…be a re-translation of P. paritta, which may correspond to Sk, prarikta, pp of pra + ric, meaning “that which is exceeded,” i.e. left…

…thoka, lamaka, jatukka, parittaka Mnd.306); Dhp.174; Ja.i.262; Pp.39
■ nt. appaṃ a little, a small portion, a trifle; pl. appāni small…

…Dhp-a.ii.160); Pv.i.10#2 (= paritta Pv-a.48); Pv.ii.9#39; Pp.62; Pv-a.6, Pv-a.60 (= paritta). f. appikā Ja.i.228
■…

atta (the latter is the form used in comp^n.)

I. Inflection

1. of attan- (n. stem); the foll. cases are the most freq:
   ■ acc. attānaṃ DN.i.13, DN.i.18 …

developed, made to become by means of thought, cultured, well-balanced AN.v.299 (cittaṃ parittaṃ abhāvitaṃ; opp. cittaṃ appamāṇaṃ subhāvitaṃ); Snp.516, Snp.558.

pp. of bhāveti

…or in a certain state, as paritta˚ & mahā˚; Vb.340 te˚; in 3 planes Snp-a.4 (of the 5 Khandhas), Snp-a.510…

…or in a certain state, as paritta˚ & mahā˚; Vb.340 te˚; in 3 planes Snp-a.4 (of the 5 Khandhas), Snp-a.510…

…seeing far, knowing little = paritta-dassa thoka-dassa Cnd.69). Cp. akkha˚ a judge Mil.114. -su˚; easily perceived (opp. duddasa)…

…Pp.67, Pp.68; Vism.414 (˚paritta).

• -ālu adorned with flags Thag.164 = Ja.ii.334 (: dhajasampanna Com.); *…

…Pv-a.74 etc. Opp. the 2000 paritta-dīpā the smaller islands Kp-a.133 2. fig. shelter, salvation etc. (see also tāṇa):…

…DN-a.i.195; Pv-a.60 (= paritta khaṇika). 2. small, inferior, poor, unreliable, mean MN.ii.47 (˚jacca of inferior birth); AN.ii.34; Snp.757…

…AN.iv.136 (appakaṃ parittaṃ); Snp.181 Snp.440, Snp.574, Snp.577, Snp.931, Snp.1077; Dhp.110, Dhp.111, Dhp.130; Ja.i.222; Pv.i.11#11…

…Pv-a.161 (& a˚).; -paritta one on whom a protective spell has been worked, charm-protected Mil.152…

…khandhas Vism.411 sq.

• -paritta protective spell as regards the khandhas (as Name of a Suttanta) Vism.414. *…

…santati˚, addhā˚)

• -paritta small as a moment Vism.238.

Derivation unknown. It has been suggested that khaṇa and the…

…AN.iv.137 (jīvitaṃ parittaṃ l.) Mil.344 (āpatti). 2. light, buoyant Thag.104 (kāyo) Dhs.648; Mil.105; Pv-a.280. atilahukaṃ (adv.)…

…DN.ii.128 = Ud.83 (udakaṃ parittaṃ luḷitaṃ āvilaṃ) Ja.vi.63; Mnd.488 (āvila +); Mil.35, Mil.177, Mil.220 (˚citta), Mil.383 (a˚);…

…Dhs-a.45 (dhammā); paritta -m- uḷāra Sdhp.260. 2. of time: paṭhame yāme majjhima˚…

…to men
■ Ja.i.200 (+ paritta), Ja.iii.511 (˚ṃ karoti to utter a charm, cast a spell); Dhp-a.iv.227. There are several special charms…

…inferior wisdom Snp.890 (= paritta-pañña Mnd.299);

• -sevin of vile pursuit AN.i.126.

Sk. nihīna, pp. of nihīyati or…

…Snp.954; Snp-a.347 (= paritta lāmaka)
■ More freq. in neg. form anoma not inferior i.e. excellent.

Vedic avama,…

adjective inferior, posterior Vin.i.19; Vin.ii.159; MN.ii.47; Snp.692 (= paritta Snp-a.489; cp. omaka) Ja.i.381.

ora + ka

…Snp.924 (Pot. parittase, interpreted by Mnd.373 as taseyya, uttaseyya, bhāyeyya thus taken as tasati²); Mil.253, Mil.400;…

…Snp.924 (Pot. parittase, interpreted by Mnd.373 as taseyya, uttaseyya, bhāyeyya thus taken as tasati²); Mil.253, Mil.400;…

…appa); Pv-a.51 Sdhp.42
■ f. parittikā Thag.377.

paritta¹ + ka

adjective being in dread of (-˚) SN.i.201.

pari + tāsin, fr. tāsa of tasati²

adjective safeguarding against, sheltering against, keeping away from Vism.376 (angāra-vassaṃ p. thero).

fr. pari + tāyati

protection, shelter, refuge, safeguard, safety DN.i.9 (sara from an arrow, i.e. a shield); DN.iii.189; Ja.vi.455; Pv-a.284; Sdhp.396.

• -kitikā a protecting arrangement Vin.ii.152, cp. *Vin Texts …

…honti); Mil.285 (dvisahassa-paritta-dīpa-p˚ ā cattāro mahā dīpā); Vism.37; Dhp-a.iii.262 (pañcasatabhikkhu˚); Pv-a.53…

…learn thoroughly Vin.iv.305 (parittaṃ a charm) DN.i.117 (= jānāti DN-a.i.117); AN.iii.86 (dhammaṃ); fut pariyāpuṇissati Dhp-a.i.382…

…(jāti˚) Kp-a.176 (paritta-dīpā). Also BSk. pañ’opasthāyikā-śatāni Divy.529; pañca-mātrāṇi strī-śatāni Divy.533
…

…Pv.i.5#12) or little (paritta DN-a.i.110; appa SN.ii.229); as adj. (-˚) mahā˚ SN.i.191 opp. appa˚ MN.ii.5. puñña is defined at…

shelter, protection, care AN.ii.73 (+ parittā); Mhvs.25, Mhvs.3; Ja.i.140 (bahūhi rakkhāhi rakkhiyamāna); Pv-a.198 (˚ṃ saṃvidahati) Often in combination rakkhā + āvaraṇa (+ gutti) shelter defe …

Ratana¹

neuter

1. (lit.) a gem, jewel Vv-a.321 (not = ratana², as Hardy in Index) Pv-a.53 (nānāvidhāni)
   ■ The 7 ratanas are enumerated under veḷuriya (Mil.267). They are …

…is so beautiful Vv-a.76; parittakassa kusalakammassa t. = quidem Pv-a.51; paṃsukūlikangaṃ t. in the first place Vism.62. 3. concessive …

shelter, protection refuge, esp. as tt. of shelter & peace offered by the Dhamma. Mostly in combⁿ with leṇa & saraṇa; (see [dīpa & abhaya;](/define/dīpa & abhaya;)), in var. contexts, esp …

…Vv-a.305; Pv-a.189
■ paritta˚; sand (on the head) as an amulet Ja.i.396, Ja.i.399
■ In compounds usually vālika˚. Cp….

wind. There exists a common distinction of winds into 2 groups: “internal and “external” winds, or the ajjhattikā vāyo-dhātu (wind category), and the bāhirā. They are discussed at Vb.84, quoted a …