Pabhaṅgu, Pabhaṅguṇa & ˚gura

adjective brittle, easily destroyed, perishable frail.

1. pabhaṅgu: SN.iii.32; SN.v.92; AN.i.254, AN.i.257 sq. AN.iii.16; Dhs-a.380; Sdhp.51, Sdhp.553
2. -guṇa: Iti.37; Ja.i.393 (ittarā addhuvā pabhanguno calitā; reading may be pabhanguṇā); Dhp.139 (as n.; = pabhangubhāva, pūtibhāva, Dhp-a.iii.71), Dhp.148 (= pūtikāya ibid Dhp.111)
3. -gura Dhp.148 (variant reading); Thag-a.95; Sdhp.562 Sdhp.605

■ See also pabhaṅga.

fr. pa + bhanj, cp. BSk. prabhanguṇatā destruction, perishableness Mvu.iii.338