The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Bh!jeti [Caus. of bhajati, but to be taken as root by itself; cp. Dhtm 777 bh!ja=puthakkare] to divide,
distribute, deal out Vin iv.223 (ppr. bh!jiyam!na); J i.265; DhsA 4 (fut. bh!jessati) grd. bh!jetabba Vin
i.285. -- pp. bh!jita.
Bh!*a
Bh!*a [fr. bha*ati] reciting or preaching, in pada˚ reciting the verses of the Scriptures DhA ii.95 (v. l.
pa&ibh!na); iii.345; iv.18. -- v!ra a section of the Scriptures, divided into such for purposes of recitation, "a
recital" Vin i.14; ii.247; DA 13; MA 2 (concerning the Bh. of Majjhima Nik!ya); SnA 2 (of Sutta Nip!ta),
608 (id.); DhsA 6 (of Dhammasanga*", cp. Expos. 8 n. 3), and frequently in other Commentaries &
Expositionary Works.
Bh!*aka
Bh!*aka1 (adj. -- n.) [fr. bha*ati] speaking; (n.) a reciter, repeater, preacher (of sections of the Scriptures),
like Anguttara˚ Vism 74 sq.; D"gha˚ DA i.15, 131; J i.59; Vism 36, 266; J!taka˚ etc. Miln 341 sq.;
Majjhima˚ Vism 95 (Revatthera), 275, 286, 431; Sa'yutta˚ Vism 313 (C()a -- Sivatthera). Unspecified at
SnA 70 (Kaly!*avih!rav!si -- bh!*aka -- dahara -- bhikkhu; reading doubtful). -- f. bh!*ik! Vin iv.285
(Thullanand! bahussut! bh!*ik!); also in cpd. mañju -- bh!*ik! sweet -- voiced, uttering sweet words J
vi.422.
Bh!*aka
Bh!*aka2 [cp. Sk. bh!*.aka a small box: Kath!sarits. 24, 163; & see Müller, P.Gr. p. 48] a jar Vin ii.170
(loha˚); iii.90.
-- 502 --
Bh!*in
Bh!*in (adj.) ( -- ˚) [fr. bha*ati] speaking, reciting Sn 850 (manta˚ a reciter of the Mantras, one who knows
the M. and speaks accordingly, i. e. speaking wisely, expld by SnA 549 as "mant!ya pariggahetv! v!ca'
bh!sit!"); Dh 363 (id.; expld as "mant! vuccati paññ!, t!ya pana bha*ana -- s"lo" DhA iv.93). -- ativela˚
speaking for an excessively long time, talking in excess J iv.247, 248.
Bh!*eti
Bh!*eti Caus. of bha*ati (q. v.) with 3rd praet. bh!*i & pot. bh!*aye.
Bh!tar
Bh!tar [cp. Vedic bhr!tar=Av. bratar, Gr. fra/twr, Lat. frater, Goth. br0par= Ohg. bruoder, E. brother]
brother, nom. sg. bh!t! Sn 296; J i.307; PvA 54, 64; gen. sg. bh!tuno ThA 71 (Ap. v.36), & bh!tussa Mhvs
8, 9; instr. bh!tar! J i.308; acc. bh!tara' Sn 125; J i.307; loc. bh!tari J iii.56. -- nom. pl. bh!taro J i.307, &
bh!tuno Th 2, 408; acc. bh!te Dpvs vi.21. In cpds. both bh!ti˚ (. bh!tisadisa like a brother J v.263), and
bh!tu˚ (: bh!tu -- j!y! brother's wife, sister-in-law J v.288; Vism 95). Cp. bh!tika & bh!tuka. On pop. etym.
see bhagin".
Bh!ti
Bh!ti [bh! Dhtp 367, Dhtm 594: dittiya'; Idg. *bh/, cp. Sk. bh!1 nt. splendour, radiance, bh!sati to shine
forth; Gr. fa/os light, fai/nw to show etc.; Ags. bonian to polish=Ger. bohnen; also Sk. bh!la shine,