.i.202; Ja …

(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 …

the leg, usually the lower leg (from knee to ankle) DN.ii.17≈(SN.i.16 = Snp.165 (eṇi˚); Snp.610; Ja.ii.240; Ja.v.42; Ja.vi.34; Thag-a.212). In compounds jangha (except in janghā-vihāra).

• *-[umma …

kind of (missile) weapon AN.iv.107 = AN.iv.110 (combined with āvudha & salāka; vv.ll. vedhanika jeganika, jevanika).

…ûpanijjhānato paccanīka-jhāpanato vā jhānaṃ,“ i.e. called jh. from meditation on objects & from burning up anything…

adjective belonging to the (4) meditations Vism.111.

fr. jhāna¹

1. decayed, broken up, frail, decrepit, old: vuḍḍha mahallaka andhagata vayo-anupatta Cnd.261; jarājiṇṇatāya jiṇṇa DN-a.i.283
   ■ Vin.ii.189; DN.i.114; MN.ii.48 sq., MN.ii.66; AN.ii.249; AN.iv.17 …

Jāni¹

feminine deprivation, loss, confiscation of property; plundering, robbery; using force, ill-treatment DN.i.135 = AN.i.201 (vadhena vā bandhena vā jāniyā vā); SN.i.66 (hatajānisu), J …

Kad˚

orig. “what?” used adverbially; then indef. “any kind of,” as (na) kac(-cana) “not at all”; kac-cid “any kind of; is it anything? what then?” Mostly used in disparaging sense of showing in …

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 …

kaṇṇikāra Ja.iv.440; Ja.v.420; the difference stated at Ja.v.422 is kaṇi˚ = mahāpupphā kaṇṇi˚ = khuddakapupphā)

1. (m.) the tree Pterospermum acerifolium Ja.i.40; Ja.v.295; Ja. …

adjective noun

1. poor, miserable, wretched; a beggar; freq explained by varāka, duggata, dīna and daḷidda; very often classed with low-caste people, as caṇḍālā Pv.iii.1#13 & pesakārā (Ud.4). Snp.81 …

(mentally) miserable woman Thig.219; Thag-a.178; cp. kapaṇā; also as kapaṇiyā Ja.vi.93.

1. a small particle of broken rice (opp. taṇḍula a full grain) Ja.vi.341, Ja.vi.366 (˚āhi pūvaṃ pacitvā).
2. a small spot, a freckle, mole, in a˚; (adj. having no moles DN.i.80, and sa˚; with mole …

see kaṇikāra.

Khanti & Khantī

f. patience, forbearance, forgiveness. Def. at Dhs.1341: khantī khamanatā adhivāsanatā acaṇḍikkaṃ anasuropo attamanatā cittassa Most frequent combinations: with *[mettā](/define/mettā …

Khanti & Khantī

f. patience, forbearance, forgiveness. Def. at Dhs.1341: khantī khamanatā adhivāsanatā acaṇḍikkaṃ anasuropo attamanatā cittassa Most frequent combinations: with *[mettā](/define/mettā …

adjective unstable, momentary, temporary, evanescent, changeable; usually syn. with ittara, e.g. Ja.i.393; Ja.iii.83; Pv-a.60
■ Vism.626 (khaṇikato from the standpoint of the momentary). Khaṇikā pī …

evanescence, momentariness Vism.301.

fr. khaṇika

phlegm, saliva, foam; usually with singhānikā mucus, sometimes in the sense of perspiration, sweat AN.i.34; AN.iv.137; Snp.196 (+ singh˚); Kp ii. = Mil.26 (cp Vism.263 in detail, & Kp-a.66); Ja.i.61 …

milk-giving cow SN.i.174

1. soiled, stained, impure; of gatta, limbs Ja.i.129; of cīvara, cloak Bdhd 92; of vattha clothes Dhp-a.ii.261; of pāvāra-puppha, mango blossom Kp-a.58 = Vism.258.
2. unclean, lustful (morally bad, …

small bell Ja.iv.362; Vv-a.12.

= kinkiṇika

Err:501

the meaning ought to be “one who is under a certain obligation” or “one who dispenses certain obligations.” In usu˚ SN.ii.257 however used simply in the sense of making: arrow-maker fletcher. Perhaps …

group, heap, collection, aggregate, body

Definitions and synonyms

Snp-a.31 gives the foll. synonyms and similes of kāya: kuṭī, guhā (Snp.772), deha, sandeha (Dhp.148 = Thag.20), nāvā (Dhp.3 …

making ashamed, putting to shame, disgracing Ja.v.284 (kula bringing disgrace on the clan).

fr. lajjāpeti, Caus. ii. of lajjati

Hardy in ed. of Netti, p. 278 suggests writing lañjaka & trsl^d “making known,” “exposition” (cp Sk. lañj to declare], found only at Mil.137 & Mil.217 in cpd. Saṃyutta …

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 …

Mano & Mana(s)

neuter

I. Declension

Like all other nouns of old s-stems mano has partly retained the s forms (cp cetah → ceto) & partly follows the a-declension. The …

Mano & Mana(s)

neuter

I. Declension

Like all other nouns of old s-stems mano has partly retained the s forms (cp cetah → ceto) & partly follows the a-declension. The …

human being, man. The popular etym. connects m. with Manu(s), the ancestor of men, e.g. Kp-a.123: “Manuno apaccā ti manussā, porāṇā pana bhaṇanti ʻmana-ussannatāya manussa’; te Jambudīpakā, Aparagoy …

death, as ending this (visible) existence, physical death, in a narrower meaning than kālakiriyā; dying, in compounds death
■ The customary stock definition of maraṇa runs; …

adjective pleasant, charming sweet, lovely (only with ref. to the voice) DN.ii.211, DN.ii.227 (one of the 8 characteristics of Brahmā’s & the Buddha’s voice: see bindu & aṭṭhanga); …

1. a gem, jewel. At several places one may interpret as “crystal.” DN.i.7 (as ornament); Dhp.161; Ja.vi.265 (agghiya, precious). In simile at DN.i.76 (maṇi veḷuriyo). On maṇi in similes see J.P.T.S. …

waterpot MN.ii.39. Usually in cpd. udaka˚; Vin.i.277; MN.i.354; SN.iv.316; AN.iii.27; Mil.28; Dhp-a.i.79. Whether this is an original meaning of the word remains doubtful; the connection with maṇi …

Name of a charm, the Jewel-charm, by means of which one can read other people’s minds DN.i.214 (m. iddhi-vijjā), cp. Dial. i.278 n. 3.).

f. of maṇika, adj. fr. maṇi

adjective only for a moment; -ā (f.) a temporary wife, in enumⁿ of several kinds of wives at Vin.iii.139 & Vv-a.73. Syn. tan-khaṇikā.

fr. muhutta

1. pride, conceit, arrogance (cittassa uṇṇati Mnd.80; Vb.350). Māna is one of the Saññojanas It is one of the principal obstacles to Arahantship A detailed analysis of māna in tenfold aspect is give …

lit. “held in high opinion,” i.e. honoured, worshipped SN.ii.119 (garukata m. pūjita).

pp. of a verb māni-karoti, which stands for māna-karoti, and is substituted for mānita after analogy of purakk …

weight, equal to 4 Doṇas Snp-a.476 (catudoṇaṃ mānikā). Cp. BSk. mānikā, e.g. Divy.293 sq.

cp. māna² 2

revered, honoured Ud.73 (sakkata m. pūjita apacita)
■ A rather singular by-form is mānikata (q.v.).

pp. of māneti

lit. a small bean, used as a standard of weight & value; hence a small coin of very low value. Of copper, wood & lac (Dhs-a.318 cp. Kp-a.37; jatu˚, dāru˚, loha˚); the suvaṇṇa˚ (golden m.) at Ja.iv.1 …

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. deceptive appearance fraud, deceit, hypocrisy Snp.245, Snp.328 (˚kata deceit), Snp.469, Snp.537, Snp.786, Snp.941 (: māyā vuccati vañcanikā cariyā Mnd.422); Vb.357, Vb.361, Vb.389; Mil.289; Vism.10 …

adjective disagreeable, unpleasant Dhp.309 (˚seyyā an uncomfortable bed).

na + nikāma = anikāma

adjective one who lives by invitations MN.i.31.

fr. nimantana

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 …

desire, pleasure, longing: only in compounds; see nanikāma.

• -kāra read by Kern (

  Toevoegselen

  174. at Thag.1271 for na kāmakāra but unjustified (see …

adjective inviting; (nt.) Name of a Suttanta MN.i.331; quoted at Vism.393.

purgatory, hell, a place of punishment & torture, where sin is atoned (i.e. kamma ripens = paccati, is literally boiled) by terrible ordeals (kāraṇāni) similar to & partly identical with those of Hade …

1. going out, departure DN.i.9 (= niggamana DN-a.i.94).
2. way out, release deliverance Snp.170, Snp.172 (“magga-saccaṃ bhāvento lokamhā niyyāti” Snp-a.212); Pts.i.163, Pts.i.176; Ne.119 Cp. niyyān …

adjective leading out (of saṃsāra), leading to salvation, salutary, sanctifying, saving profitable DN.i.235, DN.i.237; SN.i.220; SN.v.82, SN.v.166, SN.v.255, SN.v.379 sq. Ja.i.48 (a˚), Ja.i.106; Dhs.2 …

to go out, get out (esp. of saṃsāra); SN.v.6 (niyyanti dhīrā lokamhā); Snp-a.212 aor. niyyāsi DN.i.49, DN.i.108; Ja.i.263; Snp.417; 3rd pl. niyyiṃsu AN.v.195; fut. niyyassati …

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]( …

see niyy˚.

cook Ja.iii.49.

fr. odana

adjective belonging to rice-gruel, made of rice-gruel Vin.iii.59 (˚ghara a ricekitchen); Vv-a.73 (˚surā rice-liquor).

fr. odana, cp. Sk. odanika

adjective coming into existence again and again, recurring. Only as epithet of pīti, joy. The opposite is khaṇika, momentary Vism.143 = Dhs-a.115 (Expositor 153 trsl^s. “flooding”).

fr. okkanti

being boiled, boiling. torture, torment Ja.v.270; Snp-a.476 (˚okāsa). Paccanika, Paccaniya

fr. paccati, cp. pacana

…responding verse (cp. paṭigāthā Snp-a.39.

cp. Sk. pratyanīka & see paccatthika

…responding verse (cp. paṭigāthā Snp-a.39.

cp. Sk. pratyanīka & see paccatthika

…+ attha + ka, lit. opposite to useful, cp. Sk. pratyanīka & pratyarthin

putting against, resistance, opposition Snp.245 (= paccanīkaṭ ṭhapanā Snp-a.228).

paṭi + ud + Caus. of sthā

adjective making efforts, exerting oneself in meditation, practising “padhāna” DN-a.i.251.

fr. padhāna

Pakkhika

adjective

1. belonging or referring to the (2) lunar fortnights fortnightly, for a fortnight or in the (specified) fortnight of the month (cp. Vin. Texts iii.220). As one special provisio …

adjective noun

1. forming or taking a measure or standard, measuring by (-˚) Dhp-a.iii.113 (rūpa˚) etc., see AN.ii.71 (n.) one who measures, a critic, judge AN.iii.349 sq.; AN.v.140; Sdhp.441 (as p …

adjective taking care of, (worth) keeping SN.iv.316 (udaka-maṇika).

fr. parihāra

adjective one who is destined to or that which leads to complete extinction DN.iii.264 DN.iii.265 (opasamika +).

fr. parinibbāna

…Ja.vi.15 (hatthāruhā anīkaṭṭhā rathikā pattikārikā), Ja.vi.21, Ja.vi.463 (hatthī assā rathikā p.).

Ved. patti, *pad (of pada)…

counter-stanza, response Snp-a.340. Cp. paccanīka-gāthā.

paṭi + gāthā

…sammā anuloma˚ apaccanīka˚ anvattha˚ dhammânudhamma Mnd.32, Mnd.143, Mnd.365; Cnd.384 etc. (see detail under sammā˚)

There are…

adjective “message sender,” employing for service, in -corā robbers making (others) servants Ja.i.253. Pesanika (iya)

fr. pesana

Pesanika (˚iya)

adjective connected with messages, going messages, only in phrase jaṅgha˚; messenger on foot Vin.iii.185; Ja.ii.82; Mil.370 (˚iya).

fr. pesana

Pesanika (˚iya)

adjective connected with messages, going messages, only in phrase jaṅgha˚; messenger on foot Vin.iii.185; Ja.ii.82; Mil.370 (˚iya).

fr. pesana

one who lives on the fortune or power inherited from his father AN.iii.76 = AN.iii.300.

fr. pitar

Posāpeti & Posāveti

to have brought up, to give into the care of, to cause to be nourished Vin.i.269 (pp. posāpita) ≈ DN-a.i.133 (posāvita, variant reading posāp˚). Posavanika & ya;

Caus. ii. fr. poseti

Posāvanika & ˚ya

adjective noun

1. (adj.) to be brought up, being reared fed Vin.i.272; Ja.iii.134, Ja.iii.432. -iya Dhp-a.iii.35; Ja.iii.35; Ja.iii.429 (& ˚iyaka).
2. (nt.) fee for bringing som …

Posāvanika & ˚ya

adjective noun

1. (adj.) to be brought up, being reared fed Vin.i.272; Ja.iii.134, Ja.iii.432. -iya Dhp-a.iii.35; Ja.iii.35; Ja.iii.429 (& ˚iyaka).
2. (nt.) fee for bringing som …

Posāpeti & Posāveti

to have brought up, to give into the care of, to cause to be nourished Vin.i.269 (pp. posāpita) ≈ DN-a.i.133 (posāvita, variant reading posāp˚). Posavanika & ya;

Caus. ii. fr. poseti

adjective belonging to ordinary man, common, ordinary, in 2 combinations viz.

1. phrase hīna gamma p. anariya Vin.i.10; SN.iv.330; AN.v.216
2. with ref. to iddhi Vin.ii.183; Ja.i …

dagger (= potthanī) Vin.ii.190 = DN-a.i.135 (so read here with variant reading for T. ˚iyā).

fr. puth?

adjective that which is prone, going prone; DN-a.i.23 where the passage is “tiracchāna-gata-pāṇāpoṇika-nikāyo cikkhallika-nikāyo ti,” quoted from SN.iii.152, where it runs thus: “tiracchāna-gata …

adjective

1. (= pṛthak) separated, individual adv. separated, individual, adv. separately, each (see [given as puthag eva Kacc. 29](/define/given as puthag eva Kacc. 29)) SN.i.75 (puthu attā individu …

adjective common, ordinary Ja.i.360 (of iddhi).

fr. puthujjana

(usually -˚) a heap, pile, mass, multitude Vin.ii.211; Ja.i.146 (sabba-rogānaṃ). As in foll. compounds: aṭṭhi˚ Iti.17 (+ aṭṭhikandala); kaṭṭha˚ AN.iii.408; AN.iv.72; Ja.ii.327 …

1. the foot, usually pl. pādā both feet, e.g. Vin.i.9, Vin.i.34, Vin.i.188; Iti.111; Snp.309, Snp.547, Snp.768, Snp.835, Snp.1028; Ja.ii.114; Ja.iv.137; Dhp-a.iii.196; Pv-a.4, Pv-a.10, Pv-a.40, …

adjective noun belonging to a shop, i.e.

1. a shopkeeper AN.i.115 sq.
2. laid out in the shop (of cīvara) Vin.i.255; Vism.62 (= āpaṇa-dvāre patitaka). See also Vin. Texts ii.156.

pa + āpaṇa + ika

Pātimokkha (pāti)˚

neuter a name given to a collection of various precepts contained in the Vinaya (forming the foundation of the Suttavibhanga, Vin vols. iii & iv. ed. Oldenberg), as they were recit …

sort of spoon Vin.ii.151. Cp. puthu-pāṇikā (˚pāṇiyā?) Vin.ii.106.

fr. pāṇi; Sk. *pāṇikā

emotion of joy, delight, zest exuberance. On term see Dhs. trsl. 11 and Cpd. 243 Classed under sankhārakkhandha, not vedanā˚-DN.i.37, DN.i.75; DN.iii.241, DN.iii.265, DN.iii.288; MN.i.37; SN.ii.30; …

Pūga¹

neuter heap, quantity; either as n. with gen or as adj. = many, a lot Snp.1073 (pūgaṃ vassānaṃ bahūni vassāni Cnd.452); Pv.iv.7#9 (pūgāni vassāni) Vb-a.2 (khandhaṭṭha, piṇḍ˚, pūg˚). …

delighting in (loc. or-˚), intent on, devoted to SN.iv.117 (dhamme jhāne), SN.iv.389 sq. (bhava etc.); Snp.54 (sangaṇika˚), Snp.212, Snp.250, Snp.327, Snp.330 (dhamme), Snp.461 (yaññe), Snp.737 (upas …

adjective a ratana in length Ja.i.7 (aḍḍha˚); Mil.312 (aṭṭha˚).

fr. ratana

…Vin.i.192; Vin.ii.163.

• -anīka array of chariots Vin.iv.108
• -īsā carriage pole AN.iv.191. *…

1. one belonging to a kingdom, subject in general, inhabitant Ja.ii.241 (brāhmaṇa gahapati-r- do ārik’ ādayo).
2. an official of the kingdom [op Sk. rāṣṭriya a pretender; also king’s brother in-law …

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 …

1. heap, quantity, mass Iti.17; usually -˚, e.g. aṅgāra˚ heap of cinders Ja.i.107; kaṇikārapuppha˚ of k. flowers Vv-a.65; kahāpaṇa˚ of money Pv-a.162; tila˚ of seeds Vv-a.54; dhañña˚ of …

form, figure, appearance, principle of form, etc.

1. Definitions. According to P. expositors rūpa takes its designation fr. ruppati, e.g. “ruppanato rūpaṃ” Vism.588; “ruppan’ a …

heaven, the next world, popularly conceived as a place of happiness and long life (cp. the pop. etym. of “suṭṭhu-aggattā sagga” Pv-a.9 “rūpādīhi visayehi suṭṭhu aggo ti saggo” Vism.427) usually the …

adjective having a mole DN.i.80; DN-a.i.223.

sa + kaṇa + ika

1. calm, quietude of heart MN.i.33; AN.i.61, AN.i.95; AN.ii.140; AN.iii.86 sq. (ceto˚), AN.iii.116 sq., AN.iii.449; AN.iv.360; AN.v.99; DN.iii.54, DN.iii.213, DN.iii.273; Dhp-a.ii.177; SN.iv.362; Dhs …

adjective originating Dhs-a.263.

fr. last

1. concentration; a concentrated, self-collected, intent state of mind and meditation which, concomitant with right living, is a necessary condition to the attainment of higher wisdom and emancipatio …

Samāna¹

adjective similar, equal, even, same Snp.18, Snp.309; Ja.ii.108. Cp. sāmañña¹.

Vedic samāna, fr. sama³

Samāna²

1. being, existing DN.i.18, DN.i …

chariot Vin.iii.49; Vin.iv.339; DN-a.i.82; Kp-a.50; Vism.255.

fr. syand

Satta¹

hanging, clinging or attached to Vin.i.185; DN.ii.246; Mnd.23, Mnd.24; Dhp.342; Ja.i.376 Cp. āsatta¹ & byāsatta.

pp. of sañj: sajjati

Satta²

1. (m.) a li …

adjective intentional Vin.iii.112; MN.iii.207; AN.v.292 sq.; a˚ MN.i.377.

fr. sañcetanā

adjective pure DN.i.113; Snp.372, Snp.1107; Mnd.289; Cnd.661; Ja.i.2.

• -gahaṇika of pure descent DN.i.113; DN-a.i.281.

saṃ + suddha

adjective conducive to, involving AN.ii.54, AN.ii.65; Iti.82; Kv.618; Ja.i.275; Ne.134 = SN.v.371 As -iya at Pv-a.205.

fr. saṃvattati

adjective turning to, being reborn DN.i.17.

fr. saṃvaṭṭa(na)

communication, association, society Vin.i.45; AN.iii.256; Ja.i.106.

• -ārāma delighting in society DN.ii.78; MN.iii.110 Vb-a.474.
• -ārāmatā delight in comp …

adjective holding or binding together MN.i.322 (+ agga-sangāhika); AN.iii.10 (id.); Vin.i.70 (“the decisive moment” Vin. Texts i.190).

fr. sanghāta or sanghāṭa

adverb slowly, gently, gradually DN.ii.333; MN.i.120; SN.i.82, SN.i.203; Ja.i.9, Ja.i.292; Ja.ii.103; Mil.117; DN-a.i.197; Dhp-a.i.60, Dhp-a.i.389; Vv-a.36, Vv-a.178.

fr. last

Saṇṇikā (saṇikā)

an elephant-driver’s hook Ja.i.445 (so read for paṇṇ˚;).

cp. saṇi = Sk. sṛṇi

(long) pincers, tweezers AN.i.210; Ja.i.223; Ja.iii.138; used to pull out hair MN.ii.75; Vin.ii.134. Sannika (sanika)

saṃ + ḍaṃsa, fr. ḍasati

Saṇṇikā (saṇikā)

an elephant-driver’s hook Ja.i.445 (so read for paṇṇ˚;).

cp. saṇi = Sk. sṛṇi

mucus of the nose, snot DN.ii.293; MN.i.187; Snp.196–Snp.198 = Ja.i.148 (all MSS. of both books-n-instead of-ṇ-); Mil.154, Mil.382; Pv.ii.2#3 Vism.264 & Vism.362 (in detail); Dhp-a.i.50; Vb-a.68 …

adjective connected with a cemetery, bier-like Vin.ii.149; m., one who lives in or near a cemetery AN.iii.220; Pp.69 sq.; Mil.342; Vism.61 sq. Dhp-a.i.69.

fr. susāna

cemetery Vin.i.15, Vin.i.50; Vin.ii.146; DN.i.71; AN.i.241; AN.ii.210; Pp.59; Ja.i.175; Mnd.466; Cnd.342; Vism.76, Vism.180; Pv-a.80, Pv-a.92, Pv-a.163, Pv-a.195 sq āmaka-s. a place where the c …

curtain Ja.iii.462.

fr. sāṇī

Ta˚

base of demonstr. pron. for nt., in oblique cases of m. & f., in demonstr. adv. of place & time (see also sa).

I. Cases: nom

sg. nt. tad (older) Vin.i.83; Snp.1052; Dh …

rice-grain, rice husked & ready for boiling; freq. combined with tila (q.v.) in mentioning of offerings, presentations, etc.: loṇaṃ telaṃ taṇḍulaṃ khādaniyaṃ sakaṭesu āropetvā Vin.i.220, Vin.i.238, V …

stupa or tope, a bell-shaped pile of earth, a mound, tumulus, cairn; dome, esp. a monument erected over the ashes of an Arahant (otherwise called dhātugabbha = dāgaba), or on spots consecrated as sce …

adjective having domed roofs (“house-tops” Ja.vi.116 (of a Vimāna = dvādasayojanika maṇimayakañcanathūpika; cp. p. Ja.vi.117: pañcaṭhūpaṃ vimānaṃ explained as pañcahi kūṭāgārehi samannāgataṃ).

from …

Ti

adverb the apostrophe form of iti, thus. See iti.

cp. Sk. iti

Ti˚

base of numeral three in compound; consisting of three, threefold; in numerical compounds also three (3 times).

*-[kaṭuka](/d …

number thirty (cp. tiṃsa), esp. the thirty deities (pl.) or belonging to them (adj.). It is the round figure for 33, and is used as equivalent to tāvatiṃsa. Nandanaṃ rammaṃ tidasānaṃ mahāvanaṃ Pv.iii. …

an animal Iti.92 (tiracchānaṃ ca yoniyo for tiracchāna-yoniyo); Vb.339 (˚gāminī paṭipadā leading to rebirth among beasts); Vv-a.23 (manussatiracchāna an animal-man, wild man, “werwolf”).

• *-[kat …

(tiṃsa˚) the number 30; DN.i.81≈(tiṃsaṃ pi jātiyo); SN.ii.217 (t
■ mattā bhikkhū); dat. instr. tiṃsāya AN.v.305 (dhammehi samannāgato); Snp.p.87 (pi dadāmi) Pv-a.281 (vassasahassehi): t
■ yojana\ …

water Vin.ii.120, Vin.ii.213; DN.ii.15 (˚assa dhārā gushes or showers of w.); Dhp.80 Dhp.145; Ja.i.212; Pv.i.5#7; Pp.31, Pp.32; Mil.318; Vv-a.20 (udake temanaṃ aggimhe tāpanaṃ); Dhp-a.i.289; Dhp-a. …

adjective spouting, ejecting MN.ii.39 (maṇika; perhaps better to be read with variant reading as udañjanika = udañcanika fit for drawing up water).

uddeka + ana + ika

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 …

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 …

fem. of ujjavanaka used as adv. up-stream, lit “running up” Vin.ii.290 Vin.iv.65 (in expl^n. of uddhaṃgāmin, opp. ojavanikāya).

ud + javanaka, q.v.

…wind Mil.283.

• -vipaccanīka in direct opposition DN.i.1; MN.i.402; DN-a.i.38.

Vedic ṛju, also ṛjyati, irajyate…

…wind Mil.283.

• -vipaccanīka in direct opposition DN.i.1; MN.i.402; DN-a.i.38.

Vedic ṛju, also ṛjyati, irajyate…

(-˚) adjective noun living on, subsisting by AN.ii.135 (phal˚); Snp.217 (para-datt˚), Ja.i.227 (vohār˚); Ja.iv.380; Pp.51; Mil.160 (Satth˚); Vv-a.141 (sipp˚). f. upajīvinī in rūp˚ (itthi) a woman e …

(a girl) who likes to be always near (her mother), a pet, darling, fondling Ja.vi.64 (= mātaraṃ upagantvā sayanika C.).

Sk. upa + either śayanika of śayana, or sayaniya of śī

adjective belonging to or connected with upādāna, sensual, (inclined to) grasping; material (of rūpa), derived. See on term Dhs trsl^n. 203, 322
■ SN.ii.84; SN.iii.47; SN.iv.89, SN.iv.10 …

an ewe Ja.v.241 (= urāṇikā C.); variant reading uraṇī & uraṇikā.

or uraṇī?, f. of uraṇa, see urabbha

Err:501

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 …

Vayha & Vayhā

neuter & feminine a vehicle, portable bed, litter Vin.iv.339 (enumerated under yāna together with ratha sakaṭa sandamānikā sivikā & pāṭankī); Ja.vi.500 (f.), with sivikā ratha.

grd. fo …

Vayha & Vayhā

neuter & feminine a vehicle, portable bed, litter Vin.iv.339 (enumerated under yāna together with ratha sakaṭa sandamānikā sivikā & pāṭankī); Ja.vi.500 (f.), with sivikā ratha.

grd. fo …

adjective deceiving; a cheat DN.iii.183; Thag.940; Mil.290.

fr. vañcana

adjective “belonging to Velāma,” at DN.ii.198 used as a clan-name (f. Velāmikānī), with vv.ll. Vessinī & Vessāyinī (cp. Velāma Np. comb^d with Vessantara at Vb-a.414), and at DN.ii.333 cla …

adjective having a fairy palace (see vimāna 3) Ja.v.2; Dhp-a.iii.192.

fr. vimāna¹

one who knows the signs, a fortune-teller, soothsayer Ja.v.233, Ja.v.235
■ The BSk equivalent is vaipañcanika (Mvu.i.207) etc.: see under vipañcita, which may have to be …

(& -ya) adjective fit to disinterest, “disengrossing,” in -kathā sermon to rid of the desire for the body Vin.iii.271 (Sam. Pās. on Pār iii.3, 1); & -sutta the Suttanta having disillusionment …

breaking off, cutting off Ja.ii.436, Ja.ii.438 (kāya˚;). Kern,

Toevoegselen

s. v considers it as a corruption of vicchanda. See vicchandanika.

fr. vi + chind as …

victory; conquering, mastering; triumph over (-˚) DN.i.46; AN.iv.272 (idha-loka˚); Snp-a.241 sq. (˚sutta, another name for the Kāya-vicchandanika-sutta).

fr. vi + ji

one of the dogmatic terms of Buddhist teaching varying in meaning in diff. sections of the Canon. It is not always the positive to avijjā (which has quite a well-defined meaning f …

to scatter about, sprinkle, spread, mix up (trs. & intrs.) MN.i.127; SN.iii.190 (in simile of playing children: paṃsv’ āgārakāni hatthehi ca pādehi ca vikiranti [mix up] vidhamanti [fall about] viddha …

adjective & neuter playing about; in phrase vikīḷanikaṃ karoti (intrs.) to play all over or excitedly (lit. to make play; vi˚ in meaning vi˚ 1) SN.iii.190; as trs. to put out of play, to discard (vi …

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 hostile MN.i.402; AN.iv.95; Ja.iv.108; Pp.20; Vb.351, Vb.359, Vb.371; Vb-a.478; Pv-a.87.

vi + paccanīka

only in phrase -ññū either: knowing diffuseness or detail, or: of unillusioned understanding, clear-minded, unprejudiced combined with ugghaṭita-ññū at AN.ii.135 = Pp.41 (trsl^d by B. …

Vy˚

is the semi-vowel (i.e. half-consonantic) form of vi˚; before following a & ā (vya˚, vyā), very rarely ū & o; The prefix vi˚ is very unstable, and a variety of forms are also attached to …

adjective see *ubhato*˚ & veyyañjanika.

fr. vyañjana

at Thag.1129 read cāraṇika (a little play): see Brethren 419 note.

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- …

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 carriage Ja.vi.38, Ja.vi.42 (= ratha-yuga).
2. a measure of length as much as can be travelled with one yoke (of oxen) a distance of about 7 miles, which is given by Bdhgh as equal …

adjective a yojana in extent Ja.i.92 (vihāra); Dpvs.17, 108 (ārāma); Dhp-a.i.274 (maṇipallanka).

fr. yojana

1. going, proceeding Ja.vi.415 (+ ayāna, opposed to ṭhāna).
2. means of motion, carriage, vehicle. Different kinds of carriages are enumerated at Mnd.145 (on Snp.816) with hatthi˚; (elephant-), *g …

(small) cart, carriage, waggon, vehicle Ja.iii.49 (˚ṃ pūretvā, or a hunter’s cart); Ja.iv.45; Dhp-a.i.325 (sukha˚), Dhp-a.i.391 (pakati˚, an ordinary waggon) -ṃ pājeti to drive a cart Ja.ii.112, …

Yānika & Yāniya

adjective (-˚)

1. (lit.) leading to, conducive to, as -yāniya in deva˚ magga DN.i.215, Brahma˚ magga the way leading to the Brahma-world DN.i.220.
2. (in applied meaning, cp. yā …

made a habit of, indulged in, acquired, mastered (cp. explⁿ Pts.i.172 “yattha yattha ākankhati tattha tattha vasippatto hoti balappatto etc.”). The expression is to be compared with *yatānu …

Yānika & Yāniya

adjective (-˚)

1. (lit.) leading to, conducive to, as -yāniya in deva˚ magga DN.i.215, Brahma˚ magga the way leading to the Brahma-world DN.i.220.
2. (in applied meaning, cp. yā …

going, gone, proceeded; habit, custom; only in cpd. yāt’ānuyāyin going on according to what (or as it) has gone, i.e. following old habits Ja.vi.309 Ja.vi.310; explained by C. as “pubba-kārinā yāta …

adjective in pañca˚ having five truths (of samādhi) DN.iii.278.

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 …

shopkeeper, tradesman Ja.i.124; Mil.344; Vv-a.157; Dhp-a.ii.89.

fr. āpaṇa

adjective having a seat; in ek˚; sitting by oneself Vism.69.

fr. āsana

the Atharva Veda as a code of magic working formulas, witchcraft, sorcery Snp.927 (variant reading ath˚, see interpreted at Mnd.381; expl^d. as āthabbaṇika-manta-ppayoga at Snp-a.564).

= …

adjective noun one conversant with magic, wonder-worker, medicine-man Mnd.381; Snp-a.564.

fr. athabbana

adjective belonging to the sphere of (some special sense, see āyatana 3) SN.iv.126 (phass niraya & sagga).

fr. āyatana