…in phrase gaṇārāmo gaṇarato gaṇārāmataṃ anuyutto: a lover of the crowd AN.iii.422 sq.; MN.iii.110 = Nd ii.on Snp.54 *…

the open air, an open & unsheltered space DN.i.63 (= alagganatthena a. viya DN-a.i.180), DN.i.71 (= acchanna DN-a.i.210), DN.i.89; MN.iii.132; AN.ii.210; AN.iii.92; AN.iv.437, AN.v.65; Snp.p.139 (˚e …

…Avīcimhi yeva abbuda-gaṇanāya paccanokāso pana abbudo nirayo ti vutto; see also Kindred Sayings p. 190); Ja.iii.360 (sataṃ…

“smearing over”, stain, pollution Snp.1032, Snp.1033 = Ne.10, Ne.11 (see Cnd.88 laggana “sticking to”, bandhana, upakkilesa).

abhi + lepana

(in compounds addha˚;)

1. (of space a path, road, also journey (see compounds & derivations); only in one ster. phrase Ja.iv.384 = Ja.v.137 (pathaddhuno paṇṇarase va cando, gen. for loc. ˚addha …

not hanging on anything, not being suspended DN-a.i.180.

a + laggana

…(amaccā pārisajjā gaṇakamahāmattā); AN.i.142 (catunnaṃ mahārājānaṃ a. pārisajjā) See on the question of ministers in general…

strewn with, beset with, dotted all over Pv.iv.12#1 (bhamara-gaṇa˚).

pp. of anu + kirati

at Ja.v.302 should be read as anu pathe by the way at the wayside; anu to be taken as prep. c. loc. (see anu A). C. explains as janghamagga-mahāmaggānaṃ antare.

(anuppa˚) entered, gone or got into, fallen into (c. acc.) Mil.270, Mil.318 sq., Mil.409 (coming for shelter); Pv-a.97, Pv-a.152 (Gangānadiṃ a. nadī flowing into the G.).

pp. of anupavisati

Anupubbi-kathā

feminine a gradual instruction, graduated sermon regulated exposition of the ever higher values of four subjects (dāna-kathā, sīla˚, sagga˚, magga˚) i.e. charity righteousness, the h …

“the not getting up”, inactivity, want of energy Dhp.241 (sarīra-paṭijagganaṃ akaronto Dhp-a.iii.347).

an + uṭṭhāna

adjective small, little, insignificant, often in the sense of “very little = (next to) nothing” (so in most compounds); thus expl^d. at Vv-a.334 as equivalent to a negative part. (see *[a …

“going away” viz.

1. separation, loss Dhp.211 (piya˚ = viyoga Dhp-a.iii.276).
2. loss (of property) DN.iii.181, DN.iii.182; AN.ii.166; AN.iv.283; Ja.iii.387 (atth˚).
3. leakage, out flow (of water) …

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 …

adjective not mixed or mixing, not associating, not given to society MN.i.ai4; SN.i.63; Snp.628 = Dhp.404 (= dassana-savana-samullāpa paribhogakāya-saṃsaggānaṃ abhāvena Snp-a.468 = Dhp-a.iv.173). …

…ava-kantati to cut off; ˚gaṇa away from the crowd; ˚chindati cut off ˚yīyati fall off; ˚bhāsati shine out, effulge; ˚muñcati take off;…

…Ja.ii.200.

cp. Sk. angaṇa & ˚na; to anga?

Aṅgaṇa²

a speck or freckle (on the face) AN.v.92, AN.v.94 sq. (+ raja)…

…passage Bdhgh. explains gaṇangaṇ-ûpāhanā, Mrs. Rh. D. (Kindred Sayings i.291) trsls “buskined shoes”.

cp. Sk. aṭṭa &…

…company Dhp-a.ii.160 (gaṇa˚ joining in companies). 5. handle Vin.ii.135. 6. piecing together Vin.i.254 (˚mattena when it, i.e. the stuff,…

Bhaṅga¹

neuter hemp coarse hempen cloth Vin.i.58 (where combined with sāṇa).

cp. Sk. bhanga, which occurs already Atharva-veda xi.6.15 (see Zimmer. Altind. Leben 68) also Av. baṃha, Po …

…of Npl. at Mnd.155 for Gaṅgaṇa & Aṅgaṇeka; respectively With misspelling bh → g, cp. bheṇḍaka → geṇḍaka.

to…

…of Npl. at Mnd.155 for Gaṅgaṇa & Aṅgaṇeka; respectively With misspelling bh → g, cp. bheṇḍaka → geṇḍaka.

to…

…to the Buddha between gaṇabhojanaṃ, parampara-bhojanaṃ, atirittabhojanaṃ, anatirittabhojanaṃ mentioned at Kv.ii.552; see…

1. part, portion, fraction, share Vin.i.285; Snp.427 (sahassa-bhāgo maraṇassa = sahassaṃ bhāgānaṃ assā ti Snp-a.387; a thousand times a share of death, i.e. very near death, almost quite dead), Snp. …

…Vb-a.473.

• -aṅgaṇa the courtyard in which the Bo tree stands DN-a.i.191; Vism.188 (˚vatta); Vb-a.349. *…

attached to, clinging to, in cpd. -mānasa possessed with longing Dhp.47 (= sampatte vā asampatte vā lagga-mānasa Dhp-a.i.361), Dhp.287 (cp. Dhp-a.iii.433; lagganatāya sattamānasa).

pp. of vy + …

…Vin.i.35.

• -aṅgaṇa the open space round a Cetiya Mil.366 Vism.144, Vism.188, Vism.392; DN-a.i.191,…

Chakana & Chakaṇa

neuter the dung of animals Vin.i.202; Ja.iii.386 (ṇ); Ja.v.286; Ja.vi.392 (ṇ).

Vedic śakṛt & śakan; Gr. κόπρος; Sk. chagana is later, see Trenckner, Notes 62 n. 16

Chakana & Chakaṇa

neuter the dung of animals Vin.i.202; Ja.iii.386 (ṇ); Ja.v.286; Ja.vi.392 (ṇ).

Vedic śakṛt & śakan; Gr. κόπρος; Sk. chagana is later, see Trenckner, Notes 62 n. 16

…˚putta) Ja.iii.391;

• -gaṇa a troop of gods Ja.i.203; Dhp-a.iii.441;
• -gaha a temple chapel…

…cp. Sp. Avs.ii.155;

• -gaṇa a body of followers of the Dh. Pv-a.194
• -gaṇḍikā (better…

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 …

…Dhp-a.iv.1;

• -gaṇa a troop of slaves Pv.iv.1#41;
• -purisa a servant Ja.i.385; *…

… ■ Cp. kumbha˚.

• -gaṇa a troop of slave-girls Ja.ii.127;
• -dāsā (pl.) maid& man-servants Dhp-a.i.187; freq….

…Ja.iii.308; Ud.69.

• -aṅgaṇa one (clear space Ja.ii.357.
• -āgārika a thief, robber DN.i.52,…

the sky (with reference to sidereal motions); usually of the moon: g˚ majjhe puṇṇacando viya Ja.i.149, Ja.i.212; g˚ tale canda-maṇḍalaṃ Ja.iii.365; cando g˚ majjhe ṭhito Ja.v.137; cando gagane viya …

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 …

to seek, to search for, to wish for, strive after Dhp.146 (gavessatha), Dhp.153; Thag.183; Cnd.2, Cnd.70, Cnd.427; Ja.i.4, Ja.i.61; Mil.326; Pv-a.187, Pv-a.202 (aor. gavesi = vicini); Bdhd 53 In Nd …

to roar, to crash, to thunder; deve gaḷagaḷāyate (loc. abs.) in a thunderstorm, usually as deve vassante deve g˚; amidst rain and heavy thunder DN.ii.132; SN.i.106; AN.v.114 sq (gala˚); Thag.189; Mi …

…(together with amaccā as gaṇaka-mahāmatta = a ministerial treasurer) DN.iii.64, and in same context DN.iii.148 DN.iii.153, DN.iii.169,…

Err:501

…DN-a.i.95 by acchiddaka-gaṇanā); MN.i.85 MN.iii.1 (˚ājīva); DN-a.i.157. -gaṇana-patha (time-) reckoning, period of time Mil.20,…

…to consider, to care for Ja.i.300 Ja.iv.267.

denom. to gaṇa Dhtp.574: sankhyāne

…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;…

…sanghā sanghī DN.i.112, explained at DN-a.i.280: pubbe nagarassa anto agaṇā bahi nikkhamitvā gaṇa-sainpannā ti. See also…

…granthi, to grem to comprise, hold together, cp. Lat. gremium, Sk. gaṇa & grāma, see also gantha

dwelling, hut, house the household Ja.i.145, Ja.i.266, Ja.i.290; Ja.ii.18, Ja.ii.103, Ja.ii.110, Ja.ii.155 Ja.vi.367; Vism.593; Pv-a.22, Pv-a.62, Pv-a.73, Pv-a.82; fig. of kāya (body) Thag.184 = D …

…of cattle SN.iv.289;

• -gaṇa a herd of cattle MN.i.220; AN.i.229; Ja.ii.127; Dhp-a.i.175; Vv-a.311 *…

beam supporting the framework of a roof, shaped Λ; fig. of old people, bent by age (see ˚vanka) Vin.iii.65, Vin.iii.81; SN.ii.263; SN.iii.156; SN.v.43, SN.v.228; MN.i.80; AN.i.261; AN.iii.364; AN.v.21 …

…samā of Buddha) Ja.v.140 (˚gaṇa), Ja.v.266, Ja.v.267 (isi Gotamo); Pv.ii.6#14 (yama-niyam’ ādīnaṃ esanatthena isayo Pv-a.98); Pv.ii.13#3…

watching, tending, bringing up Ja.i.148 (dāraka˚).

from jaggati

(to jāgarati] watchfulness Ja.i.10.

…(id.); Iti.33; Ja.iv.110; Pv.iii.5#7 (= janasamūha upāsakagaṇa Pv-a.200).

from janati

Kacchā¹

feminine

1. enclosure denoting both the enclosing and the enclosed i.e. wall or room: see kacchantara.
2. an ornament for head & neck (of an elephant), ve …

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 …

…In cpd. kimi-kula the worm kind (genus worm) Mil.100; Vism.235; ˚gaṇa crowd of worms Vism.314.

Vedic kṛmi

and Kākoḷa a raven, esp. in his quality as bird of prey, feeding on carrion (cp. kāka) Ja.iii.246 (= vanakāka); Ja.v.268, Ja.v.270 (gijjha k˚ ā ca ayomukhā… khādanti naraṃ kibbisakārinaṃ); Ja.vi.566 …

to desire.

1. Objective: pleasantness, pleasure-giving, an object of sensual enjoyment.
2. Subjective: (a) enjoyment, pleasure on occasion of sense, (b) sense-desire.

Buddhist commentators exp …

Lagana & Laggana

neuter

1. adhering Ja.i.46 (g.; Ja.v.281); with gg: Ja.iii.202 (= sanga); Cnd.p.188 (s. v nissita, in sequence l., bandhana, palibodha); Mil.105; Dhp-a.iii.433.
2. slinging rou …

Lagana & Laggana

neuter

1. adhering Ja.i.46 (g.; Ja.v.281); with gg: Ja.iii.202 (= sanga); Cnd.p.188 (s. v nissita, in sequence l., bandhana, palibodha); Mil.105; Dhp-a.iii.433.
2. slinging rou …

? ship’s anchor (nāvā˚ Mil.377 (variant reading lagganaka), Mil.378.

fr. lag, with k for g, as lakuṭa: laguḷa etc. Would correspond to Sk. *lagnaka, cp. Trenckner Notes 62; Geiger,

Pali Grammar

§ 39#1

one who knows the art of writing, a scribe, secretary Vin.iv.8 (as a profession); Vin.iv.10 (= muddikā & gaṇakā, pl.); Mil.42.

fr. lekha

…and gaṇanā Vin.iv.7, Vin.iv.128 = Vin.i.77; cp. Vin.iv.305.

fr. likh; Vedic lekhā. See also…

…Dhp-a.ii.17 (˚gaṇanā); Thag-a.199; Vv-a.324 (sūkara˚); Pv-a.152 Pv-a.157; Sdhp.104. A detailed description of loma as one…

magganā (f.) tracking, search for, covetousness Vism.29 (syn. for nijigiṃsanatā gaveṭṭhi); Dhtp.298 (& gavesana).

fr. magg

…great body Mil.16.

• -gaṇa a great crowd or community Dhp-a.i.154.
• -gaṇḍa a large…

…Cp. Bhallaka.

• -gaṇa troop of professional wrestlers Mil.331
• -muṭṭhika boxer…

…Vb-a.46 sq.).

-aṅgaṇa (man˚) sphere of ideation (Dhs. trsl. § 58; DN.iii.243, DN.iii.280 and passim….

…Vb-a.46 sq.).

-aṅgaṇa (man˚) sphere of ideation (Dhs. trsl. § 58; DN.iii.243, DN.iii.280 and passim….

Maru¹

a region destitute of water, a desert. Always combined with -kantāra: Mnd.155 (as Name); Ja.i.107; Vb-a.6; Vv-a.332; Pv-a.99, Pv-a.112.

cp. Epic Sk. maru

Maru²

1. …

…cp. Franke, Dīgha p. 53, “Finger-rechner”?) Vin.iv.8 (m., gaṇaka, lekhaka); SN.iv.376 (gaṇaka, m., sankhāyaka).

fr. muddā

…of muddā DN.i.11 m. + gaṇanā (see DN-a.i.95) as “hattha-muddā-gaṇanā is doubtful; since at Mil.78 sq. muddā & gaṇanā are two…

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 …

covetousness Vism.23 sq. (defined), Vism.29 (id. = magganā), referring to Vb.353 where T has jigiṃsanatā, with variant reading nijigīsanatā.

fr. last

…Ja.iii.395; Ja.iv.396 (˚gaṇa); Vv.6#1, Vv.44#16; Pv.i.9#1 (= itthi Pv-a.44). pl. nariyo (Snp.299, Snp.304, Snp.703), nāriyo (Snp.703…

adjective separated from the troop or crowd, standing alone, Vin.i.80; Ja.iv.432 = (gaṇaṃ ohīna C.).

Vedic ogaṇa with dial. o for ava

having left behind Ja.iv.432 (gaṇaṃ).

pp. of ojahāti

…followers visuṃ visuṃ gaṇavanto Snp-a.583); Ja.iv.114 (˚bodhiñāṇa) Mnd.58 (˚muni); DN-a.i.148 (paccekā itthiyo); Snp-a.52…

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 …

obstruction, hindrance, obstacle, impediment, drawback Ja.i.148; Ja.iii.241 (a non-obstruction), Ja.iii.381 (id.); Ne.80; also in var. phrases viz. kāma˚ Cnd.374 (+ kāmapariḷāha); kula˚ cīvara Cnd.6 …

1. to obstruct refuse, keep back, hinder, withhold Vin.ii.166; Vin.iv.42 Vin.iv.131; Ja.i.217 (cp. paṭibāhati ibid.); Ja.iii.138 (aor. ˚buddhi.), Ja.iv.159; Mil.263.
2. to delay Mil.404 (or should we …

…cp Pp-a 226: yo attano gogaṇaṃ ghaṭṭeti, paragogaṇe pana so rato sukhasīlo hoti etc.). -(n)kata made by something or somebody…

…Snp-a.503; Kp-a.182 (gaṇana˚); Vv-a.194 (id.) Dhs-a.3; Dhp-a.ii.73 (avadhi˚); Pv-a.254 (kāla˚), Pv-a.255 (āyuno p.); Vb-a.417…

1. “way round,” edge, border; paripanthe in ambush (near a road) MN.i.87; Ja.iii.65.
2. obstacle, hindrance, danger. It refers esp. to danger arising out of mishaps to or bad conditions of roads in th …

…Ja.ii.127 (dāsi-gaṇa˚); Ja.iii.371 (mahā-jana˚); Ja.vi.75; Vv.16#5 (= samantato p. Vv-a.81); Pv-a.3 (dhutta-jana˚), Pv-a.62…

1. limit, end, climax, border SN.i.80 (manāpa˚ “limit-point in enjoyment”; cp. C. nipphattikaṃ koṭikaṃ K.S. 320) Ja.i.149 (hattha-pāda˚ hoofs), Ja.i.221 (udaka˚), Ja.i.223 (sara˚), Ja.ii.200 (anga …

…kamma˚ Dhp-a.i.36; gaṇana˚ (range of) calculation Mil.20; cakkhu˚ Ja.iv.403 (= cakkhūnaṃ etaṃ nāmaṃ C.); catummahā˚…

…in MN.i.79; Ja.i.150 (miga-gaṇaṃ uyyānaṃ) Ja.i.291; Ja.vi.179; Vism.39; Pv-a.38, Pv-a.44, Pv-a.61 (gehaṃ), Pv-a.141 (id.);…

rearing, fostering, tending; attention, care Ja.i.148; Mil.366; Dhp-a.i.27 Dhp-a.ii.96.

fr. paṭijaggati

adjective to be reared or brought up Ja.vi.73 (putta).

fr. paṭijaggana

Phala¹

neuter to burst, thus lit. “bursting,” i.e. ripe fruit; see phalati]

1. (lit. fruit (of trees etc.) Vv.84#14 (dumā nicca-phal’ ûpapannā not to phalu, as Kern, …

…ukkhipitvā Commentary)

• -gaṇanā counting in a lump, summing up DN-a.i.95
• -cāra alms-round wandering for alms Snp.414
• -cārika…

(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 …

fighter fr. a chariot, charioteer MN.i.397 (saññāto kusalo rathassa anga-paccangānaṃ); DN.i.51 (in list of var. occupations, cp. DN-a.i.156); Ja.vi.15 (+ patti-kārika), Ja.vi.463 (id.). Rathika & …

Rājā (Rājan)

king, a ruling potentate. The defⁿ at Vin.iii.222 is “yo koci rajjaṃ kāreti.” The fanciful etym. at DN.iii.93 Vism.419 is “dhammena pare rañjetī ti rājā” i.e. he gladdens othe …

Rājā (Rājan)

king, a ruling potentate. The defⁿ at Vin.iii.222 is “yo koci rajjaṃ kāreti.” The fanciful etym. at DN.iii.93 Vism.419 is “dhammena pare rañjetī ti rājā” i.e. he gladdens othe …

…bad; it is opposed to gaṇanā 3. (-˚) of such & such a form, like, kind, of a certain condition or appearance. In…

…Kv.337; Dhs-a.157

• -ggaṇa together with his companions Dpvs.14, 58
• -cetiya containing a Cetiya Mhvs.33, Mhvs.10. *…

adjective being in unity, harmonious MN.ii.239; DN.iii.172; AN.ii.240; AN.v.74 sq.; plur. = all unitedly, in common Vin.i.105; Ja.vi.273#2. AN.i.70 = AN.i.243; Snp.281, Snp.283; Dhp.194; Thig.161; Tha …

multitude, mass, aggregation Ne.195; Pv-a.49, Pv-a.127, Pv-a.157 (= gaṇa), Pv-a.200 (id.).

fr. saṃ + vah, uh

…Vism.401, Vism.604
■ gaṇa-satthar leader of a company Ja.ii.41, Ja.ii.72; satthāra-dassana sight of the Master Snp-a.49;…

is the P. correspondent of sajati¹ (sṛj), but Sk. sañj = sajjati (to hang on, cling), which at Dhtp.67 Dhtp.397 defined as saṅga. The Dhtp (64) & Dhtm (82) take; *sañ …

adjective [sa + angaṇa) sinful Snp.279. Cp. sāngaṇa.

…(sangaṇika˚) living in society AN.iii.104; AN.iv.342.

saṃ + gaṇa + ikā, cp. BSk. sangaṇikā Mvu.ii.355; Divy.464

…= Sv.400; MN.i.231 (cp. gaṇa)

■ On the formula Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha see dhamma C 2.

• -ānussati meditation on…

…sq.; Cnd.617 (= uddesa gaṇanā paññatti); Dhs.1306; Mil.25
■ saṅkhaṃ gacchati to be styled, called or defined; to be put into…

adhering, connected AN.i.103; DN-a.i.91; Ja.iii.154; Dhs-a.15; Sdhp.489 (a˚).

cp. Sk. śliṣṭa, pp. of śliṣ to clasp, to which śleṣman slime = P. silesuma & semha. The Dhtp (443) explains silis b …

adjective shining, bright, beautiful DN.i.76 = DN.ii.13 = MN.iii.102; Dhs.250; DN-a.i.221; auspicious, lucky, pleasant Snp.341; Iti.80 good Snp.824, Snp.910; subhato maññati to consider as a good thi …

dog Ja.iv.438 (˚-saṃgha = sunakhagaṇa, C.; spelling ḷ).

but cp. Sk. śālūra a frog

adjective full of lust, impure MN.i.24 (var. read sangaṇa; this is also the reading at Snp.279 see above).

sa + angaṇa

tree, Pv-a.154 (˚gaṇā), Pv-a.251.

Perhaps dialect. for dāru

…30 Sdhp.411, Sdhp.478;

• -gaṇa the company of the 30; Snp.679 (Com. tettiṃsa); Vv.41#6;
• -gatin going…

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 …

…stars, i.e. the Moon).

-gaṇa (tāra˚) the host of stars Pv.ii.9#67 (cando va t
■ gaṇe atirocati). -maṇivitāna…

…place Ja.i.109.

ud + angaṇa¹; Kern unnecessarily changes it to uttankana “a place for digging for water” see

Toevoegselen

…

neckband to hold a basket hanging down Ja.vi.562 (uggīvañ c’âpi aṃsato = aṃsakūṭe pacchi-lagganakaṃ C.).

ud + gīva

see vaggati (ref. of Vv.64#9).

…Snp.408; narī -vara- gaṇa a crowd of most lovely women Snp.301; esp. frequent in combination with predicate…

…(-˚ of years, in gaṇa˚; for many years Snp.279; Snp-a.339 tero˚; more than one year (old): see under tero; satta˚ seven years…

…14 mahā˚, cetiyangaṇa˚, bodhiyangaṇa˚, pānīyamāḷa˚ uposathāgāra˚, āgantuka˚, gamika˚).

orig. pp. of…

Vaya¹ & vayo

neuter age, especially young age, prime, youth; meaning “old age” when characterized as such or contrasted to youth (the ord. term for old age being jarā). …

the egg plant, Solanum melongena Ja.v.131; Dhs-a.320.

cp. *Sk. vātingaṇa

…Cp. also AN.iv.435 (gaṇasmā v.).

doubtful, whether vi + upakaṭṭha (since the latter is only used of time), or =…

…y. Pv-a.117, Pv-a.241. -gaṇa the multitude of ys. Ja.vi.287. -gaha = following Dhp-a.iii.362….

adverb as, like, in relation to, after (the manner of)
■ As prep. (with acc.): according (to some condition, norm or rule): yathā kāmaṃ (already Vedic) according to his desire …

adjective noun treaching, f. ācarinī a female teacher Vin.iv.227 (in contrast to gaṇa & in same sense as ācariya m. at Vin.iv.130), Vin.iv.317 (id.).

fr. ā + car

Ālaka-manda

at Vin.ii.152 is of uncertain reading and meaning (“open to view”? or “not having pegs” āḷaka?) vv.ll. āḷakamanta & ālakamandāra; Bdhgh on p. 321 explains āḷakamandā ti ekangaṇā manussâb …