cāpa

bow MN.i.429 (opposed to kodaṇḍa); Dhp.156 (˚âtikhīṇa shot from the bow, cp Dhp-a.iii.132), Dhp.320 (abl. cāpāto metri causa); Ja.iv.272 Ja.v.400; Mil.105 (daḷha˚), Mil.352.

  • -koṭi the end of a bow Vv-a.261; nāḷi (f.) a bow-case Ja.ii.88;
  • -lasuṇa (nt.) a kind of garlic Vin.iv.259.

Sk. cāpa, from *qēp tremble, cp. capala wavering, quivering