adjective noun that which is personal, subjective, arises from within (in contrast to anything outside, objective or impersonal); as adv. & ˚interior, personal, inwardly (opp.; bahiddhā bāhira etc outward, outwardly); Cp. ajjhattika & see Dhs. trsl. 272. DN.i.37 (subjective, inward, of the peace of the 2^nd jhāna), DN.i.70 = AN.ii.210; AN.v.206 (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, SN.i.169; SN.ii.27 (kathaṃ kathī hoti is in inward doubt), SN.ii.40 (sukhaṃ dukkhaṃ); SN.iii.180 (id.), SN.iv.1 sq. (āyatanāni), SN.iv.139, SN.iv.196; SN.v.74 (ṭhitaṃ cittaṃ ajjhattaṃ susaṇṭhitaṃ suvimuttaṃ a mind firm, inwardly well planted, quite set free), SN.v.110, SN.v.143, SN.v.263, SN.v.297, SN.v.390; AN.i.40 (rūpasaññī), AN.i.272 (kāmacchanda etc.); AN.ii.158. (sukhadukkhaṃ), AN.ii.211; AN.ii.86 (cetosamatha), AN.iii.92 (vūpasantacitta); AN.iv.32 (sankhittaṃ), AN.iv.57(itthindriyaṃ), AN.iv.299 (cittaṃ), AN.iv.305 (rūpasaññī), AN.iv.360 (cetosamatha), AN.iv.437 (vūpasantacitta); AN.v.79 sq. AN.v.335 sq. (sati); Iti.39 (cetosamatha inward peace), Iti.80, Iti.82, Iti.94; Ja.i.045 (chātajjhatta with hungry insides); Ja.v.338 (id.) Pts.i.76 (cakkhu etc.); Dhs.161 (= attano jātaṃ Dhs-a.169), Dhs.204, Dhs.1044; Pp.59; Vb.1 sq. (khandhā), Vb.228 (sati), Vb.327 (paññā), Vb.342 (arū’pasaññī)
■ adv. -ṃ inwardly personally (in contrast-pair ajjhattaṃ vā bahiddhā vā; see also cpd. ˚bahiddhā) AN.i.284; AN.ii.171; AN.iv.305; AN.v.61; Snp.917 (= upajjhayassa vā ā ācariyassa vā te guṇā assū ti Mnd.350).

• -ārammaṇa a subjective object of thought Dhs.1047
• -cintin thought occupied with internal things Snp.174, Snp.388
• -bahiddhā inside & outside, personal-external, mutual interacting SN.ii.252 sq.; SN.iii.47; SN.iv.382; Cnd.15; Dhs.1049 etc. (see also bahiddhā).
• -rata with inward joy DN.ii.107; SN.v.263 = Dhp.362 = Ud.64 (+ samāhita); Thag.981; AN.iv.312; Dhp-a.iv.90 (= gocar’ ajjhatta-sankhātāya kammaṭṭhāna-bhāvanāya rata).
• -rūpa one’s own or inner form Vin.iii.113 (opp. bahiddhā-rūpa & ajjh˚-bah˚ r.).;
• -saññojana an inner fetter, inward bond AN.i.63 sq.; Pp.22 Vb.361.
• -santi inner peace Snp.837 (= ajjhattānaṃ rāgādīnaṃ santibhāva Snp-a.545; cp. Mnd.185).
• -samuṭṭhāna originating from within Ja.i.207 (of hiri; opp. bahiddhā˚).

cp. Sk. adhyātma, cp. attā