The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

By!ma [cp. Vedic & P. vy!ma cp. -atap. Br. i.2, 5, 14 a fathom, measured by both hands being extended to
their full length, only in phrase ˚ppabh! a halo extending for a fathom around the Buddha J i.12, 90; Bu
i.45; Miln 75; VvA 213.
By!ruddha
By!ruddha [pp. of vy+!+rundh; reading by˚ in Nd1; vy˚ in Sn & SnA; v. l. BB] obstructed, opposed,
hindered Sn 936 (aññam -- aññehi b. in enmity with each other; =pa&iviruddha Nd1 408), 938 (412 id.; SnA
566=!hata -- citta).
By!va&a
By!va&a [vy+!+v%] covered, adorned with VvA 213 (r(pak!ya by!va&a jana; v. l. by!gata). the meaning
(wrongly given as "adorned") is to be deleted. The reading at VvA 213 is doubtful. It may be k!yavy!va&a,
but dassana -- vy!va&a is to be preferred (see under vy!va&a).
By!satta
By!satta [pp. of vy+!+sañj, cp. !satta1] attached to, clinging to, in cpd. ˚m!nasa possessed with longing Dh
47 (=sampatte v! asampatte v! lagga -- m!nasa DhA i.361), 287 (cp. DhA iii.433; lagganat!ya
sattam!nasa).
By(ha
By(ha [cp. Sk. & P. vy(ha fr. vi+vah] 1. the array or arrangement of troops in particular positions, order of
parade or battle DA i.85. Three formations of troops are mentioned at J ii.404 & 406, viz. paduma -- vy(ha
(lotus formation), cakka˚ (wheel formn), saka&a˚ (cart formn). -- 2. a heap, collection, in by(ha' karoti to
put into a (well -- arranged) heap Miln 2 (kacavara'). 3. a (blind) alley, cul -- de -- sac Vin iv.271
(by(han n!ma yen' eva pavisanti ten' eva nikkhamanti).
By(hati
By(hati [Denom. fr. by(ha] to stand in array (like a troop) VvA 104 (by(hanto, v. l. brahmanto).
Brahant
Brahant (adj.) [cp. Vedic b%hant, of b%h2 to increase, to be great or strong; parib%dha solid (cp. br(ha,
paribraha*a & paribr(hana), Av. b8r8#at high; Arm. barjr high; Oir. br", Cymr. bre mountain; Goth. baurgs
"borough," Ohg. etc. burg "burgh," i. e. fortress; Ger. berg mountain. -- The fundamental notion is that of
an increase above normal or the ordinary: vuddhi (of v%dh) is used in explns of the term; thus Dhtp 344
(Dhtm 506) baha braha br(ha=vuddhiya'; VvA 278 brah!=vuddh!. Its use is almost entirely restricted to
poetry] very great, vast, high, lofty, gigantic; nom. sg. brah! Sn 410, 550; Th 1, 31; J iii.117 (= d"gha C.);
iv.111 (su˚); 647; Pv iv.310 (of a huge tree), acc. sg. brahanta' A iii.346; VvA 182; nom. pl. also brahant!
Vv 524 (=mahant! VvA 224; of the Yama -- d(t! or Death's giant messengers). -- f. brahatl J v.215 (=u)!r!
C.); also given as N. of a plant Abhp 588. -- Superl. braha&&ha (=Sk. barhi+&ha; on inversion bar>bra cp. Sk.
paribarhan!>P. paribraha*a) in ˚puppha a large or fully developed blossom J v.416. -- arañña woodlands,
vast forest A i.187. -- vana the wild wood, immense forest A i.152; iii.44; Vv 633; J v.215. -- sukha ( --
vih!ra -- jjh!na -- jh!yin) (a thinker enjoying his meditations in) immense happiness Miln 226 (in
characterisation of the term "br!hma*a").
Brahma & Brahm!