The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Bhedana (nt.) [fr. bhid, as in Caus. bhedeti] 1. breaking (open), in pu&a˚ breaking of the seed -- boxes (of
the P!&ali plant), idiomatic for "merchandise" Miln 1. See under pu&a. -- 2. (fig.) breach, division,
destruction A iv.247; Dh 138; Bu ii.7; J i.467 (mittabh!va˚). -- dhamma subject to destruction, fragile,
perishable A iv.386; J i.146, 392; ThA 254. -- sa'vattanika leading to division or dissension Vin iii.173.
Bhed!peti & Bhedeti
Bhed!peti & Bhedeti are Causatives of bhindati (q. v.).
Bhera*.aka
Bhera*.aka [cp. *Sk. bheru*.a] a jackal J v.270; the nom. probably formed after the acc. in phrase
bhera*.aka' nadati to cry after the fashion of, or like a jackal A i.187.
Bherava
Bherava (adj.) [fr. bh"ru, cp. Epic Sk. bhairava] fearful, terrible, frightful Th 1, 189; Sn 959, 965, 984; Nd1
370, 467; J vi.520; Dpvs 17, 100; Pgdp 26, 31. -- bahu˚ very terrible A iii.52; stricken with terror J vi.587. -
- (n) terror, combd with bhaya fear & dismay M i.17; A iv.291; v.132; Th 1, 367, 1059. -- pah"na --
bhayabherava having left behind (i. e. free from) fear & terror S iii.83. -- r!va cry of terror Miln 254.
Bheri
Bheri (f.) [cp. Epic Sk. bher"] a kettle -- drum (of large size; DhsA 319 distinguishes 2 kinds: mah!˚ &
pa&aha˚) D i.79; A ii.185; Vv 8110; J vi.465; DhA i.396; Sdhp 429. -- issara˚ the drum of the ruler or lord J
i.283; pa&aha˚ kettle -- drum Dpvs 16, 14; DhsA 319; PvA 4; y!ma˚ ( -- vel!ya) (at the time) when the drum
sounds the watch J v.459. -- bheri' v!deti to sound the drum J i.283. -- bheriyo v!dent! (pl.) beating (lit.
making sound) the drums J ii.110. bheriñ car!peti to make the drum go round, i. e. to proclaim by beat of
drum J v.41; vi.10. -- cara*a the carrying round of the drum (in proclamations), in cpds. ˚magga the
proclamation road DhA ii.43; & ˚v"thi id. DhA ii.45. -- tala the head of the drum Vism 489 (in
comparison); VbhA 80 (id.). -- pa*ava drum & tabor (in battle) A ii.117. -- v!da drum -- sound, fig. for a
loud voice PvA 89 (bheriv!dena akkosati rails like drum). -- v!daka a drummer J i.283. -- saññ! sign of the
drum DhA i.396. -- sadda sound of the drum J i.283.
Bhesajja
Bhesajja (nt.) [cp. Vedic bhai+ajya=bhe+aja, fr. bhi+aj; see also P. bhisakka] a remedy, medicament,
medicine Vin i.278; D ii.266; M i.30; SnA 154, 446; Sdhp 393. -- bhesajja' karoti to treat with a medicine
DhA i.25; m(la -- bhesajj!ni the principal medicines Miln 43; pañca bhesajj!ni the 5 remedies (allowed to
bhikkhus) DhA i.5. -- kap!laka medicine bowl VbhA 361. -- sikkh!pada the medicine precepts VbhA 69.
Bhesma
Bhesma (adj.) [cp. Vedic bh"+ma of which the regular P. form is bhi'sa, of bh"; bhesma would correspond
to a form *bhai+ma] terrible, awful Vin ii.203=It 86 ("bhesm! hi udadh" mah!," so read for Vin. bhasm!,
with v. l. bhesm!, and for It tasm!, with v. l. BB bhesm!, misunderstood by ed. -- Bdhgh Vin ii.325 on Vin.
passage expls by bhay!naka); J v.266; vi.133 (v. l. bhasma).
Bho
Bho (indecl.) [voc. of bhavant, cp. Sk. bho1 which is the shortened voc. bhago1 of Vedic bhagavant; cp. as
to form P. !vuso>Sk. !yu+ma1 of !yu+mant] a familiar term of address (in speaking to equals or inferiors):
sir, friend, you, my dear; pl. sirs D i.88, 90, 93, 111; M i.484; Sn 427, 457, 487; with voc. of noun: bho