bank of a river or lake, su˚ (adj.) with beautiful banks SN.i.90; Pv.ii.1#20 (= sundaratittha Pv-a.77).

pa + tittha

support, resting place, stay, ground, help; also (spiritual) helper, support for salvation SN.i.1 (ap˚), SN.ii.65; SN.iii.53; Snp.173; Dhp.332; Ja.i.149; Ja.iv.20; Mil.302; Dhs-a.261; Vv-a.138; Pv- …

adjective without support (from above), unsuspended, not held Snp.173 (+ appatiṭṭha expl^d. at Snp-a.214 by heṭṭhā patiṭṭhâbhāvena upari ālambhāvena ca gambhīra).

an + ālamba

adjective having no support Ja.iii.386 (f. -ī; C. appatiṭṭhā appaṭisaraṇā).

a + parāyin, cp. parāyana

adjective

1. not standing still SN.i.1.
2. without a footing or ground to stand on, bottomless Snp.173.

a + patiṭṭha

calling to, asking, invocation, imploration DN.i.11 (Sir-avhāyane, variant reading avhayana expl^d. at DN-a.i.97 with reading Sirivhāyana as “ehi Siri mayhaṃ sire patiṭṭhāhī ti evaṃ sire S …

tumulus, sepulchral monument, cairn, MN.i.20; Dhp.188; Ja.i.237; Ja.vi.173; Snp-a.194 (dhātu-gharaṃ katvā cetiyaṃ patiṭṭhāpesuṃ); Kp-a.221; Dhp-a.iii.29 (dhātu˚) Dhp-a.iv.64); Vv-a.142; Sdhp.428 …

Dīpa¹

a lamp Ja.ii.104 (˚ṃ jāleti to light a l.); Dhp-a.ii.49 (id.), Dhp-a.ii.94 (id.)

• -acci the flame of a lamp Thag-a.154;
• -āloka light of …

Gādha¹

depth; a hole, a dugout AN.ii.107 = Pp.43 (cp. Pp-a 225); Sdhp.394 (˚ṃ khaṇati). Cp. gāḷha².

Sk. gāḷha pp. of gāh, see gāhati

Gādha²

…

1. (lit.) root AN.ii.200; MN.i.233; Dhp-a.i.270; Dhp-a.iv.200 (opp. patti); Vism.270 (rukkha˚; = rukkha-samīpaṃ); Pv.ii.9#6 (sa˚ with the root); Pv-a.43 (rukkhassa mūle at the foot of).
2. foot …

Pati¹

lord, master, owner, leader.

1. in general DN.iii.93 (khettānaṃ p. gloss adhipati). Mostly-˚; see under gavam˚, gaha˚, dāna˚, yūtha˚, senā˚.
2. husband SN.i.210; Snp.314; Ja.iii.13 …

Patiṭṭhahati & Patiṭṭhāti

to stand fast or firmly, to find a support in (loc.), to be established (intrs.), to fix oneself, to be set up, to stay; aor. patiṭṭhahi Dhp-a.iii.175 (sotāpattiphale), Pv\ …

established in (loc.), settled, fixed, arrayed, stayed, standing, supported, founded in DN.iii.101 (supatiṭṭhita-citta); MN.i.478; SN.i.40 SN.i.45, SN.i.185 (dhammesu); Iti.77; Snp.409, Snp.453; Ja.i …

having one’s footing in, hold on, tenacity Dhs.381 = Cnd.271#iii Dhs-a.253. The variant reading at Nd ii.is paṭiggāha which is also read by Dhs.

fr. patiṭṭhahati

fixing, setting up, support, help, ground (for salvation Snp.1011: Pv-a.123.

fr. paṭi + sthā cp. late Sk. pratiṣṭhāna

to establish, set up, fix, put into, instal DN.i.206; SN.i.90; Ja.i.152; Ja.i.168, Ja.i.349 (sotāpatti-phale) Pv-a.22 (id.), Pv-a.38 (id.), Pv-a.50 (saraṇesu ca sīlesu ca), Pv-a.223 (id.), Pv-a. …

put down, set down, established Pv-a.139.

pp. of patiṭṭhāpeti

one who establishes AN.v.66.

n. ag. of patiṭṭhāpeti

Patiṭṭhahati & Patiṭṭhāti

to stand fast or firmly, to find a support in (loc.), to be established (intrs.), to fix oneself, to be set up, to stay; aor. patiṭṭhahi Dhp-a.iii.175 (sotāpattiphale), Pv\ …

to be obdurate, to offer resistance AN.i.124; AN.ii.203; AN.iii.181 sq. Ja.iv.22 (aor. ˚ṭṭhīya); Pp.36; Kp-a.226.

only apparently (Pass.) to patiṭṭhahati, of sthā, but in reality = Sk. prati-sthy …

indeclinable directional prefix in well-defined meaning of “back (to), against towards, in opposition to, opposite.” As preposition (with acc. and usually postponed) towards, near by, at usually …

see patiṭṭhāha.

adjective satisfied, happy Dhp-a.ii.269 (˚ācāra) Patititthati (patitthahati)

Paṭitiṭṭhati (paṭiṭṭhahati)

etc. see *pati*˚.

to stand firm (against) Mil.372.

paṭi + thambhati

Paṭitiṭṭhati (paṭiṭṭhahati)

etc. see *pati*˚.

to put down, set down, provide; ppr. paṭṭhayamāna Pv-a.128 (varamāna + ; variant reading paṭṭhap˚); aor. paṭṭhayi Pv.ii.9#34 (dānaṃ; variant reading paṭṭhapayi, explained by paṭṭhapesi Pv-a.126 …

established, or given Pv-a.119 (cp. patiṭṭhāpitatta).

pp. of paṭṭhahati; cp. BSk. prasthapita Divy.514

adjective real, true DN.i.182; MN.ii.169; MN.iii.207; Dhp.408; nt. saccaṃ truly, verily, certainly Mil.120; saccaṃ kira is it really true? DN.i.113; Vin.i.45, Vin.i.60; Ja.i.107; saccato truly S …

Satta¹

hanging, clinging or attached to Vin.i.185; DN.ii.246; Mnd.23, Mnd.24; Dhp.342; Ja.i.376 Cp. āsatta¹ & byāsatta.

pp. of sañj: sajjati

Satta²

1. (m.) a li …

…banks DN.ii.129; Ud.83 = sūpatittha MN.i.76. See also under sūpatittha
■ parikammakata well prepared, well polished DN.i.76; AN.ii.201;…

…as if su + patittha (see patittha), e.g. Vin.iii.108; Ja.vi.518, Ja.vi.555 (= sobhana˚); DN.ii.129; Ud.83; Pv.ii.1#20 (=…

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 …

lit. “to stand by”, to look after, to worship Pv.iii.1#18; Ja.ii.73 (ādiccaṃ = namassamāno tiṭṭhati C.); Mil.231 (ger ˚tiṭṭhitvā); Ja.v.173 (˚tiṭṭhate). pp. upaṭṭhita (q.v.).

u …

Upaṭṭhahati & ˚ṭṭhāti

1. (trs.) to stand near or at hand (with acc.), to wait on attend on, serve, minister, to care for, look after, nurse (in sickness) Vin.i.50, Vin.i.302; Vin.iv.326; MN.iii.25; SN …

1. furnished provided, served got ready, honoured with Snp.295 (˚asmiṃ yaññasmiṃ) Ja.v.173 (annena pānena); Pv.i.5#2 (= sajjita paṭiyatta Pv-a.25); Pv.ii.98 (= payirupāsita Pv-a.116); Pv-a.132.
2. …

Upaṭṭhahati & ˚ṭṭhāti

1. (trs.) to stand near or at hand (with acc.), to wait on attend on, serve, minister, to care for, look after, nurse (in sickness) Vin.i.50, Vin.i.302; Vin.iv.326; MN.iii.25; SN …

Vatthu¹

neuter lit. “ground,” hence

1. (lit.) object, real thing, property, thing, substance (cp. vatthu²!) AN.ii.209 (khetta˚, where khetta in lit. sense, cp. No. 2). Here bel …

1. a bamboo Snp.38 (vaṃso visālo va; vaṃso explained at Cnd.556 as “veḷugumba,” at Snp-a.76 as “veḷu”), ibid. (˚kaḷīra) Ja.vi.57; Vism.255 (˚kaḷīra); Kp-a.50 (id.).
2. race lineage, family AN.ii.27 …

(as special term in Buddhist metaphysics) a mental quality as a constituent of individuality, the bearer of (individual) life, life-force (as extending also over rebirths), principle of conscious lif …

the sun SN.i.15, SN.i.47; SN.ii.284; SN.iii.156; SN.v.44, SN.v.101; AN.i.242; AN.v.22, AN.v.263, AN.v.266 sq.; Iti.85; Snp.550 Snp.569, Snp.1097 (“ādicco vuccati suriyo” Cnd.125); Dhp-a.iv.143; Sdhp. …

anything to hang on, support SN.i.53 (an˚ without support); Snp.173 (id. + appatiṭṭha); Ja.iii.396; Mil.343; Sdhp.245, Sdhp.463.

Sk. ālamba, ā + lamb