The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Macchara (adj.) [Vedic matsara & matsarin enjoyable; later period also "envious," cp. maccharin]
niggardly, envious, selfish Pgdp ii.49. -- macchara' (nt.) avarice, envy A iv.285; Sn 811, 862, 954 (v"ta --
macchara, adj.).
Macchar!yati
Macchar!yati [Demon. fr. macchariya] to be selfish, greedy or envious J vi.334; DhA ii.45, 89.
Macchar!yan!
Macchar!yan! (f.) & Macchar!yitatta (nt.) the condition of selfishness, both expressions in defn of
macchariya at Dhs 1122; Pug 19, 23; DhsA 375.
Maccharin
Maccharin (adj.) [cp. Vedic matsarin, fr. mat+s%, i. e. "reflecting to me"] selfish, envious, greedy (cp. Dhs
trsl.2 p. 320); A ii.82; iii.139, 258, 265; D iii.45, 246; Dh 263; Sn 136, 663; Nd1 36; J i.345; v.391; Vv
5226; Pug 20; DhsA 394; DhA ii.89; Sdhp 89, 97. -- a˚ unselfish D iii.47; A iv.2; Sn 852, 860; It 102.
Macchariya & Macchera
Macchariya & Macchera (nt.) [cp. Epic Sk. m!tsarya] avarice, stinginess, selfishness, envy; one of the
principal evil passions & the maZn cause of rebirth in the Petaloka. -- 1. macchariya: A i.95, 299; iii.272;
Dh iii.44 (iss!˚), 289; Sn 863 (˚yutta), 928; Pug 19, 23; Vbh 357, 389, 391. -- Five sorts of selfishness are
mentioned: !v!sa˚, kula˚, l!bha˚, va**a˚, dhamma˚ D iii.234; Nd1 118, 227; A iv.456; Dhs 1122 (cp. Dhs
tsrl.2 p. 276); Vism 683; DhsA 373, 374. Selfishness is one of the evil conditions which have to be
renounced as habits of mind by force of intelligence A v.40, 209; Miln 289; PvA 87, 124. -- 2. macchera A
i.105 (˚mala), 281; Dh 242; It 18; Nd1 260; Sdhp 313, 510. At A ii.58 and elsewhere the state called vigata
-- mala -- macchera "with the stain of avarice vanished," is freq. mentioned as a feature of the blameless
life and a preparation for Arahantship. -- Note. The (etym.) expln of macchariya at VbhA 513 is rather
interesting: "ida' acchariya' mayha' eva hotu, m! aññassa acchariya' hot( ti pavattatt! macchariyan ti
vuccati" (from the Pur!*as? ).
Macchika
Macchika [fr. maccha] a fish -- catcher, fisherman A iii.301; J v.270; vi.111; Miln 331.
Macch"
Macch" (f.) [of maccha] a female fish J ii.178.
Macchera
Macchera see macchariya.
Majja
Majja (nt.) [fr. mad, cp. Vedic mada & madya] 1. intoxicant, intoxicating drink, wine, spirits Vin i.205; D
iii.62, 63; Sn 398 (+p!na=majjap!na); VvA 73 (=sur! ca merayañ ca); Sdhp 267. -- 2. drinking place J
iv.223 (=p!n' !g!ra). -- pa one who drinks strong drink, a drunkard A iv.261; Sn 400; Pv iv.176 (a˚); ThA
38. -- p!na drinking of intoxicating liquors Vv 158; VvA 73; Sdhp 87. -- p!yaka=majjapa J ii.192 (a˚). --
p!yin=˚p!yaka Sdhp 88. -- vikkaya sale of spirits J iv.115.