(& n.?)

1. a moment; an instant.
2. a fit or suitable moment; an opportunity; esp. the right moment to be born as a man, birth in favorable circumstances (when one can take advantage of a Buddha bein …

…Th ii.A, 12. akkhaṇa see sep. Also akkhaṇavedhin. -akkhaṇe at the wrong time inopportune Pv.iv.1#40 (=…

…preaching of the Anattalakkhaṇa Sutta. Vin.i.14

He was responsible for the conversion of Sāriputta and Moggallāna. Sāriputta, in the course…

AññātakoṇḍaññaKoṇḍañña

One of the five ascetics known as the Pañcavaggiyā. When, after the Enlightenment, the Buddha visited them at Isipatana and preached the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, Koṇḍañña w …

…Moggallāna and Lakkhaṇa are reported to have stayed there, and to have seen many inhabitants of Rājagaha reborn in Gijjhakūṭa as…

A wanderer who, with his friend Mandissa, visited the Buddha at the Ghositārāma. DN.i.159 The Buddha preached to them the Jāliya Sutta. According to the Pātika Sutta, when Jāliya heard that Pātika cou …

…to Rājagaha for alms, Lakkhaṇa noticed that at a certain spot Moggallāna smiled; on asking him why, he was told to wait till they saw the…

…DN.i.891 DN.i.893 In the Lakkhaṇa Sutta, DN.iii.142ff. however, an extensive description is given as to how these marks are brought about by…

Wanderer. The name given to some of the ascetics and recluses of the Buddha’s time. They were not exclusively brahmin. Their presence seems to have been recognized and respected from earlier times. Ge …

A famous Paribbājaka. The Mahā-Sakuladāyī and the Culla Sakuladāyī Suttas record two conversations between him and the Buddha in the Paribbājakārāma at Moranivāpa in Rājagaha.

He is also said to hav …

…at the end of the Anattalakkhaṇa Sutta. Vin.i.12 A verse attributed to him is found in the Theragāthā. Thag.61

Vappa²

A Sākiyan,…

A Paribbājaka teacher of Sakuladāyī.

megőrzés, oltalom

false accusation; slander.

digging.

digs up.

repeatedly, again and again; constantly.

constantly ailing

signs of health or omen on a goat

the wrong time, the wrong moment; esp. an inopportune moment to be born as a man, birth in unfavorable circumstances (when one cannot take advantage of a Buddha being in the world)

(probably) piercing the target.

(probably) piercing the target.

telling, announcing, teaching; a tale, a recitation, a legend.

not telling; no need for telling

lack of observation, lack of attention.

guarding, preservation, taking care of

guarding, preservation, taking care of

disregarding; neglecting.

scraping off.

scraping stick.

receptacle for scrapers.

signs of omens or health of a cow.

signs of health or omen on a rabbit?.

(according to commentary) signs of omen on an ear ornament or a roof plate.

khanati¹

pr. 3 sg. hurts, injures; impairs

khanati²

pr. 3 sg. digs; digs up; excavates

(from khaṇati) an instrument for digging; a spade; a trowel

causes to dig; makes excavate

having tasks every moment (?); acting immediately, or when there is opportunity, or at the right time (?)

khaṇati¹

pr. 3 sg. hurts, injures; impairs

khaṇati²

pr. 3 sg. digs; digs up; excavates

knowing the right moment, recognizing the opportunity

(from khaṇati) an instrument for digging; a spade; a trowel

causes to dig; makes excavate

having missed the opportunity; who has let the right moment pass

nikhaṇati¹

pr. 3 sg. closes (the eye); winks.

nikhaṇati²

pr. 3 sg. digs (something) into (the ground), buries; implants,…

of nikhaṇati

of nikhaṇati

of nikhaṇati dug in; buried; fixed in the ground

good moment; a favorable time

(from ācikkhati) telling; pointing out.

signs of omen on weapons

sings of omen on weapons.

Anattā: No-self, egolessness, soullessness, impersonality, absence of identity, is the last of the 3 universal characteristics of existence ti-lakkhana. This anattā doctrine, which only is t …

Anicca: Impermanent, transient or, as abstract noun, aniccatā impermanence or change is the first of the three universal characteristics of existence tilakkhana, which is easily observable and …

Anurakkhana-padhāna: the ‘effort to maintain’ advantageous states; see: padhāna

Bala: ‘powers’. Among various groups of powers the following five are most frequently met with in the texts: 1 faith saddhā, 2 energy viriya, 3 awareness or mindfulness sati, 4 concentration …

Bhāvanā-bala: see: patisankhāna-bala

Bhāvanā: ‘mental development’ lit. ‘calling into existence, producing’ is what in English is generally but rather vaguely called ‘meditation’. One has to distinguish 2 kinds: development of tranqu …

Characteristics: of existence, the. 3: ti-lakkhana

Citta-kkhana: ‘consciousness-moment’, is the time occupied by one single stage in the perceptual process or cognitive series cittavīthi see: viññāna-kicca This moment again is subdivided in …

[[consciousness: viññāna]]Consciousness: viññāna see: khandha citta mano q v - Moment of °: citta-kkhana Contemplation of °: cittānupassanā: satipatthāna - Materiality produced by °: *c …

Existence: bhava - The 5 groups of e.: khandha - The 4 substrata of e.: upadhi - Courses of e.: gati - Wheel of e.: samsāra. - Craving for e.: bhava-tanhā see …

Paccavekkhana-suddhi: ‘purity of reflection’, is a name for wise consideration in using the 4 requisites allowed to the monk, i.e. robes, food, dwelling, and medicine; sīla 4.

Paccavekkhana-ñāna: ‘retrospective knowledge’, refers to the recollected mental image obtained in concentration, or to any inner experience just passed, as for instance, any absorption jhāna, o …

Padhāna: ‘effort.’ The 4 right efforts samma - padhāna forming the 6th stage of the 8-fold path i.e. sammā - vāyāma see: magga are: 1 the effort to avoid samvara-padhāna 2 to overc …

Paramattha: sacca - vacana - Desanā ‘truth or term, exposition that is true in the highest or ultimate sense’, as contrasted with the ‘conventional truth’ vohāra - sacca which is also …

Patisankhāna-bala: and Bhāvanā-bala: ‘power of reflection’, and ‘power of mental development’. About these 2 powers it is said in A. II, 10:

What, o Bhikkhus, is the power of reflection? If …

Paññā: ‘understanding, knowledge, understanding, insight’, comprises a very wide field. The specific Buddhist knowledge or understanding, however, as part of the Noble 8-fold path magga to deli …

Ti-lakkhana: the ‘3 charactcristies of existence’, or signata, are impermanency anicca, suffcring or misery dukkha see: sacca, dukkhatā no-self anattā.

Whether Perfect Ones appear in th …

accusation, slander, calumny DN.iii.248, DN.iii.250; MN.i.130; MN.iii.207; AN.iii.290 sq. Dhp.139 (cp. Dhp-a.iii.70).

fr. abbhakkhāti

wishing, longing, desire DN-a.i.242.

abhi + kankhana + tā

Abhikkhaṇa¹

neuter digging up of the ground MN.i.143.

fr. abhikkhanati

Abhikkhaṇa²

neuter…

to dig up MN.i.142.

abhi + khaṇati

…Dhp-a.ii.239; Vv-a.116 (= abhikkhaṇa), Vv-a.207, Vv-a.332; Pv-a.107 (= abhikkhaṇaṃ). Cp….

…may be a connection with akkhaṇa in akkhaṇa-vedhin (cp. BSk. acchaṭā Divy.555), or possibly a relation to ā + tsar, thus meaning…

˚- too often Ja.v.233 (˚saṃsagga; C. explains ativiya abhiṇha).

ati + abhikkhaṇa

…valuator Ja.i.124.

• -pada valuableness Ja.v.473 (˚lakkhaṇaṃ nāma mantaṃ).

see agghati

…Vin.iii.38.

• -lakkhaṇa “goat-sign”, i.e. prophesying from signs on a goat etc. DN.i.9 (expl^d.…

-ā (f.) care, diligence, attention Pts.i.16; Pts.ii.119; Vb.230 sq. Dhp-a.iv.3.

abstr. from ajjhupekkhati

…with eyes red from weeping, gloss on assumukha). Prob. akkhaṇa is connected with…

…be derived directly from ak khaṇa (see prec.) with the omission of the neg. an-akkhaṇa in the meaning of “lightning” (Ja-a.ii.91) is not…

telling stories, recitation; tale, legend DN.i.6 (= DN-a.i.84: Bhārata-Rāmāyanādi); DN.iii.183; MN.i.503; MN.iii.167; Sdhp.237
■ preaching, teaching Mnd.91 (dhamm˚;). The 5^th Veda J …

adjective not dug into, not dug down, not deep Ja.vi.109 (˚kūla; C. agambhīrā).

a + nikhāta, pp. of nikhanati

experiencing, suffering; sensation or physical sensibility (cf. Cpd. 229, 232¹) Ne.28 (iṭṭhâniṭṭh-ânubhavana-lakkhanā vedanā “feeling is characterised by the experiencing of what is ple …

…or mark (cf. mahāpurisa-lakkhaṇa) Vin.i.65 (abl. anuvyañjanaso “in detail”); MN.iii.126; SN.iv.168; AN.iv.279 (abl.); AN.v.73 sq.; Pp.24,…

to dig after or further Ja.v.233.

anu + khaṇati

concentration (of thought) Dhs.8, Dhs.85, Dhs.284, Dhs.372.

abstr. fr. anupekkhana, see anupekkhatī

adjective

1. following, indulging in Ja.iii.523 (khaṇa˚).
2. attacking, hurting Ja.v.399.

fr. anupāta

-ā (f.) guarding, protection, preservation DN.iii.225 sq.; AN.ii.16 sq.; Ja.i.133 Pp.12; Dpvs.iv.24 (adj.); Vv-a.32 (citta˚); Sdhp.449.

abstr. fr. anurakkhati

guarding, protection, preservation SN.iv.323 (anuddayā a. anukampā).

= anurakkhaṇā

…or mark (cf. mahāpurisa-lakkhaṇa) Vin.i.65 (abl. anuvyañjanaso “in detail”); MN.iii.126; SN.iv.168; AN.iv.279 (abl.); AN.v.73 sq.; Pp.24,…

Apa˚

Well-defined directional prefix, meaning “away from, off” Usually as base-prefix (except with ā), & very seldom in comp^n. with other modifying prefixes (like sam, abhi etc.).

1. *a …

licking off, in cpd. hatthāpalekhana “hand-licking” (i.e. licking one’s hand after a meal, the practice of certain ascetics) MN.i.77 (with variant reading hatthâvalekhana …

wound, a sore, only in compounds: -kāya a heap of sores MN.ii.64 = Dhp.147 = Thag.769 (= navannaṃ vaṇamukhānaṃ vasena arubhūta kāya Dhp-a.iii.109 = Vv-a.77); -gatta (adj.) with wounds in the b …

-ā (f.) lack of consideration SN.iii.261; Dhs.390, Dhs.1061, Dhs.1162.

fr. a + sam + apekkhati

sword, a large knife DN.i.77 (= DN-a.i.222); MN.ii.99; AN.i.48 = (asinā sīsaṃ chindante); AN.iv.97 (asinā hanti attānaṃ); Ja.iv.118 (asi sunisito), Ja.iv.184; Ja.v.45 (here meaning “sickle”), Ja.v.47 …

…(+ hatthi-rūpaka). -lakkhaṇa (earning fees by judging the marks on a horse DN.i.9. -laṇḍa…

too much digging Ja.ii.296.

ati + khaṇa(na)

…Dhp-a.iii.406 (˚lakkhaṇa) 2. as adj (pred.): SN.iv.152 sq.; SN.iv.166; SN.iv.130 sq., SN.iv.148 sq. Vin.i.13 = SN.iii.66 = Cnd.680 Q 1;…

adjective noun

1. (temporal) past, gone by (cp. accaya 1)
   1. adj.; atītaṃ addhānaṃ in the time which is past SN.iii.86; AN.iv.219; AN.v.32
      ■ Pv.ii.12#12 (atītānaṃ, scil. attabhāvāuaṃ par …

Avalekhana¹

neuter

1. scraping, scraping off Vin.ii.141 (˚pidhara), Vin.ii.221 (˚kaṭṭha).
2. scratching in writing down Ja.iv.402, (˚sattha a chisel for engraving letters).

fr. avalekhat …

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 …

…at Vism.640 sq.; Vb-a.27 (˚khaṇa); Sdhp.48 Sdhp.78 (āsā˚). Cp. vi˚. Bhangana & Bhangaloka;

cp. Class. Sk. bhanga, fr. bhañj: see…

…(saṃsāre bhayaṃ ikkhaṇatāya vā bhinna-paṭa-dharaditāya vā)

■ A very comprehensive def. of the term is found at…

speech, language, esp. vernacular, dialect Ja.iv.279 (manussa˚ human speech), Ja.iv.392 (caṇḍāla˚); Kp-a.101 (saka-saka˚-anurūpa); Snp-a.397 (Milakkha˚); DN-a.i.176 (Kirātā-Yavanâdi-Millakkhāna …

…(karaṇa, bhāvanā, rakkhaṇa; here bh. = bringing out, keeping in existence), Vism.314 (karuṇā˚), Vism.317 (upekkhā˚); Mil.25 (˚ṃ…

…Dhs-a.312 (˚pasāda-lakkhaṇa, see Expos. 409). See compounds -gāma, ˚pubba (?). 3. (nt. adj.) that which is i.e. natural, genuine,…

Buddha¹

adjective

1. understood SN.i.35 = SN.i.60 (su-dub-buddha very difficult to understand)
2. having attained enlightenment, wise AN.iv.449; Pv-a.16 (buddh’ ādayo), Pv-a.60 (= ari …

the Chaṇaka plant Mil.352; cp. akkhaṇa.

= akkhaṇa? Kern; cp. Sk. *ākhaṇa

(cikkhanā, etc.) to tell, to announce: see *ā*˚ & paṭisaṃ˚.

Freq. of khyā, Dhtp.19: cikkh = vacane

…Snp-a.256), Snp.266 (= pekkhaṇa Kp-a.148); Dhp.206 (ariyānaṃ d., cp ariyānaṃ dassāvin), Dhp.210 (appiyānaṃ), Dhp.274; Vv.34#2…

…DN.i.6; Ja.iii.541;

• -lakkhaṇa fortune-telling from sticks DN.i.9;
• -vākarā a net on a stick,…

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 ( …

…of a tree Ja.v.422;

• -lakkhaṇa prophesying from marks on a bow DN.i.9.

Sk. dhanus, to Ohg. tanna fir-tree, also oak,…

… ■ dhaññapuñña-lakkhaṇa a sign of future good fortune & merit Pv-a.161; as adj. endowed with the mark of… Ja.vi.3 See also…

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 …

…d. are mentioned);

• -lakkhaṇa fortunetelling from (the condition of) slaves DN.i.9.

Ved. dāsa; orig. adj. meaning…

…Ja.iv.494 See also akkhaṇavedhin
■ atidūre too far Vin.ii.215.

• -kantana at Thag.1123: the correct reading…

…Ja.i.294; byanjana˚-lakkhaṇa Ne.27 gahaṇatthāya in order to get… Ja.i.279; Ja.ii.352. amhākaṃ g˚ sugahaṇaṃ we have a tight grip…

the body, pl. gattāni the limbs. - As body: Vin.i.47; SN.i.169 = SN.i.183 (analla˚ with pure bodies; anallīna˚ at SN.i.169, but variant reading analla˚); AN.i.138; Snp.673 (samacchida˚ with bodies cu …

…& soppa (Sk svapna), abhikkhaṇa and abhiṇha (abhīkṣṇa), silesuma & semha (śleṣman) gaḷagaḷa & gaggara (gargara), etc.

Vedic…

…Mil.396 (bull); -lakkhaṇa fortune telling from cows DN.i.9≈; -vaccha (khīra˚ & takka˚)…

…(˚mukha); DN.i.9≈(˚lakkhaṇa, cp. DN-a.i.94); Ja.ii.118; Ja.iii.52; Ja.iii.538; Dhp-a.iii.420. As godha (m.) at Ja.v.489. Dimin. golikā…

…195 sq
■ jāti gotta lakkhaṇa Snp.1004; gotta salakkhaṇa Snp.1018; Ādiccā nāma gottena, Sākiyā nāma jātiyā Snp.423; jāti gotta…

…Pp-a 225); Sdhp.394 (˚ṃ khaṇati). Cp. gāḷha².

Sk. gāḷha pp. of gāh, see…

1. hand DN.i.124; AN.i.47; Snp.610; Ja.vi.40
   ■ forearm Vin.iv.221; of animals SN.v.148; Ja.i.149; -pāda hand and foot MN.i.523; AN.i.47; Ja.ii.117; Pv-a.241; Dhp-a.iv.7. sahassa˚; thousand …

seeing Vism.16.

fr. īkṣ

…saṃvuto Snp.340 (= lakkhaṇato pana chaṭṭhaṃ pi vuttaṃ yeva hoti, i.e. the 6^th as manas included, Snp-a.343) ˚esu…

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 …

…modal, only in cpd. ˚lakkhaṇa or ˚ākhyāna the sign or case of modality, i.e. the ablative case Snp-a.441; Vv-a.162, Vv-a.174;…

…Thig.294.

• -lakkhaṇa fortune-telling regarding a woman DN.i.9 (cp. Dhp-a.i.94, + purisa˚); Ja.vi.135. *…

…Thig.294.

• -lakkhaṇa fortune-telling regarding a woman DN.i.9 (cp. Dhp-a.i.94, + purisa˚); Ja.vi.135. *…

the tongue.

1. physically: Vin.i.34; AN.iv.131; Snp.673, Snp.716; Dhp.65 Dhp.360; Ja.ii.306; Pv-a.99 (of Petas: visukkha-kanthaṭṭha j.), Pv-a.152
   ■ Of the tongue of the mahāpurusha which coul …

…hatthataṃ mahāpurisa-lakkhaṇaṃ tambanakhataṃ anuvyañ anañ ca dasseti).

Vedic jāla, prob. from jaṭ; to plait, make a tangle cp….

…bhava, nikāya, sankhata-lakkhaṇa paṭisandhi, pasūti, kula, ariya-sīla
■ Kiṃ hi jāti karissati? What difference makes his…

…a female t Mil.67.

• -lakkhaṇa “tortoise-sign,” i.e. fortune-telling on the ground of a tortoise being found in a…

…Vism.591, Vism.592 (˚lakkhaṇa); Dhp-a.ii.95; Dhp-a.iv.104; Mil.67, Mil.112; Pv-a.243 (= asaddha, akkosakāraka, opp….

…k˚-patha; k˚lakkhaṇa k˚-samādāna.

3. (Interaction)
   1. in subjective relation.
      1. character of interaction as regards…

…one of the mahāpurisa-lakkhaṇas DN.ii.20 = DN.iii.144 = DN.iii.173 = MN.ii.137, etc.; cp. Dial. ii.17 n and BSk….

…a great man (mahāpurisa-lakkhaṇa) DN.ii.17; DN.iii.143, DN.iii.159; MN.ii.136; Mil.75; attr of a devatā Vv.30#2, Vv.32#2 ; Vv-a.284; of a…

doubting, doubt, hesitation MN-a.97; Dhs-a.259.

…= Dhp-a.i.269

• -lakkhaṇa the art of telling fortune by marks on ornaments of the ear, or of the house-top DN.i.9…

Kaṭṭha¹

ploughed, tilled Snp.80; Mil.255; Pv-a.45, Pv-a.62. a˚ untilled, unprepared Anvs.27. su˚ well-ploughed AN.i.229; Mil.255.

Sk. kṛṣṭa, pp. of kasati, cp. kiṭṭha

Kaṭṭha^{2</su …}

…of khādati; Dhtm.93 bhakkhaṇa)

1. to be eaten, chewed, eaten up, as by animals upacikāhi Vin.ii.113; suṇakhehi Pv.iii.7#8; puḷavehi…

see khaṇati.

Khata¹

dug up, uprooted, fig. one whose foundation (of salvation) has been cut off; in combination with upahata DN.i.86 (= DN-a.i.237); khataṃ upahataṃ attānaṃ pariharati “he keeps himsel …

digging Mil.351 (pokkharaṇi˚).

fr. khaṇ

…palikkhaṇati. 2. [= Sk. kṣanati] to destroy Vin.ii.26 (attānaṃ); MN.i.132 (id.)

pp *khata &…

…i.e. sudden rain (-shower) Ja.vi.486.

fr. khaṇa

Khura¹

the hoof of an animal Vv.64#10 (of a horse = turagānaṃ khuranipāta, the clattering of a horse’s hoof Vv-a.279), cp. Sk. kṣura, a monkey’s claw Sp. Avs.i.236.

khura-kāse MN.i.44 …

…spelled khānu; prob. = Sk. sthāṇu, corrupted in etym. with khaṇati, cp. Trenckner, Notes 58, n. 6

…cock fight DN.i.6;

• -lakkhaṇa divining by means of a cock DN.i.9
• -sampātika a shower of hot ashes (cock as symbol…

…the amusement of a boy Ja.i.137;

• -pañhā questions suitable for a boy Kp iii.;
• -lakkhaṇa divination by means…

…good quality
■ lakkhaṇa˚ skill in interpreting special signs Vv-a.138; aparicita˚ neglect in acquiring good qualities Pv-a.67. For…

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 …

…Mil.378. See next.

• -khaṇa one who digs a pit Ja.vi.213.
• -tala the floor of a pit Vism.362.

Vedic…

…lakṣ (see lakkhaṇa), or (after Grassmann) lag “to fix,” i.e. to mark. Cp. Vedic lakṣa price at…

…lakkhaṇaṃ bhavituṃ yuttā“); Ja.v.370 (˚sammata considered auspicious).

fr. lakkhaṇa, cp. BSk. lakṣaṇya…

… ■ The 3 properties (tilakkhaṇaṃ) of existing things or of the phenomenal world are anicca, dukkha, anatta, or impermanence, suffering…

…moment, esp. frequent as khaṇa laya muhutta Vin.i.12 Vin.iii.92; AN.iv.137; cp. Dpvs.i.16 (khaṇe khaṇe laye Buddho sabbalokaṃ…

…(explained by Cy. as “lakkhaṇa-kāraka”) Ja.iv.364, Ja.iv.366 (ti˚ so explained by Cy. variant reading ni˚). See nillañchaka & cp;…

scratching, drawing, writing Dhtp.467.

fr. likh

scratching, cutting, writing Ja.v.59 (a golden tablet for writing on) Cp. ullikhana.

cp. late Sk. likhana; fr. likh

adjective noun

1. (adj.) red: rarely by itself (e.g. MN.ii.17), usually in compounds e.g. -abhijāti the red species (q.v.) AN.iii.383; -kasiṇa the artifice of red DN.iii.268; AN.i.41; Dhs.203; …

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

smearing, oil Ja.iii.120; Mil.11 (tela˚); Dhtp.538.

fr. mṛkṣ, cp. *Sk. mrakṣaṇa

…of mṛkṣ; Dhtp.538: makkhaṇa

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 …

…image Dhp-a.i.370;

• -lakkhaṇa fortune-telling from jewels DN.i.9; Snp-a.564.
• -vaṇṇa the…

…at Cnd.516 by “khaṇaṃ, layaṃ, vassaṃ, atthaṃ.” Usually in oblique cases: muhuttena in a short time…

Nikhanati & Nikhaṇati

to dig into, to bury, to erect, to cover up Vin.ii.116; Vin.iii.78 (akkhiṃ = cover the eye, as a sign); Ja.v.434 =…

Nikhanati & Nikhaṇati

to dig into, to bury, to erect, to cover up Vin.ii.116; Vin.iii.78 (akkhiṃ = cover the eye, as a sign); Ja.v.434 =…

…n. indakhīla) See also a˚.

pp. of nikhaṇati

…in text, but right in variant reading), explained as “tisūlâdi-ankakaraṇena lañchakā ca lakkhaṇakārakā ti attho” (p 366). cp….

…+ laccheti of lāñch, cp. lakkhaṇa

…in text, but right in variant reading), explained as “tisūlâdi-ankakaraṇena lañchakā ca lakkhaṇakārakā ti attho” (p 366). cp….

…sexual organ (cp. lakkhaṇa) Vin.iii.129 (n. & a˚, as term of abuse); see also kāṭa & koṭacikā. 5. ground reason, condition, in;…

sitting down, opportunity for sitting, seat Pv.iv.1#2 (seyyā +); Ja.i.217; Pv-a.24 (˚ādipaṭikkhepa-ṭṭhāna), Pv-a.219 (pallankâbhujanādi-lakkhaṇā nisajjā). Cp. nesajjika.

Sk. *niṣadyā of ni sad

…back, preventing; refusal Snp.1034, Snp.1035, Snp.1106 (= Cnd.363 āvāraṇa rakkhaṇa gopana); Dhs-a.259; Pv-a.102 Pv-a.278; Sdhp.396.

fr….

…and at Vism.528 (= namanalakkhaṇa) 2. Specified. nāma as metaphysical term is opposed to rūpa, & comprises the 4…

rejection, refusal Ja.vi.422.

fr. paṭi + ā + khyā

-nā (f.) looking at, consideration regard, attention, reflection, contemplation, reviewing (cp.; Cpd. 58) MN.i.415; DN.iii.278; AN.iii.27; Pp.21 (a˚) Dhs.390 (a˚ = dhammānaṃ sabhāvaṃ pati na apek …

differentiation SN.iii.261 (a˚) Dhs.16 = Pp.25; Dhs.292, Dhs.555, Dhs.1057.

paṭi + upalakkhaṇā

…paṭi + upa + sthā; cp. Cpd. 13 & Lakkhaṇa

Err:501

…(cakkavatti +).

• -lakkhaṇa regional or limited characteristics Kv.283
• -vassin raining or…

exertion, energetic effort, striving, concentration of mind DN.iii.30 DN.iii.77, DN.iii.104, DN.iii.108, DN.iii.214, DN.iii.238; MN.ii.174, MN.ii.218; SN.i.47; SN.ii.268 SN.iv.360; SN.v.244 sq.; AN.ii …

…the destroyer of a great body (or bulk) AN.i.284 sq. (in sequence dūre-pātin, akkhaṇavedhin, m. k. p.); AN.ii.170 sq., AN.ii.202;…

…(viriy-indriyassa ˚lakkhaṇa). 2. paggāha: AN.i.83, AN.i.256 (˚nimitta); Dhs.277 (trsl. “grasp”), Dhs.336,…

…(viriy-indriyassa ˚lakkhaṇa). 2. paggāha: AN.i.83, AN.i.256 (˚nimitta); Dhs.277 (trsl. “grasp”), Dhs.336,…

adjective noun

1. winged the winged one, a bird DN.i.71 (+ sakuṇa = pakkhayutto sakuṇo DN-a.i.208) = AN.ii.209 = AN.v.206 = Pp.58; SN.ii.231; Snp.606 (= sakuṇo Snp-a.465); Pv.iii.5#3 (˚gaṇā = saku …

dug round or out SN.iv.83 (so read with variant reading for T. palikhita).

pp. of palikhaṇati

to dig up, root out SN.i.123; SN.ii.88 (so read for paliṃ˚ & phali˚) = AN.i.204 ger. palikhañña Snp.968 (= uddharitvā Mnd.490); palikhāya SN.i.123 (cp. KS 320); & palikhaṇitvā SN.ii.88; Snp-a.5 …

…Dhp.167 (= satiossagga-lakkhaṇa p. Dhp-a.iii.163), Dhp.241, Dhp.371; Thag.1245 = SN.i.193; Iti.86; Mnd.423 = Cnd.405; Pts.ii.8 sq. Pts.ii.169…

putting to the test, trying Sdhp.403 (sarīra˚, or should we read parirakkhaṇa? Cp. parirakkhati).

fr. parikkhati; cp. Class. Sk. parīkṣaṇa

guarding, preserving, keeping Mil.356, Mil.402; Pv-a.130.

fr. pari + rakṣ

carefulness, mindfulness, consideration Ja.i.502; Vv-a.327; Dhs-a.402 (˚paññā); Sdhp.397. -bala power of computation AN.i.52, AN.i.94; AN.ii.142; DN.iii.213, DN.iii.244; Pts.ii.169, Pts.ii.176; D …

…Gr. § 89 fr. Sk. prenkhaṇa a swing Vedic prenkha, fr. pra + īṅkh, that which swings through *prenkhuṇa → prekhuṇa →…

seeing, sight, look DN-a.i.185, DN-a.i.193; Kp-a.148 (= dassana).

fr. pa + īkṣ

stick (or rag?) for scraping (or wiping?) Vin.ii.141 (avalekhana˚), Vin.ii.221 (id.). Meaning doubtful.

fr. api + dhṛ.

adjective

1. former, ancient, living in former times DN.i.104 (isayo), DN.i.238 (id.); Snp.284 (id.) SN.ii.105; SN.iv.307 (ācariya-pācariyā); Thag.947.
2. (-˚; cp. pubba² 1) having forme …

…-lakkhaṇa (lucky) marks on a man DN.i.9.

• -liṅga (see also pullinga) a…

…Dhs.264; Vism.110, Vism.179 (puḷu˚), Vism.194 (id.; as asubha-lakkhaṇa); Dhp-a.iv.47 See also asubha.

(-˚) adjective throwing, shooting, only in cpd. dūre˚; throwing far AN.i.284; AN.ii.170. See akkhaṇa-vedhin.

fr. pāta

…man).

fr….

…tadadhimuttatā (cp. Vism.132 & Vb-a.282).; -sahagata followed or accompanied by…

to scratch Dhtp.159 cp. rada & radana; tooth Abhp.261.

rad: see etym. at Walde, Lat. Wtb. s. v. rado (“rase”). Given in meaning “vilekhana” at Dhtp.159 & Dhtm.220. Besides this it is given at D …

1. keeping, protection, guarding Ne.41; Mhvs.35, Mhvs.72 (rahassa˚-atthāya so that he should keep the secret); Pv-a.7.
2. observance keeping Vv-a.71 (uposatha-sīla˚); Pv-a.102 (sīla˚), Pv-a.210 …

adjective observing, keeping; one who observes Ja.i.228 (pañca-sīla˚; so read for rakkhānaka).

fr. rakkhana

…84), combined with lakkhaṇa etc. (cp. Cpd. 13, 213), either kicca˚ function or sampatti˚; property Dhs-a.63,…

…cakkhu-paṭihanana lakkhaṇaṃ rūpaṃ Vism.446
■ Of modern interpretations & discussions see e.g. ; Dhs. trsl. introd. ch. vi….

…MN.ii.171 sq

• -ānurakkhaṇa warding of truth, MN.ii.176.
• -ābhinivesa inclination to dogmatize, one of the kāya-ganthas SN.v.59;…

…(“sota-paṭihanana-lakkhaṇa,” etc.) & at Vb-a.45 (“sappatī ti saddo, udāhariyatī ti attho”). 2. voice Ja.ii.108. 3. word…

companion, friend;
■ nom. sakhā Ja.ii.29; Ja.ii.348;
■ acc. sakhāraṃ Ja.ii.348; Ja.v.509; sakhaṃ Ja.ii.299;
■ instr. sakhinā Ja.iv.41;
■ abl. sakhārasmā Ja.iii.534;
■ gen. *sakhino …

…+ lakkhaṇa

Salakkhaṇa²

neuter own characteristic, that which is consistent with one’s own nature Mil.205…

discernment, testing Dhs.16, Dhs.292, Dhs.555; Pp.25; Vism.278; Vb-a.254; Dhs-a.147; asallakkaṇa non-discernment SN.iii.261.

fr. sallakkheti

considering; a˚ SN.iii.261.

…round, one of the lakkhaṇas of a Buddha DN.ii.18; DN.iii.144, DN.iii.164; Dial. ii.15: “his bust is equally rounded.”

sama + vatta…

…Pv-a.104; Vv-a.20, Vv-a.55. samavāyena in common Vv-a.336; khaṇa-s˚ a momentary meeting Ja.i.381.

…translation), 2 khaṇa (opportunity) 3 kāla (season), 4 samūha (crowd,…

smearing Vism.346.

saṃ + makkhana

…ca) Ja.vi.564.

• -lakkhaṇa the sign of a hare Ja.i.172; Ja.iii.55.
• -lañjana id. Vv-a.314 (˚vant = sasin, the…

…Mhvs.22, Mhvs.29.

• -lakkhaṇa properties of the sankhata, i.e. production decay and change AN.i.152; Vv-a.29.

pp. of…

Saṅkhāna¹

neuter & Saṅkhyāna (nt.) calculation, counting DN.i.11; MN.i.85; DN-a.i.95 Dhtp.613 (khy).

fr. saṃ + khyā, cp. sankhā

Saṅkhāna²

neuter a strong leash Thag-a. …

training, study Ja.i.58.

fr. śikṣ

1. study, training, discipline Vin.iii.23; DN.i.181; AN.i.238; SN.ii.50, SN.ii.131; SN.v.378; Dhs.1004; Vb-a.344 (various)
   ■ sikkhaṃ paccakkhātaka one who has abandoned the precepts Vin.i.135, V …

…Ja.ii.409 (cp. sirilakkhaṇa-˚).

• -devatā goddess(es) of luck Mil.191 (+ kalidevatā). *…

…Ja.ii.409 (cp. sirilakkhaṇa-˚).

• -devatā goddess(es) of luck Mil.191 (+ kalidevatā). *…

…ânubhavana-lakkhaṇaṃ, etc.). A synonym of it is veda 1. On term see also Cpd. 277.

• -indriya the…

…pariyeṭṭhi˚, paccavekkhaṇa˚); Dhs.1005; Snp.478 suddhiṃvada stating purity, Snp.910; Mnd.326; suddhināya leading to purity Snp.910….

…i.e. of the kind of experiencing pleasant contacts)
■ Two kinds, viz kāyika & cetasika; at…

drying up Ja.iii.390 (assu-˚).

fr. sukkha

MN.ii.183 = MN.ii.152 (C. = sunakhānaṃ pivanadoṇi a dog’s trough).

…(sāṇa˚), Vism.275 (alla˚); Dhp-a.i.393 (thūla˚). Cp. antara˚, alaṃ˚.

• -lakkhaṇa prognostication drawn…

…is tankhaṇikā (fr. taṃ khaṇaṃ Vin.iii.140 (= muhuttikā) 3. a reduced form of taṃ is to be found as ta˚ in the same origin &…

num. card. three.

■ nom. acc. m. tayo (Snp.311), & tayas (tayas; su dhammā Snp.231, see Kp-a.188)
■ f. tisso (DN.i.143; AN.v.210; Iti.99)
■ nt. tīṇi (AN.i.1 …

sesamum-oil (prepared from tila seeds), oil in general (tela = tilatelādika DN-a.i.93): used for drinking, anointing & burning purposes Vin.i.205, Vin.i.220 Vin.i.245, etc.; AN.i.209, AN.i.278 (sapp …

…muduka); Vism.351 (˚lakkhaṇa) Pv-a.139 (= ujjhangala). 2. fig.

1. hardened, obdurate callous, selfish DN.i.118 (māna˚); DN.iii.45 (+…

…t. what she is worth = lakkhaṇaññūhi parichinna Thag-a.139); Nd ii.under ñāta (as syn. of tirita); Pv-a.52 (in explⁿ of mita…

…Vism.5 Vism.214.

• -lakkhaṇa the characteristic of such (a being Ja.iii.98 (˚yoga, cp. nakkhatta-yoga); Snp-a.200…

combing, scratching Vv-a.349; Thag-a.267.

fr. ud + likh

-aṃ (nt.) discrimination SN.iii.261 (an˚); Dhs.16, Dhs.20, Dhs.292, Dhs.1057; Pp.25; Vv-a.240.

upa + lakkhaṇa

…phrases: ārammaṇa˚ & lakkhaṇa˚ with ref. to jhāna Ja.v.251; Dhp-a.i.230; Dhp-a.iii.276; Vv-a.38, Vv-a.213. Cp….

Err:509

is commentator’s paraphrase for upekkhā (q.v.) Mnd.501 = Cnd.166 Vb.230.

abstr. fr. upa + īkṣ

…cp. Compendium, 262 f. (khaṇa); Mil.127 (˚divasa); Vism.571 sq. (˚bhava 9 fold: kāma˚ etc.); Snp-a.46, Snp-a.159, Snp-a.241,…

…bull-fight), DN.i.9 (˚lakkhaṇa signs on a b.), DN.i.127; Vin.iii.39 (puris˚ “bull of a man”, a very strong man) AN.i.188; AN.ii.207;…

…-vara- lakkhaṇa full of the best marks Snp.408; narī -vara- gaṇa a crowd of…

…Dāvs i.34.

• -lakkhaṇa fortune telling from clothes Snp-a.362.
• -sannidhi storing up of…

adjective piercing, shooting, hitting: see *akkhaṇa*˚.

fr. vidh = vyadh

adjective noun [vi + cakkhaṇa, of cakṣ to see, attentive, watchful, sensible, skilful; (nt.) application attention, wit SN.i.214 = Snp.186…

…ch.) Mil.405; Ne.78; Vb-a.250 sq.

vi + lakkhaṇa

…sq. (according to attha, lakkhaṇa, etc.), Vb-a.83 sq (id.); Kp-a.23, Kp-a.75.

• -kathā analytical discussion, exegesis,…

…can hit a hair Ja.i.58 (akkhaṇa-vedhin +) Vism.150; Mhvs.23, Mhvs.86 (sadda-vedhin vijju-vedhin +) The abstr. -vedhā hitting a hair,…

…real light); Mil.171 (˚lakkhaṇa true characteristics); Vism.588 (as yāthāvasarasa), Vism.639 (id.)
■ abl….

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 …

…sq. (and a˚).

• -lakkhaṇa possessing the characteristic of definiteness or logic Mil.171 Ne.27 (where avijjā is…

…kata˚, kāla˚, khaṇa˚, matta˚, ratta˚, vara˚ vipacita˚, veda˚, sabba˚, etc. (q.v.)-fem. abstr. ˚ñutā in same…

…binding Vism.351 (˚lakkhaṇa, of āpodhātu). 3. reins (?) or harness (on a chariot) Ja.v.319 (but cp. C expl^n.…

ideation idea, thought DN.i.37 (= manasikāro samannāhāro DN-a.i.122; cp. semantically āhāra = ābhoga, food); Vb.320; Mil.97; Vism.164, Vism.325, Vism.354; Dāvs 62; Kp-a.42 (˚paccavekkhana), Kp-a.43 …

adjective noun telling, announcing Ja.iii.444; Pv-a.121.

ā + cikkhana of cikkhati

…Snp.408 (˚varalakkhaṇa = vipula- varalakkh˚ Snp-a.383); Pv.ii.12#4 (nānā-dijagaṇ = āyutta Pv-a.157); Pp.31; Pv-a.32 (=…

looking before, looking at, looking forward (opp. vilokitaṃ looking behind or backward), always in comb^n. ālokita-vilokita in ster. phrase at DN.i.70 = e.g. AN.ii.104, AN.ii.106, AN.ii.2 …

…SN.v.381; Pv.i.4#4 (= khaṇaṃ yeva Pv-a.19)
■ loc. ṭhāne instead = like, as dhītu ṭhāne ṭhapesi he treats her like a…