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, …

…āroceti* or ārocāpeti he announces the time (for dinner DN.i.109, DN.i.226; Snp.p.111; Pv-a.22, Pv-a.141;…

…kamma: Ja.i.240 (vimāna-petiyo sattāhaṃ sukhaṃ anubhavanti, sattāhaṃ dukkhaṃ); Ja.v.2 (vemānika-peta-bhavena-kammassa sarikkhako…

…āroceti* or ārocāpeti he announces the time (for dinner DN.i.109, DN.i.226; Snp.p.111; Pv-a.22, Pv-a.141;…

adverb adjective

1. (adv. & prep.) beyond, on the further side of (with abl. or loc.), over Pv-a.168 (para Gangāya, variant reading ˚āyaṃ). See in same meaning & application paraṃ, paro and parā & c …

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 …

relation, relative (= mātito pitito ca sambandhā Pv-a.25; = bandhū Pv-a.86; specialized as ˚sālohitā, see below). Pl. ñātayo (Pv.i.4#3; Kp-a.209 Kp-a.214) and ñātī (MN.ii.73; Kp-a.210, Kp-a.213 …

Pubba¹

pus, matter, corruption MN.i.57; MN.iii.90; SN.i.150; SN.ii.157; AN.i.34; Ja.ii.18; Mil.382; Pv-a.80
■ In detail discussed (as one of the 32 ākāras) at Vism.261, Vism.360; Kp- …

Yama¹

restraint Pv-a.98 (+ niyama).

fr. yam

Yama²

the ruler of the kingdom of the dead. See details in Dicty. of Names. In compounds often in general sense of “death” or …

…(rājā bandhāpeti andhu-bandhanena vā rajju˚, sankhalika˚, latā˚, parikkhepa˚), with which cp. Śikṣāsamucc. 165: rājñā…

1. locality, spot, region; world, realm, province, neighbourhood Snp.977. Often in foll. combinations: petti˚; (or pitti˚) and pettika
   1. the world of the manes or petas MN.i.73; SN.iii.224; SN …

Kira & Kila

adverb

1. emphatic: really, truly, surely. (Gr. δή)
2. presumptive (with pres. or fut.) I should think one would expect.
3. narrative (with aor.): now, then, you know (Gr. δδε, Lat. at, …

Kira & Kila

adverb

1. emphatic: really, truly, surely. (Gr. δή)
2. presumptive (with pres. or fut.) I should think one would expect.
3. narrative (with aor.): now, then, you know (Gr. δδε, Lat. at, …

god, a divine being; usually in pl. devā the gods. As title attributed to any superhuman being or beings regarded to be in certain respects above the human level. Thus primarily (see 1^a) …

? repetition, succession, formula way of saying, phrase (= pariyāya 5) Vism.46 (˚mukha beginning of discourse), Vism.351 (id. and bahu˚-tanti…

1. (adj.) full of peace, safe; tranquil, calm DN.i.73 (of a country) SN.i.123 (of the path leading to the ambrosial, i.e. Nibbāna), SN.i.189 = Snp.454 (of vācā nibbānapattiyā); MN.i.227 (vivaṭaṃ amata …

1. name of certain non-human beings, as spirits, ogres, dryads, ghosts spooks. Their usual epithet and category of being is amanussa, i.e. not a human being (but not a sublime g …

Santa¹

calmed, tranquil, peaceful, pure DN.i.12; Vin.i.4; SN.i.5; AN.ii.18; Snp.746; Pv.iv.1#34 (= upasanta-kilesa Pv-a.230); Mil.232, Mil.409; Vism.155 (˚anga; opp. oḷārik’anga); Dhp-a …

…khitto atthaṃ paleti, na upeti sankhaṃ evaṃ munī nāmakāyā vimutto atthaṃ paleti, na upeti sankhaṃ“). Yet, it is a reality, and…

…(cp. ati˚ and adhi˚): ˚tāpeti torment excessively, ˚pakka over-ripe
■ A derivation (adv. from pari is parito…

Pesi (pesī)

feminine

1. a lump, usually a mass of flesh Ja.iii.223 = Dhp-a.iv.67 (pesi = maṃsapesi C.). Thus maṃsapesi, muscle Vin.ii.25 ≈ (maṃsapes ûpamā kāmā); Vin.iii.105; …

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 …

(-˚) adjective belonging to a birth or rebirth; in peta˚ born as a Peta Pv-a.119
■ Cp upapātika.

fr. upapatti

belonging to a peak, in cpd. -pabbata “peak-mountain,” Npl. Vism.127 (write as K˚), Vism.292.

fr. kūṭa²

state or condition of a Peta Thag.1128.

abstr. fr. peta

1. the womb.
2. origin, way of birth, place of birth, realm of existence; nature, matrix There are four yonis or ways of being born or generation viz. aṇḍaja oviparous creation, …

excrements, faeces, dung. As food for Petas frequently mentioned in Pv; (cp. Stede, Peta Vatthu 24 sq.), as a decoction of dung also used for medicinal purposes (Vin.i.206 e.g.). Often combination w …

lit. “yoking, or being yoked,” i.e. connection bond, means; fig. application, endeavour, device

1. yoke, yoking (rare?) Ja.vi.206 (meant here the yoke of the churning-sticks; cp. Ja.vi.209).
2. conn …

1. the pin of a wheel-axle, a linch-pin MN.i.119; SN.ii.266, SN.ii.267; AN.ii.32; Snp.654; Ja.vi.253, Ja.vi.432; Snp-a.243; Kp-a.45, Kp-a.50.
2. a peg, pin, bolt, stop (at a door) MN.i.119; SN.ii …

Pesi (pesī)

feminine

1. a lump, usually a mass of flesh Ja.iii.223 = Dhp-a.iv.67 (pesi = maṃsapesi C.). Thus maṃsapesi, muscle Vin.ii.25 ≈ (maṃsapes ûpamā kāmā); Vin.iii.105; …

snake Vin.ii.109; DN.i.77; SN.iv.198; AN.iii.306 sq.; AN.iv.320; AN.v.289; Mnd.484; Vism.345 (+ kukkura etc.); Vv-a.100; Pv-a.144.

• -kuṇapa the carcase of a snake Vin.iii.68 …

pea MN.i.245; Ja.v.405 (= aparaṇṇajā ti 406); Ja.vi.537; hareṇuka-yūsa pea-soup MN.i.245 (one of the 4 kinds of soup).

cp. Sk. hareṇukā

Araṇa¹

adjective noun (adj.) living in solitude, far from the madding crowd MN.iii.237 (˚vibhanga-sutta); SN.i.44, SN.i.45; Ja.i.340 (tittha˚?).

Vedic araṇa fr. *ara √ ṛ; which as abl …

…(inward happiness. a. sukkhaṃ niyakajjhattaṃ attano santāne ti attho DN-a.i.183 cp. Dhs-a.169, Dhs-a.338, Dhs-a.361); SN.i.70,…

…khayā), Iti.49 (āsavānaṃ khayā). 3. (to be understood as pp. of parinibbāpeti) calmed, well trained, domesticated MN.i.446 (of a…

kind of pea, the chick-pea MN.i.245 (kaḷāya); SN.i.150; AN.v.170; Snp.p.124; Ja.ii.75 (= varaka, the bean Phaseolus trilobus, and kālarāja-māsa); Ja.iii.370; Dhp-a.i.319. Its size may be gathered f …

adjective noun

1. a kind of pulse, split pea Ja.iv.353 (= mugga) in -sūpa haricot soup Ja.iv.352.
2. a split bamboo cane, in -mañcaka a bedstead made of laths of split bamboo, the use of which …

adjective extremely peaceful Sdhp.496.

ati + santa¹

to be awake, to be watchful, to be on the alert (cp. guttadvāra) Dhp.60 (dīghā jāgarato rattī), Dhp.226; Iti.41; Mil.300
pp jāgarita (q.v.).

Sk. jāgarti to be awake (redupl. p …

adjective one who enjoys security or peace SN.iii.13; Snp.145 (= abhaya Kp-a.244); Dhp.258.

Ālāna & Āḷāna

neuter a peg, stake, post, esp one to which an elephant is tied Ja.i.415; Ja.iv.308; Dhp-a.i.126 (ḷ) where all MSS. have āḷāhana, perhaps correctly.

for ānāhana with substitution of l …

allayment, refreshment, cooling, peace, happiness Ja.i.3 (khemaṃ pariyessāmi n˚ṃ); Snp.228 (nikkāmino n˚ṃ bhuñjamānā), Snp.917, Snp.933 (santī ti n˚ṃ ñatvā); Mnd.399; Pv.i.7#4 (n˚ṃ n’ âdhigacchāmi = q …

Ālāna & Āḷāna

neuter a peg, stake, post, esp one to which an elephant is tied Ja.i.415; Ja.iv.308; Dhp-a.i.126 (ḷ) where all MSS. have āḷāhana, perhaps correctly.

for ānāhana with substitution of l …

adjective breaking; a disturber of peace, breedbate Ja.ii.173 Ja.iii.168; Ja.v.245; Ja.vi.437.

fr. paribheda in sense of paribhindati

stake, post, bolt, peg Vin.ii.116 (khīlaṃ nikhanitvā digging in or erecting a post) SN.iii.150 (kh˚ vā thambha vā); SN.iv.200 (daḷha˚ a strong post, epithet of satī); Mhvs.29, Mhvs.49
■ ayo˚; an i …

adjective free from trouble or sorrow, peaceful Thag.1008.

an + āyāsa

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 …

(śama-) living in peace MN.i.289.

to render calm, appease, make peaceful, reconcile, gladden, incline one’s heart (cittaṃ) towards (loc.) DN.i.110, DN.i.139; SN.i.149; AN.v.71; Pv.ii.9#42 (cittaṃ); Mil.210; Pv-a.50, Pv-a.123 (khamāp …

peg, post, pillar, in dāruka˚; Thig.390 (cp. Thag-a.257). Not with Kern (Toev.) “a wooden puppet,” as der. fr. citta.¹

kilaka or khīlaka, q.v.

the top, summit of a mountain Ja.vi.519; Mil.2; a peak Dhp-a.iii.364 (˚thūpiyo or ˚thūpikāyo peaked domes); the point or edge of a sword MN.i.243; SN.iv.56; crest, tuft Ja.ii.99; (this is a very diff …

Kūṭa¹

neuter a trap, a snare; fig. falsehood, deceit. As trap Ja.i.143 (kūṭapāsādi); Ja.iv.416 (explⁿ paṭicchannapāsa). As deceit, cheating in formula tulā˚ kaṃsa māna˚ “cheatin …

adjective possessing reverence or worship(pers), worshipful, adored; in a (late) verse analysing fancifully the word “Bhagavant, at DN-a.i.34 = Vism.210 sq. Explained at Vism.212 by “bhaji-sevi-bah …

gold, usually as uttatta˚; molten gold; said of the colour of the skin Bv.i.59; Pv.iii.3#2; Ja.v.416; Pv-a.10 suvaṇṇa).

• -agga gold-crested Ja.v.156;
• -chavin of golden co …

of pers. pron. ahaṃ (q.v.) used quasi independently (as substitute for our “self-”) in phrase mama-y-idaṃ Snp.806 thought of “this is mine,” cp SN.i.14, i.e. egoism, belief in a …

peak, summit, projecting corner SN.i.100 (where satakkatu in Text has to be corrected to satakkaku: megho thanayaṃ vijjumālā satakkaku. Com. explⁿ sikhara, kūṭa) AN.iii.34 (= AN-a.620 ~ …

…of the sevenfold sukkha).

• -paccayā (viññāṇaṃ conditioned by the synergies (is vital consciousness), the second linkage in…

of pron. second pers., see tuvaṃ

Tuvaṃ & Tvaṃ

pronoun of second pers. in foll. forms & applications

I. Full forms

1. sg.:
   1. tv˚, tu˚, tuyh˚: nom. tvaṃ (in prose & verse) Snp.179, Snp.241, Snp.1029 …

Tuvaṃ & Tvaṃ

pronoun of second pers. in foll. forms & applications

I. Full forms

1. sg.:
   1. tv˚, tu˚, tuyh˚: nom. tvaṃ (in prose & verse) Snp.179, Snp.241, Snp.1029 …