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

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…