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The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

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ehind them, which was unknown to the later Commentator. Kern suggests that bh(ri -- vijj! might be a<br />

secret science to find gold (digging for it: science of hidden treasures), and ˚kamma might be "making<br />

gold" (alchemistic science). Perhaps the term bhumma -- j!la is to be connected with these two.<br />

Bh(ri<br />

Bh(ri2 (adj.) [cp. Vedic bh(ri] wide, extensive, much, abundant, DhsA 147 (in def. of the term bh(ri1, i. e.<br />

earth); otherwise only in cpds.: ˚pañña (adj.) of extensive wisdom, very wise S iv.205; Sn 346, 792, 1097,<br />

1143; Pv iii.55; Ps ii.197 ("pa&hav" -- sam!ya vitthat!ya vipul!ya paññ!ya samann!gato ti bh(ripañño,"<br />

with other definitions); Nd1 95 (same expln as under Ps ii.197); Nd2 415 C. (id.). ˚paññ!*a (adj.) same as<br />

˚pañña Sn 1136 # (cp. Nd2 480). ˚medhasa (adj.) very intelligent S i.42, 174; iii.143; A iv.449; Sn 1131,<br />

1136; Th 1, 1266; Pv iii.77.<br />

Bh(r"<br />

Bh(r" (f.) [is it original? Cp. BSk. bh(ri in same sense at Lal. V. 444, 541; MVastu iii.332] knowledge,<br />

understanding, intelligence Dh 282, quoted at DhsA 76 (expld as termed so because it is as widespread as<br />

the earth; Dhs 16; DhA iii.421; same expln at DhsA 148); J vi.415.<br />

Bh(sana<br />

Bh(sana (nt.) [fr. bh(+] ornament, decoration Vism 10 (yatino -- s"la -- bh(sana -- bh(sit! contrasted to<br />

r!j!no mutt!ma*i -- vibh(sit!).<br />

Bh(s!<br />

Bh(s! (f.) [fr. bh(+] ornament, decoration, only in cpd. bh(sa -- (read bh(s! -- )dassaneyya beautiful as an<br />

ornament Pv iii.32.<br />

Bh(seti<br />

Bh(seti [Caus. of bh(+, to be busy; in meaning "to adorn" etc. Expld at Dhtp. 315, 623 by "alank!ra"] to<br />

adorn, embellish, beautify. Only in pp. bh(sita adorned with ( -- ˚) Pv ii.952, 127; iii.35; J vi.53. Cp. vi˚.<br />

Bheka<br />

Bheka [cp. Vedic bheka, onomat.] a frog Th 1, 310; J iii.430; iv.247; vi.208.<br />

Bhecchati<br />

Bhecchati is fut. of bhindati (q. v.).<br />

Bhejja<br />

Bhejja (adj.) [grd. of bhindati] to be split, only in neg. form abhejja not to be split or sundered Sn 255; J<br />

i.263; iii.318; Pug 30; Miln 160, 199.<br />

Bhejjanaka<br />

Bhejjanaka (adj.) [fr. bhejja] breakable; like bhejja only in neg. form abhejjanaka indestructible J i.393.<br />

Bhe*.i

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