…of the rare passages where brahma˚ = brahma III. 1). -sama like Brahmā Snp.508; Snp-a.318, Snp-a.325; Dhs-a.195. -ssara…

…of the rare passages where brahma˚ = brahma III. 1). -sama like Brahmā Snp.508; Snp-a.318, Snp-a.325; Dhs-a.195. -ssara…

attacking, fighting, as adj. f. -aṇī fighting, epithet of Mārassa senā, the army of M. Snp.439 (kaṇhassa˚ the fighting army of k. = samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṃ nippothanī antarāyakārī Snp-a.390).

abhi + paharaṇa

adjective finding one’s peace in (c. loc.), trusting in having faith in, believing in, devoted to (loc.) Vin.iii.43; DN.i.211 (Bhagavati) SN.i.134; SN.iv.319; SN.v.225, SN.v.378; AN.iii.237, AN.iii.27 …

sacrificing priest, Name of a class of Brahmins DN.i.237 (brāhmaṇa).

Vedic adhvaryu fr. adhvara sacrifice

A. Prep. and pref. of direction & place:

1. as direction denoting a movement towards a definite end or goal up to, over, toward, to, on (see C 1a.)
2. as place where (prep. c. loc. or abs.) = …

superior Brahmā, higher than Brahmā MN.ii.132.

adhi + Brahmā, cp. atibrahmā

fire.

1. fire, flames, sparks; conflagration Vin.ii.120 (fire in bathroom); MN.i.487 (anāhāro nibbuto f. gone out for lack of fuel); SN.iv.185, SN.iv.399 (sa-upādāno jalati provided with fuel blazes …

adjective one who worships the fire Vin.i.71 (jaṭilaka); DN.ii.339 sq. (jaṭila); SN.i.166 (brāhmaṇa).

aggi + ka

…a scholar of the brahmanic texts, a studious learned person DN.i.88, DN.i.120; DN.iii.94; AN.i.163; AN.iii.223; Snp.140 (˚kula: thus…

…siriṃsapa˚ jīvita˚, brahmacariya˚*. In B.Sk. 7 at Divy.544, viz rājā-caura-manuṣy-amanuṣya-vyāḍ-agny-udakaṃ
■ DN.i.3…

…khīṇā jāti vusitaṃ brahmacariyaṃ kataṃ karaṇīyaṃ nāparaṃ itthattāya “destroyed is (re-) birth lived is a chaste life, (of…

adjective noun

1. (racial) Aryan DN.ii.87.
2. (social) noble, distinguished, of high birth.
3. (ethical) in accord with the customs and ideals of the Aryan clans, held in esteem by Aryans, gene …

greater Brahma, a super-god Mil.277; Dhp-a.ii.60 (Brahmuṇā a. greater than B.).

ati + brahmā

…atisambādhaṃ Brahmaloko atinīcako* the World is too narrow and Heaven too low (to comprehend the merit of a person, as sign of…

the world of the Aviha’s, i.e. the 12th of the 16 Brahmā-words, cp. Kindred Sayings 48 n. 3; Cpd. 139
■ SN.i.35, SN.i.60; AN.i.279; Pp.17. Avihimsa (Avihesa)

of uncertain etym.

…a king DN.i.137 sq., of brahmassara, the supreme or most excellent voice (of the Buddha) DN.ii.211; Ja.i.95; Vv-a.217. Also in Buddh. Sk….

…Ja.i.476; Ja.ii.234; Ja.iii.252. 2. Name of a dweller in the Brahma world MN.i.326; SN.i.142.

cp. Epic Sk. baka

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 …

…the foot of Brahma, from which the Śūdras are said to have originated (cp. Sk. pādaja), in cpd bandhupād’apacca “offering…

beggar, mendicant SN.i.182 (bh. brāhmaṇa) Ja.vi.59 (variant reading BB. ˚uka); Vb-a.327.

fr. bhikkhu, Cp. Epic Sk. bhikṣuka & f. bhikṣukī

…speaker; name given to the brahman, as proud of his birth, in contrast to brāhmaṇa, the true brahman Snp.620; Dhp.396;…

Bhogga¹

adjective bent, crooked MN.i.88; DN.ii.22; AN.i.138; Ja.iii.395.

fr. bhuj to bend, pp. corresp. to Sk. bhugna

Bhogga²

adjective

1. to be enjoyed or possessed, n. p …

at Vb-a.424, in phrase sucikāmo bh. brāhmaṇo is a kind of Desider, formation fr. bhuj˚ (bhuñj), appearing as *bhukṣ = bhokkh (cp. bhokkhaṃ), with ending -in; meaning “wishing to eat.” It corr …

Bhūmaka & ˚ika

(adj.) (only-˚)

1. having floors or stories (of buildings) as dve˚ pāsāda Dhp-a.i.414; pañca˚; pāsāda a palace with 5 stories Ja.i.58, Ja.i.89; satta˚; with 7 stories (pāsāda) …

Bhūmaka & ˚ika

(adj.) (only-˚)

1. having floors or stories (of buildings) as dve˚ pāsāda Dhp-a.i.414; pañca˚; pāsāda a palace with 5 stories Ja.i.58, Ja.i.89; satta˚; with 7 stories (pāsāda) …

adjective living on sour gruel; Name of a class of brāhmaṇas at Rājagaha SN.i.164.

…qualities of perfect sound (brahma-ssara, with ref. to the voice of Brahmā and of Buddha, cp. aṭṭhanga), which are given at DN.ii.211…

…the term “brāhmaṇa”). Brahma & Brahma

cp. Vedic bṛhant, of bṛh² to increase, to be great or strong; paribṛdha solid (cp….

…Vb-a.504
■ brahmacariyaṃ vussati to live the religious life AN.i.115 (cp. ˚ṃ vusitaṃ in formula under…

adjective only in phrase ādi˚ leading to the highest purity of life DN.i.189, DN.i.191 DN.iii.284; AN.iv.166.

fr. brahmacariya

adjective leading the religious life, pure, chaste SN.i.182; Dhp.267.

fr. brahmacariya

adjective only in cpd. sa˚; with Brahmā (or the Br. world). q.v.

…is to be read as brahm’ attabhāva (see under brahma).

abstr. fr. brahma

at Ja.iii.207 (of a castle) is probably to be read brahmuttara “even higher than Brahmā,” i.e. unsurpassed, magnificent. C. explains by suvaṇṇa- pāsāda.

adjective “having Brahmā,” possessed or full of Brahmā; f. brahmavatī Np. Vism.434. Brahmanna. brahmannata & brahmannattha;

fr. brahma

adjective brahman, of the brahman rank; brahmanhood, of higher conduct, leading a pure life DN.i.115 (at which passage DN-a.i.286 includes…

see brahmañña.

…& brāh˚

state of a brahman DN.iii.145, DN.iii.169; Dhp.332, cp. Dhp-a.iv.33
■ Neg. a˚; DN.iii.70, DN.iii.71.

fr. brahma or…

…& brāh˚

state of a brahman DN.iii.145, DN.iii.169; Dhp.332, cp. Dhp-a.iv.33
■ Neg. a˚; DN.iii.70, DN.iii.71.

fr. brahma or…

Brāhmañña. brāhmaññatā & brāhmaññattha

see brahmañ˚.

Brāhmañña. brāhmaññatā & brāhmaññattha

see brahmañ˚.

…are pronounced to be apetā brahmaññā degraded fr. brahmanship Ja.iv.361 sq. Diff. schools of br. teachers are enumerated at DN.i.237 sq….

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 …

to stand in array (like a troop) Vv-a.104 (byūhanto, variant reading brahmanto).

Denom. fr. byūha

Bāheti¹

to keep away, to keep outside, to ward off; only with ref. to pāpa (pāpaka) to keep away (from) sin SN.i.141 (bāhetvā pāpāni); Snp.519 = Cnd.464#a (bāhetvā pāpakā …

…freq. applied to the Brahmanic religion & their practice (samaya) Kv.251 (+ puthujjana-pakkhe ṭhita); Dhp-a.iii.378 (= mana i.e….

…than the Buddha, esp. Brahmanic (cp. bāhira˚ and BSk. bāhirako mārgaḥ, e.g. Mvu.i.284; Mvu.ii.210; Mvu.ii.223) Ja.iii.364;…

keeping out, exclusion Cnd.464 (in explⁿ of word brāhmaṇa).

abstr. fr. bāhita

…Vb.317 sq.; Vb.344 (see brahma). Cp. cakkavattin (below)
■ Cp. vi˚.

-chinna (udaka) (water of a…

…atisambādhaṃ brahmaloko atinīco“ (= the whole world cannot hold it) to express immensity Dhp-a.i.310; Vv-a.68.

*…

…ñāṇa˚ dhamma˚ brahma˚) 4. buddha˚: the eye of a Buddha or of complete intuition, i.e. of a person who “sees the heart of man,…

…exercise, lead a life: brahmacariyaṃ c to lead a life of purity Vin.i.17; Snp.289, Snp.566, Snp.1128 dhammañ c. to walk in righteousness…

…Very freq. in dhamma & brahma˚, a good walk of life, proper conduct, chastity-eka˚ living alone Snp.820; unchā˚ begging Ja.ii.272…

Caṇḍāla¹

a man of a certain low tribe, one of the low classes, an outcaste; grouped with others under nīcā kulā (low born clans) as caṇḍālā nesādā veṇā rathakārā pukkusā at AN.i.107 = AN.i …

conditional particle “if,” constructed either with Indicative (ito ce pi yojanasate viharati even if he lived 100 y. from here DN.i.117) or Conditional (tatra ce tumhe assatha kupitā DN.i.3), or Poten …

…c.); Pv.ii.6#13 (mantaṃ brahma˚, expl. Pv-a.97 by kathitaṃ) 2. (nt.) a thought, intention, in duc˚ su˚; (bad & good) AN.i.102;…

…Snp.904. 2. fig. anudhamma˚ Snp.69; āgu˚ AN.ii.240; AN.iii.163 dhamma˚ Mil.19; brahma˚ Snp.695; manāpa˚ Vv.31#4 yata˚ Snp.971;…

…& also (with ref to brahmanic usage) at Cnd.291
■ SN.i.142, SN.i.168, SN.i.220; MN.i.37, MN.i.236 sq.; MN.i.446; AN.i.63, AN.i.150;…

…(-˚ by; often in Np. as Brahmadatta, Deva-datta = Theo-dor. etc.) Snp.217 (para˚ = Snp-a.272 (variant reading dinna).

pp. of…

…hit with a stick SN.iv.62; brahma˚ a certain kind of punishment DN.ii.154, cp. Vin.ii.290 & Kern, Manual p. 87; pañca satāni daṇḍo a fine…

…sa-brahmakā (SN.iii.90). See below 1 b. Lists of popular gods are to be found, e.g. at DN.ii.253; DN.iii.194
■ A…

…of, devotee of Mil.234 (Brahma˚ + Brahma (garuka)
■ f.; devatā in pati “worshipping the husband,” i.e. 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 …

…at Cnd.523 under the old Brahman’s term yañña “sacrifice”) 1 cīvara, 2 piṇḍapāta 3 senāsana, 4…

…etc. (with dhammaja for the brahmanic brahmaja)
■ In later (Abhidhamma) literature the (dogmatic) personification of Dhamma occurs. See…

of abandoned life, wild, fast, cunning, crafty, fraudulent; wicked, bad. (m.) a rogue, cheat, evil-minded person, scoundrel, rascal. There are three sorts of a wild life, viz. akkha˚ in gambling, * …

…the higher wisdom, e.g. of brahmacariyā SN.ii.24; of paññā DN.iii.268; AN.iii.152 sq.; of ariyā diṭṭhi DN.iii.264 = AN.iii.132; of…

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); …

…Thig.430 (Thag-a.269 = brahmajātin); -tālamatta of the size of 2 palms Dhp-a.ii.62; -pad [Sk. dvipad, Lat. bipes, Gr.δίπους…

…buddhistic equivalent of the brahmanic mahāyajña the chief sacrifice. On 16 Mahādānas see Wilson Hindu Caste 413; on 4 Beal Chinese Texts 88…

…3 (kāmesu micchācārin or abrahmacariyā, adultery) as sakena dārena santuṭṭha AN.iii.348; AN.v.138; Snp.108 (a˚); Pv.1#2, etc-…

…3 (kāmesu micchācārin or abrahmacariyā, adultery) as sakena dārena santuṭṭha AN.iii.348; AN.v.138; Snp.108 (a˚); Pv.1#2, etc-…

…phrase rājadāya brahmadeyya, a king’s grant, cp. rājadattiya); Ja.iv.138; Ja.v.363; Ja.vi.346. Cp dāyāda & brahmadeyya.

Sk….

…as dhamma˚ DN.iii.84 as brahma˚; MN.ii.84; DN.iii.83
■ adāyāda not having an heir SN.i.69; Ja.v.267. See dāyajja & dāyādaka.

Sk….

…AN.iii.296 (brahmacariyā);

• -pati see sep.

see under gaṇhāti

Gaha²

“seizer,” seizing,…

the possessor of a house, the head of the household pater familias (freq. + seṭṭhi).

1. In formulas
   1. as regards social standing, wealth & clanship: a man of private (i.e. not official) life, cl …

adjective noun belonging to the rank or grade of a householder, a member of the gentry, a man of private means (see gahapati) DN.i.61 (expl. as gehassa pati ekageha-matte jeṭṭha …

…vana˚ dense forest Ja.ii.385; Ja.iv.56; Ja.v.502; Ja.vi.11, Ja.vi.519, Ja.vi.564; brahma company of brahmins Ja.vi.99.

Sk. ghaṭā; conn….

in dhamma˚ & brahma˚, a name of certain theatrical entertainers Mil.191.

…khemaṃ Amata˚ MN.i.508; brahmacariyaṃ: nibbān ogadha˚ Iti.28, Iti.29; dukkhûpasama˚ maggaṃ Snp.724; Dhp.191; niraya˚ maggaṃ Snp.277,…

…See also mahesi. 2. (in brahmanic tradition) the ten (divinely) inspired singers or composers of the Vedic hymns (brāhmaṇānaṃ pubbakā…

1. lord, ruler, master, chief AN.iv.90; Snp.552; Ja.i.89 (˚jana), Ja.i.100, Ja.i.283 (˚bheri); Ja.iv.132 (˚jana); Pv.iv.6#7 (˚mada) Mil.253 (an˚ without a ruler); Dhs-a.141; DN-a.i.111; Pv-a.31 (ge …

…mentioned as a branch of brahmanic learning, in phrase itihāsa-pañca-mānaṃ padako veyyākaraṇo etc. DN.i.88 = (see DN-a.i.247);…

…SN.i.38 (malaṃ brahmacariyassa), SN.i.43 (id.); Ja.i.287 (itthiyo nāma āsa lāmikā pacchimikā); Ja.iv.222 (itthiyo papāto…

…SN.i.38 (malaṃ brahmacariyassa), SN.i.43 (id.); Ja.i.287 (itthiyo nāma āsa lāmikā pacchimikā); Ja.iv.222 (itthiyo papāto…

creature, living being:

1. sg. an individual, a creature person, man Snp.121, Snp.676, Snp.807, Snp.1023 (sabba everybody) Usually collectively: people, they, one (= Fr. on), with pl. of verb Dhp.249 …

to know.

I. Forms

The 2 Vedic roots jān˚ & jñā˚; are represented in Pali by jān˚ & ñā˚ (ña˚)

1. jān:
   pres jānāti
   pot jāneyya (Snp.781) & jaññā (AN.iv.366 …

…na naṃ jāti nivāresi brahmalok’ ûpapattiyā Snp.139; jātiṃ akkhāhi tell me the rank of his father mother Snp.421, Snp.1004; Snp.462 ;…

Ka˚

(pron. interr.) who? m. ko f. kā (nt. kiṃ, q.v.); follows regular decl. of an atheme with some formations fr. ki˚, which base is otherwise restricted to the nt.
■ From ka˚ also nt. pl. *k …

, neuter the waterpot with long spout used by non-Buddhist ascetics SN.i.167; Ja.ii.73 (= kuṇḍikā); Ja.iv.362, Ja.iv.370; Ja.vi.86, Ja.vi.525, Ja.vi.570 Snp.p.80; Dhp-a.iii.448-adj. kamaṇḍaluka [ …

adjective dark, black, as attr. of darkness, opposed to light, syn. with kāḷa (q.v. for etym.); opp. sukka. In general it is hard to separate the lit. and fig. meanings, an ethical implication is to b …

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 …

…“khīṇā jāti vusitaṃ brahmacariyaṃ…” to mark the attainment of Arahantship DN.i.84; DN.ii.68 = DN.ii.153; Thig.223; Vin.i.14;…

…Mhvs.130; Sdhp.577;

• -brahmavihāra divine state of pity Vism.319.
• -ādhimutta intent upon compassion…

…nature is impurity, in comb. brahmacāripaṭiñño antopūti avassuto k˚ SN.iv.181; AN.ii.240; AN.iv.128, AN.iv.201; Vin.ii.236; Pp.27, Pp.34,…

one who makes or creates, a maker, doer; in foll. construction.

I. Dependent

Either in verb-function with acc., as n. agent to all phrases with karoti e.g. pañhaṃ karo …

young (unmarried) woman, maiden, girl Pv.i.11#1
■ As emblem of beauty in simile khattiya-kaññā vā… pannarasa-vassuddesikā vā solasa-vassuddesikā vā… MN.i.88; in combination khattiya-kaññā, brāhm …

…= AN.v.16
■ with gen.: brahmacariyassa k. “perfected in morality” AN.ii.23
■ As epithet of “brāhmaṇa Snp.519 = Cnd. s.v.; of…

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 …

…Tāvatiṃsa˚ Māra˚, Brahma˚) at MN.i.72 = DN.iii.260;

• -mahāsāla “the wealthy khattiya” (see above ii.1)…

female khattiya, in series brāhmaṇī kh˚ vessī suddī caṇḍālī nesādī veṇī rathakārī pukkusī AN.iii.229; similarly MN.ii.33, MN.ii.40.

…virūhana-ṭṭhāna), brahma˚
■ AN.i.162, AN.i.223 (kammaṃ khettaṃ, viññāṇaṃ bījaṃ); AN.iv.237; Iti.98; Vv-a.113….

…a well-bred brahmin (with brahmavaṇṇī) DN.i.114, DN.i.120, etc.

• -desa, in ˚issara ruler of a small district…

…formula “kh. j vusitaṃ brahmacariyaṃ kataṃ karaṇīyaṃ nâparaṃ itthattāya,” denoting the attainment of Arahantship (See arahant…

adjective noun only in neg. sentences: something, anything From the freq. context in the older texts it has assumed the moral implication of something that sticks or adheres to the character of a man, …

anger. Nearest synonyms are āghāta (Dhs.1060 = Cnd.576 both expositions also of dosa), upanāha (always in chain rāga, dosa, moha, kodha, upanāha) and *[dhūma]( …

…girl-wife Ja.ii.120.

• -brahmacariyā (˚ṃ carati) to practise the vow of chastity or virginity AN.iii.224;…

deceitful, cheating; a cheat, a fraud, combined with lapaka DN.i.8; AN.iii.111
■ AN.v.159 sq.; Snp.984, Snp.987; Ja.i.375 (˚tāpasa); Dhp-a.iv.152 (˚brāhmaṇa); Dhp-a.iv.153 (˚co …

…Snp.711; Iti.109 sq. (sabrahmakāni, etc.); Dhp.193
■ brāhmaṇa˚ a Brahmanic family AN.v.249; Ja.iv.411, etc.; vāṇija˚ the…

young boy, son Snp.685 sq. (kuhiṃ kumāro aham api daṭthukāmo: w. ref. to the child Gotama); Pv.iii.5#2; Pv-a.39, Pv-a.41 (= māṇava) daharo kumāro MN.ii.24, MN.ii.44
■ a son of (-˚) rāja˚ Pv-a.16 …

“being made up.”

1. Work. The beginning of things was the work of Brahmā. The use of kutta implies that the work was so easy as to be nearer play than work, and to have been carried out in a mood of …

…esanās: kāma˚, bhava˚, brahmacariya˚ DN.iii.216 DN.iii.270; AN.ii.42; Vb.366; Iti.48; SN.v.54;

• -ogha the flood of…

1. abs.
   1. deed, service, act of mercy or worship, homage: kāra-paṇṇaka Ja.vi.24 (vegetable as oblation); appako pi kato kāro devûpapattiṃ āvahati “even a small gift of mercy brings about rebirth …

…in the same sense Brahma-kāyo “the best body” (i.e. of Doctrine) DN.iii.84 (Dial. iii, 81). 3. Valuation of physical body. From…

…etc.), in cpd. saṅkha˚ brahmacariya the moral life, like a polished shell DN.i.63; SN.ii.219, explained at DN-a.i.181 as…

…AN.i.153; AN.iii.414 sq.; Brahma˚; Vb.421 Mhvs.19, Mhvs.45; Yama˚; Dhp.44; SN.i.34; nara˚; Mhvs.5, Mhvs.282 See also each sep….

Name of a nakkhatta, in cpd. -deva Snp-a.352 (cp. MN.ii.74, n. 6, where spelling Makkādeva; we also find Makhadeva at Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiv. i.1).

cp. *Sk. maghā

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

…(= seṭṭhatta C.); Vism.132, Vism.232 sq.; Vb-a.278 (Satthu˚, jāti˚, sabrahmacārī˚); DN-a.i.35; Vv-a.191.

fr. mahat˚ cp. Sk. mahattva

… ■ SN.i.38 (itthi malaṃ brahmacariyassa), SN.i.43 (id.); AN.i.105 (issā˚); Snp.378 Snp.469, Snp.962, Snp.1132 (= rāgo malaṃ etc. Cnd.500);…

…criticised by Bdhgh as brahmanic (: heretic) work in contrast with the ancient Vedas as follows “vede bhinditvā dhammayutte…

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 …

1. boundary limit, shore, embankment Vin.iii.50; AN.iii.227 (brāhmaṇānaṃ); DN.iii.92 = Vism.419; Ja.v.325; Ja.vi.536 (tīra˚) Mhvs.34, Mhvs.70; Mhvs.36, Mhvs.59 (vāpi˚); Mil.416.
2. strictly defined re …

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); …

…SN.ii.20 (˚ṃ idaṃ brahmacariyaṃ).

later Sk. maṇḍa, perhaps dial. from *mranda, cp. Sk. vi-mradati to soften. Attempts at etym….

…which was specialised in Brahmanism has acquired a general meaning in Buddhism & is applied by the Buddha to any man attaining perfection in…

I. Forms

The 2 bases muñc˚ & mucc˚; are differentiated in such a way, that muñc˚; is the active base, and mucc˚; the passive. There are however cases where the active forms (muñ …

…(sukhaṃ); Snp.524 (brahma-khettaṃ); Dhp.417 (yogaṃ m. kāyaṃ Dhp-a.iv.225); Vv.35#6; Ja.i.138 (kāmā)
■ f manusikā…

…(sukhaṃ); Snp.524 (brahma-khettaṃ); Dhp.417 (yogaṃ m. kāyaṃ Dhp-a.iv.225); Vv.35#6; Ja.i.138 (kāmā)
■ f manusikā…

youth, young man, esp. a young Brahmin Snp.1022, Snp.1027, Snp.1028; Ja.iv.391 (brāhmaṇa˚); DN-a.i.36 = satto pi coro pi taruṇo pi; Dhp-a.i.89 pl. māṇavā men Thig.112
■ The spelling mānava occurs …

…Mnd.490); Thag.1027 (brahmacariyassa); Dhp.247, Dhp.337. Freq. in formula (may be taken to no. 1) [pahīna] ucchinna-mūla tālâvatthukata…

…devā, vinipātikā; 2 Brahmakāyikā devā; 3 Ābhassarā; 4 Subhakiṇhā; 5 Asaññasattā; 6 Ākāsanañcâyatana-upagā; 7…

…Snp.267
■ brahmacariya (a saintly life) is n- parāyanā (leading to N. SN.iii.189, cp. SN.v.218; also…

…(hidden) treasure Snp.285 (brahma n.); Dhp.76; Kp.viii.2 (see Kp-a 217 sq.: nidhīyatī ti nidhi, def. of n.), 9 (acorâharaṇo nidhi cp….

…(kāyo n’ eva deva˚ na brahma˚), Ja.i.232, Cnd.202#a, also under pucchā; Pv.ii.1#19 (su˚, well constructed i.e. symmetrical); Vism.228…

maker, builder, creator DN.i.18, DN.i.56 (in formula: brahmā… kattā nimmātā…).

Sk. nirmātṛ, n. ag. of nimmināti

adjective sounding (loud), resonant (of a beautiful voice) DN.ii.211 (cp. aṭṭhanga brahmassara & bindu).

fr. ninnāda

…(attānaṃ); Iti.78 (brahmacariye); Thig.391 (manaṃ); Ja.v.99; Pv.iii.7#7 (saṃyame nivesayi); DN-a.i.273 (gāmaṃ); Pv-a.206.

Caus….

Nābhi & Nābhī

feminine

1. the navel AN.iii.240; Ja.i.238; DN-a.i.254 (where it is said that the Vessā (Vaiśyas) have sprung from the navel of Brahmā).
2. the nave of a wheel Vv.64#4 (pl. nabhyo & n …

Nābhi & Nābhī

feminine

1. the navel AN.iii.240; Ja.i.238; DN-a.i.254 (where it is said that the Vessā (Vaiśyas) have sprung from the navel of Brahmā).
2. the nave of a wheel Vv.64#4 (pl. nabhyo & n …

to pull out, draw forth DN.i.77 (T. reads pavāhati, variant reading pabbāḷhati, evidently fr. pabāḷha); cp. Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa iv.3, 3 16
pp pabāḷha¹ (q.v.).

pa + bṛh to pull, see …

…a stanza each), SN.i.146 (˚brahma an independent Brahma); AN.ii.41 (˚sacca); AN.v.29 (id.) Snp.824 (id.), Snp.1009 (˚gaṇino each one having…

progeny, offspring, generation, beings, men, world (of men), mankind (cp. use of Bibl. Gr. γέννημα in same meaning) DN.ii.55; SN.v.346 SN.v.362 sq.; AN.ii.75 sq.; AN.iv.290; AN.v.232 sq., AN.v.253 sq. …

…viz devā saindakā sabrahmakā sapajāpatikā in sense of foll. Also at Vb-a.497 with Brahmā. 2. prajāpati (f.) [of Ved. prajāvant,…

…SN.i.105; Iti.111 (brahmacariyaṃ); Dhp.304; Snp.578, Snp.1021 Pp.57; Ja.vi.281 (atthaṃ to explain the meaning or matter); Dhp-a.ii.11…

… ■ two assemblies (viz. Brahma˚, Māra˚) at DN.iii.260; allegorically two groups of people (viz. sāratta-rattā & asāratta-rattā…

…Dial. ii.316); DN.iii.55 (brahmacariya +) SN.v.230; AN.iii.363 (nibbāna˚), AN.iii.376 (brahmacariya˚) Vism.5.

pari + osāna of ava +…

…SN.iv.373; SN.v.218; brahmacariya˚ SN.i.234; Maccu˚ SN.v.217; sambodhi˚ DN.i.156; DN.ii.155; Pp.16. Cp. also Snp.1114 (tap˚ = tad˚, see…

…SN.iv.373; SN.v.218; brahmacariya˚ SN.i.234; Maccu˚ SN.v.217; sambodhi˚ DN.i.156; DN.ii.155; Pp.16. Cp. also Snp.1114 (tap˚ = tad˚, see…

1. happy state, reconciliation, purity Pv-a.132.
2. granting graces, gratification Dhp-a.iii.3 (brahmaṇo mama p. ˚ṭṭhāne pasīdati he is gracious instead of me giving graces)

■ Cp. sam˚.

fr. pa + sad

…profit, advantage SN.i.169 (brahma “best vantage ground”). 4. merit, profit, in special sense of a gift given for the benefit of someone else…

…Quotations of similar use in brahmanical literature see at Vogel p. 6 sq.

• -āvudha (āyudha) set of 5 weapons (sword, spear,…

1. to make known, declare, point out, appoint, assign, recognise, define DN.i.119 (brāhmaṇā brāhmaṇaṃ), DN.i.180, DN.i.185, DN.i.237; Iti.98 (tevijjaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ), Pp.37, Pp.38; Pv-a.61 (āsanaṃ).
2. t …

dead, departed, the departed spirit. The Buddhistic peta represents the Vedic pitaraḥ (manes, cp. pitṛyajña), as well as the Brāhmaṇic preta. The first are souls of the “fathers, …

“applause,” in brahma-pphoṭana at Dhp-a.iii.210 should be taken as ā + phoṭana (= apphoṭana).

to shake, toss (or thunder?) only at two places in similar formula, viz. devatā sādhukāraṃ adaṃsu, brahmāno apphoṭesuṃ (variant reading appoṭh˚) Mil.13 Mil.18; Sakko devarājā appoṭhesi (variant readin …

…country); SN.ii.107 (fig. of brahmacariyaṃ; with bahujañña for ˚jana) AN.iii.215 (of town). By itself & in other combⁿ in the…

father
■ Cases: sg. nom. pitā SN.i.182; Dhp.43; Ja.v.379; Snp-a.423; acc. pitaraṃ Dhp.294; pituṃ Cp.ii.9#3; instr. pitarā Ja.iii.37, pitunā, petyā Ja.v.214; dat. gen. pitu MN.iii.176; …

Name of a (Non-Aryan) tribe, hence designation of a low social class, the members of which are said (in the Jātakas) to earn their living by means of refuseclearing On the subject see Fick, *Sociale …

…the king’s headpriest (brahmanic), or domestic chaplain, acting at the same time as a sort of Prime Minister DN.i.138; Ja.i.210 Ja.v.127 (his…

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, …

sacrificial cake (brahmanic), oblation Snp.459 (= carukañ ca pūvañ ca Snp-a.405), Snp.467 Snp.479 (= havyasesa C.), 486.

cp. Vedic puroḍāśa

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 …

…dinnaṃ rāja-dāyaṃ brahma-deyyaṃ DN.i.87, of a flourishing place. Dial. i.108 trsl^s “with power over it as if he were…

…dinnaṃ rāja-dāyaṃ brahma-deyyaṃ DN.i.87, of a flourishing place. Dial. i.108 trsl^s “with power over it as if he were…

adjective noun a fellow student DN.ii.77; DN.iii.241 sq., DN.iii.245; MN.i.101; AN.ii.97; Snp.973; Vb-a.281.

sa³ + brahmacārin

adjective including the Brahma world DN.i.62; DN.iii.76, DN.iii.135; AN.i.260; AN.ii.70; SN.v.423; Vin.i.11; DN-a.i.174.

sa³ + brahma…

…up offerings, to abandon Brahmanism Vin.i.7; DN.ii.39; Snp.1146. The word is n. according to Abhp and AN.v.269–AN.v.273; loc. ˚e, DN.i.97;…

thousand, used as a singular with a noun in the plural, sahassaṃ vācā Dhp.100; satasahassaṃ vassāni Ja.i.29; also in the plural after other numerals cattāri satasahassāni chaḷabhiññā Bv.ii.204 = J …

Śakraship, the position as the ruler of the devas MN.iii.65; Ja.i.315; Vism.301 (brahmatta +). -rajja a kingdom rivalling Sakka’s Ja.i.315.

fr. Sakka = Indra

…doctrine of outsiders, i.e. brahmanic Dhp-a.iii.392, cp. brāhmaṇānaṃ samaye DN-a.i.291; ariyānaṃ samaye Mil.229. 7. end, conclusion,…

wanderer, recluse, religieux AN.i.67; DN.iii.16 DN.iii.95 sq., DN.iii.130 sq.; SN.i.45; Dhp.184; of a non-Buddhist (tāpasa) Ja.iii.390; an edifying etymology of the word Dhp-a.iii.84: “samita-pāpat …

…viz. devā sa-indakā sa-brahmakā sa-pajāpatikā DN.ii.274 (without sa-brahmakā); SN.iii.90; AN.v.325. Otherwise…

Brahmā, an archangel Dāvs i.34.

fr. last

(fem. -ī) together, with samaṇas and brahmins Vin.i.11; DN.i.62; DN.iii.76, DN.iii.135; SN.v.423; Snp.p.100; DN-a.i.174.

Sirī (siri)

feminine

1. splendour, beauty Snp.686 (instr. siriyā); Ja.vi.318 (siriṃ dhāreti).
2. luck, glory majesty, prosperity SN.i.44 (nom. siri); Ja.ii.410 (siriṃ) Ja.ii.466; DN-a.i.148; Vv-a. …

Sirī (siri)

feminine

1. splendour, beauty Snp.686 (instr. siriyā); Ja.vi.318 (siriṃ dhāreti).
2. luck, glory majesty, prosperity SN.i.44 (nom. siri); Ja.ii.410 (siriṃ) Ja.ii.466; DN-a.i.148; Vv-a. …

…in the fourteenth rūpa-brahmaloka DN.ii.52; Pp.17; Kv.207. -diṭṭha well seen Snp.178 Snp.p.143…

…deva-world, e.g. Vism.314 (brahmalokaṃ uppajjati) Dhp-a.i.28 (kanaka-vimāne nibbatti); Dhp-a.iii.7 (id.); cp SN.i.143.

pp. of…

…not given to one; 3. abrahmacariyā adultery (oṭherwise called kāmesu micchā-cārā); 4. musāvādā telling lies; 5….

…vuṭṭhi); Snp.267 (t. ca brahmacariyā ca), Snp.655 (id.), Snp.901; Pv.i.3#2 (instr. tapasā brahmacariyena Pv-a.15); Ja.i.293; Ne.121 (+…

…tapo). 2. (as f.) tapanī Ja.v.201 (in metaphorical play of word with aggi & brahmacārin Com….

…vuṭṭhi); Snp.267 (t. ca brahmacariyā ca), Snp.655 (id.), Snp.901; Pv.i.3#2 (instr. tapasā brahmacariyena Pv-a.15); Ja.i.293; Ne.121 (+…

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 …

…i.e. of the Path)

1. brahmanic DN.i.238; AN.i.163; also as tevijjaka (n.) DN.i.88, DN.i.107, DN.i.119
2. buddhistic: Vin.ii.161;…

…mentioned as a branch of brahmanic learning, in phrase itihāsa-pañca-mānaṃ padako veyyākaraṇo etc. DN.i.88 = (see DN-a.i.247);…

adjective belonging to a partridge, like a partridge Ja.i.219 (brahmacariya).

fr. tittira

No. 33, only in compounds denoting the 33 gods, whose chief is Sakka, while the numeral 33 is always tettiṃsa. This number occurs already in the Vedas with ref. to the gods & is …

…kāmadeva life, or after brahmadeva life) DN.i.34, DN.i.55; SN.iv.323; Mnd.324; Mil.413; Ne.95, Ne.112, Ne.160; DN-a.i.120.

*…

…Pts.i.84; kāy˚ SN.ii.24; brahmalok˚ Pv.ii.13#19 yathākamm˚ DN.i.82. 2. coming into, experiencing, having as vikappan˚ according to option…

anything that spoils or obstructs, a minor stain, impurity, defilement, depravity, Vin.ii.295 (cp. Snp-a.487 & Vv-a.134 & see abbha); MN.i.36, MN.i.91; DN.iii.42 sq., DN.iii.49 sq …

…(˚bhāvanā), Vism.319 (˚brahmavihāra), Vism.325 (˚vihārin), Vism.461; Snp-a.128; Sdhp.461.

fr. upa + īkṣ, cp. BSk. upekṣā…

…(˚bhāvanā), Vism.319 (˚brahmavihāra), Vism.325 (˚vihārin), Vism.461; Snp-a.128; Sdhp.461.

fr. upa + īkṣ, cp. BSk. upekṣā…

…byūhanto (variant reading brahmanto) mahantaṃ yuddha-kiccaṃ vahituṃ samatthā ti attho“. The BSk. udviddha (Divy.7) may possibly be a…

…See also under brahma. Note. The P. root vacc is given at Dhtm.59 in meaning of “ditti,” i.e….

adjective to be killed, slaughtered or executed; object of execution; meriting death Vin.iv.226; Snp.580 (go vajjho viya); Ja.ii.402 (cora), Ja.vi.483 (= vajjhappatta cora C.); Vism.314; Kp-a.27- *[ …

…keeping the Sunday Ja.vi.232 brahmacariyaṃ v. to live a chaste life MN.i.515 (cp. same expression Ait. Br. 5, 13; Śat. Br. 12, 2, 2; 13, 8….

…(sīla, vata, tapas brahmacariya); AN.v.18; Snp.792, Snp.898; Vv.84#24; Ja.iii.75; Vv-a.9; Pv-a.60
■ subbata…

(& -ī) a carpenter builder, architect, mason. On their craft and guilds see Fick, Sociale Gliederung 181 sq.; Mrs. Rh. D Cambridge Hist. Ind. i.206
■ The word is specially characteristic of t …

appearance etc (lit. “cover, coating”). There is a considerable fluctuation of meaning, especially between meanings 2, 3, 4. One may group as follows.

1. colour Snp.447 (meda˚); SN.v.216 (chavi˚ of t …

…the Veda(s), the brahmanic canon of authorized religious teaching (revelation) & practice otherwise given as…

adjective knowing or studying the Vedas Snp-a.462 (brāhmaṇa).

fr. veda 3

adjective belonging to var. kingdoms or provinces, coming from various countries (nānā˚) living in a different country, foreign, alien DN.i.113; MN.ii.165 (brāhmaṇā); AN.iii.263 (bhikkhū); Thag.1037 …

…(of heart) Mil.225; brahma˚; divine state SN.v.326; Snp-a.136; Vism.295 sq. (ch. ix.); phāsu˚; comfort AN.iii.119 AN.iii.132;…

…SN.i.192, SN.i.194. In brahmanic sense at Snp.594 (= tiveda Snp-a.463). Both meanings compared contrasted at AN.i.163 (aññathā…

…is abbreviated to brahma (nt.) “highest, best thing of all,” “summum bonum,” paradise magic palace: Thag-a.47…

…udar’ âvadehakaṃ bhuñjitvā seyya-sukhaṃ anuyogo, aññataraṃ deva-nikāyaṃ paṇidhāya brahmacariyaṃ; thus at DN.iii.238;…

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. …

…only in phrase vusitaṃ brahmacariyaṃ (translation Dial. i.93; “the higher life has been fulfilled”) DN.i.84 (cp. Dhp.i.225 vutthaṃ…

indeclinable part. of disjunction: “or”; always enclitic Kp viii. (itthiyā purisassa vā; mātari pitari vā pi). Usually repeated vā-vā (is it so-) or, either-or, e.g. Snp.1024 (Brahmā vā Indo vā p …

…feast“; Prof. Dutoit “Brahmanen-backwerk” (i.e. special cakes for br.). vācana may be a distortion of vājana,…

…holy state AN.v.29 sq.; brahmacariya˚; chastity Pv-a.61. 4. (adj.) (-˚) staying, living, abiding, spending time Snp.19 (ekaratti˚),…

(-˚) enclosure, circle, ring; in gala˚; the throat circle, i.e. the bottom of the throat Vism.258; Dhs-a.316; Dhp-a.i.394; caṇḍāla˚; circle of Caṇḍālas Ja.vi.156; brāhmaṇa˚; of Brahmins Dhp- …

…he led“ trsl. refers to brahmacariyaṃ). The same verse occurs at Snp.354. The latter passage is mentioned in P.D under…

…(when critical) to the Brahmanic rites of sacrificing to the gods according to the rules initiated in the Vedas & Vedic literature; or (when…

…concerning the brahmanic sacrifice: see DN.i.129 sq., DN.i.137 sq. They are there given as 16 parikkhāras as follows: (4) cattāro…

…as follows: “ye upari Brahma-lokesu vā Āruppesu vā nibbattanti, tadavasese sandhāya vuttaṃ”); DN.ii.139: yebhuyyena dasasu…

adjective noun requesting, one who begs, a recipient of alms, a beggar Ja.iii.353; Pv.ii.9#38; Pv-a.78, Pv-a.102 (= yācanaka); Sdhp.324, Sdhp.331. Freq. in combination with similar terms of wayfarin …

1. A (brahmanic) sacrifice, known otherwise as mahāyāga (or pl ˚yāgā), and consisting of the 4: assamedha, purisamedha…

to cause to sacrifice, to make a priest give an offering (to the gods or otherwise) Ja.vi.211, Ja.vi.215; ppr. yājento MN.i.404; Pot. 2^nd sg. yājeyya Ja.iii.515; 3^rd pl. *yāj …

…Thag-a.257); and brahma-yāna dhamma-yāna “the very best & excellent carriage” as epithet of magga SN.v.5, cp. Ja.iv.100 Cp. the…

…in deva˚ magga DN.i.215, Brahma˚ magga the way leading to the Brahma-world DN.i.220. 2. (in applied meaning, cp. yānikata) -yānika one…

…in deva˚ magga DN.i.215, Brahma˚ magga the way leading to the Brahma-world DN.i.220. 2. (in applied meaning, cp. yānikata) -yānika one…

… 3. with abl.: y brahmalokā up to the highest heaven AN.iii.17; y mekhalā down to her girdle Pv-a.46; yāva āyu-pariyosānā up to…

…of a class of gods in the Brahma heavens “the radiant gods”, usually referred to as the representatives of supreme love (pīti & mettā) thus…

…original Dpvs.iv.26.

• -brahmacariyaka belonging to the principles or fundaments of moral life DN.i.189; DN.iii.284;…

…AN.v.205; DN-a.i.72 (= abrahmacariyato dūra-cārin).

Vedic ārād, abl. as adv.; orig. a root der. fr. *ara remoteness, as in Sk. araṇa…