…a retinue of Asuras AN.ii.91

• -rakkhasā Asuras and Rakkhasas (Rakṣasas) Snp.310 (defined by Bdhgh at…

adjective

1. not brave, not valiant, cowardly Snp.439.

2. uncouth, stupid Ja.vi.292 (cp. Kern

   Toevoegselen

   p. 48).

a + sura¹

adjective not to be split or divided, not to be drawn away or caused to be dissented, inalienable Snp.255 (mitto abhejjo parehi) Ja.i.263 (varasūra…), Ja.iii.318 (˚rūpa of strong character abhijja-ha …

adjective of boundless or immeasurable splendour Sdhp.255.

a + mita (pp. of mā) + ā + bhā

adverb as long as the sun does not set, before sun-down Ja.v.56 (= anatthangata-suriyaṃ C. cp. Sk. utsūra.

an + ava + sūra = suriya, with ava lengthened to āva in verse

adjective immeasurable, infinite, boundless MN.i.386; SN.v.400; AN.i.266; Thag.1089 (an˚); Pp.35; Mil.331 Sdhp.338.

a + pameyya = Sk. aprameya,…

…“without measure”, immeasurable, endless, boundless unlimited, unrestricted all-permeating SN.iv.186 (˚cetaso) AN.ii.73; AN.v.63; Snp.507…

…as a ghost, or as a Titan (Asura). Analogous expressions are vinipāta & duggati. All combined at DN.i.82; DN.iii.111; AN.i.55; Iti.12, Iti.73;…

…haplological contraction of asura-ropa. On various suggestions as to etym. & meaning see Morris’s discussion at; J.P.T.S. 1893, 8 sq. The word…

Ava˚

prefix

I. Relation between ava & o

Phonetically the difference between ava & o is this, that; ava is the older form, whereas o represents a later development. Histor …

sundown, sunset, acc. -ṃ as adv. at or with sundown Ja.v.56 (anāvasūraṃ metrically).

ava + sūra; ava here in function of *avaṃs see ava ii

…(daṇḍa˚). 3. Np. of an Asura DN.ii.259.

• -kamma offering of food to bhūtas, devas & others Ja.i.169, Ja.i.260;…

…the king of the Devas or Asuras, SN.iv.291; Snp.532, Snp.948; Thag.414; Thag.2, Thag.356 (Māra˚ Dhp.345 sq.; Ja.ii.139, Ja.ii.140; Ja.iii.59 =…

adjective bright, shining, resplendent Thag-a.139, Thag-a.212; Vv-a.12.

cp. Epic Sk. bhāsura fr. bhas

…in the world of Asuras Ja.i.202; Dhp-a.i.280; -pekhuna having coloured wings Ja.i.207; Ja.vi.539; -bimba…

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) …

“condition or state of a deva, divinity; divine being, deity, fairy. The term comprises all beings which are otherwise styled devas, & a list of them given at Cnd.308 & based on the principle that any …

adjective lawful, according to the Dh. or the rule; proper, fit, right permitted, legitimate, justified; righteous, honourable of good character, just, esp. an attr. of a righteous King (rājā cakkavat …

kind of Asuras or Titans, the offspring of Danu Ja.iii.527; Ja.v.89; Mil.153; Dpvs.xvii.98.

Sk. dānava

1. a musician, a singer Ja.ii.249 sq.; Ja.iii.188; Vv-a.36, Vv-a.137.
2. a Gandharva or heavenly musician, as a class (see ˚*kāyika*) belonging to the demigods who inhabit the Cātu …

1. going, going away, (opp. āgati coming) (both gati & āgati usually in pregnant sense of No. (2) See āgati); direction, course, career. Freq of the two careers of a Mahāpurisa (viz. either a Cakkavat …

…in the abode of the Asuras Ja.i.202; -nibbatta originated at the beginning of the k. (appl. to the flames of…

…of the devas against the asuras Ja.i.204, associated with the nāgas (cp. Divy.218; and Morris, J.P.T.S. 1893, 22). As Name of Supaṇṇas (a…

Name of a class of Titans Pv-a.272 (kāḷa-k˚-bhedā Asurā; should we read khañjaka? Cp. Hardy Manual of Buddhism 59).

…with Yakkhas, Rakkhasas and Asuras SN.ii.258 (k˚ puriso vehāsaṃ gacchanto); Ja.i.204; Ja.iii.147 (with def.); Mil.267; Dhp-a.i.280;…

…a kind of Asuras Titans DN.iii.7; Ja.v.187; Pv-a.272; -kaṇṇī “black-eared”, as an unlucky quality. Cp.iii.6#11;…

…four lowest devalokas, Asuras, Petas and animals) 2. Nimmāna-ratino devā, 3. Paranimmita-vasavattino devā DN.iii.218; Iti.94.

*…

…Var. other combinations: Asura˚ AN.i.143; DN.iii.7; Ābhassara˚ (“world of radiance”) DN.i.17 = DN.iii.29, DN.iii.84; Deva˚ SN.i.27,…

…a kind of Asuras Titans DN.iii.7; Ja.v.187; Pv-a.272; -kaṇṇī “black-eared”, as an unlucky quality. Cp.iii.6#11;…

bolster Ja.iv.87; Ja.vi.185.

connected with masāraka

adjective finding or giving delight, delighting in, pleasurable, gladdening. SN.ii.53 (vedanā) AN.ii.59 AN.ii.61 Iti.112

Sk. nandin

adjective unvanquished Mil.192 (˚kammasūrā), Mil.332 (˚vijita-sangāma); Sdhp.360.

Sk. nirjita, nis + jita

…Vv-a.213 (˚jano for yādisakīdiso Vv.50#11). See also pasura.

cp. late Sk. pracura

…at Vin.ii.195; Ja.v.335 (cp. Sk. prahṛṣṭa-roman, Name of an Asura at Kathāsaritsāgara 47, 30).

pp. of pahaṃsati²

only neg. ap˚; immeasurableness Vb.272 sq. (catasso appamaññāyo viz. mettā, karuṇā, muditā, upekhā). See…

…adjective to be measured, measurable, only in foll. cpd appameyya not to be measured, illimitable, unfathomable SN.i.148;…

…a measure, unlimited immeasurable, incomparable DN.i.31; DN.ii.12 (+ uḷāra) MN.iii.145 (ceto-vimutti); AN.i.183, AN.i.192; AN.ii.73;…

adjective to be measured, neg. a˚ countless, immeasurable Mil.331, Mil.388; Pv-a.212.

grd. of parimināti

…without limit, immeasurable very great Vin.ii.62, Vin.ii.70; SN.v.430; AN.ii.182 Kp-a.248; DN-a.i.288 (˚vaṇṇa); Pv-a.110,…

…AN.ii.91 (deva˚ & asura˚); Ja.i.92 (mahā-bhikkhusangha˚); Pp.52 (pheggu sāra˚; with explⁿ Pp-a 229 rukkho…

adjective many, abundant Ja.vi.134 (= rāsi, heap C.). We should probably read pacura as at Ja.v.40 (= bahu C.).

reading doubtful

…and kālakañjaka-asura-visaya
■ yoni the peta realm Pv-a.9, Pv-a.35, Pv-a.55, Pv-a.68, Pv-a.103 and passim…

…the ancient gods (viz. the Asuras) SN.i.224

• -devatā an ancient deity AN.ii.70 Iti.110 (variant reading ˚deva)
• -nimitta “previous…

…Ja.i.106; ariya˚ Vin.v.117; asura-parivāra AN.ii.91; kodhagaru˚ AN.ii.46; gūtha˚, puppha˚ madhubhāṇī˚ AN.i.128; dakkhiṇeyya˚ Vv-a.5;…

…men Thag.931; Snp.310 (Asura˚) Ja.i.127 (daka˚ = udaka˚), Ja.i.170 (id.); Ja.vi.469 (id.); Dhp-a.i.367 (˚pariggahita-pokkharaṇī);…

Name of an Asura: see under Proper Names
■ rāhumukha “mouth of Rāhu,” designation of a certain punishment for…

the art of Sambari, jugglery SN.i.239 (translation “Sambara’s magic art”). Sambara is a king of the Asuras.

sambarī + māyā

adjective commeasurable; neg. a˚; Ja.vi.283.

metric for ˚tulya, grd. of saṃ + tuleti

…as a god SN.i.86; Ja.iv.322.

Vedic śvaśrū: see sasura

father-in-law Vin.iii.137; MN.i.168; AN.ii.78; Vv-a.69, Vv-a.121; Thig.407 (sassura); Ja.i.337 sassu-sasurā mother-and father-in-law Ja.ii.347; Ja.iii.182 Ja.iv.38; Ja.vi.510; the form sassura …

…vedanā) pleasing, pleasurable SN.i.53. -naya easily deducted, clearly understood AN.iii.179 = sunnaya AN.ii.148;…

…C.); surinda the king of gods Mhbv.28. Opp asura.

cp. Epic Sk. sura probably after asura

…measure,“ i.e. immeasurable. Thus = vigata-māne appamāṇe mahanta vara-pāsāda Vv-a.131; = visiṭṭhamānaṃ, pamāṇato…