The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Pasaha [fr. pa+sah] overcoming, mastering, in dup˚ (adj.) hard to overcome J ii.219; Miln 21.
Pasahati
Pasahati [pa+sah] to use force, subdue, oppress, over- come M ii.99; Sn 443; Dh 7, 128; DhA iii.46; J
iv.126, 494; v.27. -- ger. pasayha using force, forcibly, by force D ii.74 (okkassa+); A iv.16 (id.); S i.143;
Sn 72; J i.143; Pv ii.92; ii.910; (read appasayha for suppasayha); Miln 210 (okassa+; for okkassa?). Also in
cpd. pasayha -- k!rin using force J iv.309; v.425.
Pas!kha
Pas!kha (m. & nt.) [pa+s!kh!; Epic Sk. pra$!kh! branch] 1. a smaller branch J vi.324 (s!kha˚). -- 2. branch
-- like wood, i. e. hard wood Th 1, 72. -- 3. the body where it branches off from the trunk, i. e. abdomen &
thighs; the lower part of the body Vin iv.316 (=adho -- n!bhi ubbha -- j!nu -- ma*.ala' C.). Cp. Su$ruta
ii.31, 10. 4. the extremities (being the 5th stage in the formation of the embryo) S i.206.
Pas!da
Pas!da [fr. pa+sad, cp. Vedic pras!da] 1. clearness, brightness, purity; referring to the colours ("visibility")
of the eye J i.319 (akkh"ni ma*igu)a -- sadis!ni paññ!yam!na pañca -- ppas!d!ni ahesu'); SnA 453
(pasanna -- netto i. e. pañca -- va**a -- ppas!da -- sampattiy!). In this sense also, in Abhidhamma, with ref.
to the eye in function of "sentient organ, sense agency" sensitive surface (so Mrs Rh. D. in Dhs. tsrl. 174) at
DhsA 306, 307. -- 2. joy, satisfaction, happy or good mind, virtue, faith M i.64 (Satthari); S i.202; A i.98,
222 (Buddhe etc.); ii.84; iii.270 (puggala˚); iv.346; SnA 155, PvA 5, 35. -- 3. repose, composure,
allayment, serenity Nett 28, 50; Vism 107, 135; ThA 258. -- Note. pas!da at Th 2, 411 is to be read p!saka
(see J.P.T.S. 1893 pp. 45, 46). Cp. abhi˚.
Pas!daka
Pas!daka (adj.) [fr. pas!da] 1. making bright Miln 35 (udaka˚ ma*i). -- 2. worthy, good, pious PvA 129
(a˚). Cp. p!s!dika.
Pas!dana
Pas!dana (nt.) [fr. pa+sad] 1. happy state, reconcilia- tion, purity PvA 132. -- 2. granting graces,
gratification DhA iii.3 (brahma*o mama p. ˚&&h!ne pas"dati he is gracious instead of me giving graces). --
Cp. sam˚.
Pas!daniya
Pas!daniya (adj.) [fr. pas!da] inspiring confidence, giving faith S v.156; Pug 49, 50; VbhA 282 (˚suttanta);
Sdhp 543; the 10 p!s!daniy! dhamm! at M iii.11 sq. Cp. sam˚.
Pas!diy!
Pas!diy! at J vi.530 is doubtful; it is expld in C. together with sa's!diy! (a certain kind of rice: s(kara --
s!li), yet the C. seems to take it as "bh(miya' patita"; v. l. pas!riya. Kern, Toev. s. v. takes it as rice plant &
compares Sk. *pras!tik!.
Pas!deti