bahula

adjective much, abundant, nt. abundance (˚-); full of, rich in, fig. given to, intent on, devoted to DN.ii.73; SN.i.199, SN.i.202; AN.iii.86 (pariyatti˚), AN.iii.432 (āloka˚); AN.iv.35; Iti.27, Iti.30; Ja.iv.5 (vināsa˚), Ja.iv.22; Pv-a.80 (chārik’ angāra˚)
■ sayana˚ as much as “particular in one’s choice of resting place Mil.365 nt. bahulaṃ (-˚) in the fullness of, full of SN.iii.40 (nibbidā˚). The compound form with karoti (kamma) is bahulī˚ (q.v.). Cp.; bāhulla.

  • -ājīva living in abundance (opp. lūkh’ ājīvin) DN.iii.44, DN.iii.47.

usually -˚, as ˚-only in cpd. ˚ājīva

Bahula

neuter Name of a lucky die Ja.vi.281.

= preceding