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The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

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Va&&i<br />

Va&&i (f.) [represents both Epic Sk. varti and v%tti, differ- entiated derivations from v%t, combining the<br />

meanings of "turning, rolling" and "encircling, round"] 1. a wick S ii.86=iii.126=iv.213; J i.243 (d"pa˚);<br />

DhA 393; ThA 72 (Ap. v.45: nom. pl. va&&"ni); Mhvs 32, 37; 34, 35. -- 2. enclosure, lining, film, skin Vism<br />

258 (anta˚ entrails), 262 (udara˚); J i.260 (anta˚, so read for ˚vaddhi). -- 3. edge, rim, brim, cireumference<br />

Vin<br />

-- 595 --<br />

ii.120 (aggala˚ of the door), 148 (id.); S iii.141 (patta˚ of a vase or bowl); iv.168 (id.); DhA ii.124 (nemi˚).<br />

Often as mukha -- va&&i outer rim, border, lining, e. g. cakkav!)a˚ J i.64, 72; DhA i.319; iii.209; patt˚ J v.38;<br />

p!s!da˚ DhsA 107. -- 4. strip, fringe Vin ii.266 (dussa˚); J v.73 (camma˚); Mhvs 11, 15. -- 5. a sheath, bag,<br />

pod J iii.366 (ti*a˚); Mhvs 26, 17 (marica˚ red pepper pod); DhA iv.203 (re*u˚). -- 6. a lump, ball DhA<br />

iii.117 (pubba˚, of matter). -- 7. rolling forth or along, a gush (of water), pour J i.109 (or to v%+?).<br />

Va&&ik!<br />

Va&&ik! (f.) [va&&i+k!, cp. Class. Sk. vartik!] 1. a wick Mhvs 30, 94. -- 2. a brim Mhvs 18, 28. -- 3. a pod<br />

Mhvs 26, 16 (marica˚).<br />

Va&&in<br />

Va&&in ( -- ˚) (adj.) in mu*.a˚ porter (?) is not clear. It is a dern fr. va&&i in one or the other of its meanings.<br />

Found only at Vin ii.137, where it is expld by Bdhgh as "ve&&hin." It may belong to va&a'sa or va&a (rope):<br />

cp. Dhtm 106 "ve&hana" for va&a'sa.<br />

Va&&ula<br />

Va&&ula (adj.) [fr. v%t, cp. late Sk. vartula] circular Abhp 707.<br />

Va&&ha<br />

Va&&ha [pp. of vassati, for the usual vu&&ha] rained, in nava˚ newly rained upon DhA i.19 (bh(mi).<br />

Va&hara<br />

Va&hara (adj.) [cp. BSk. va&hara MVastu ii.65. A root va&h is given at Dhtm 133 in meaning "th(lattane<br />

bhave" i. e. bulkiness] bulky, gross Abhp 701.<br />

Va..ha<br />

Va..ha (nt.) [fr. v%dh] wealth, riches J iii.131 (va..ha' va..hata', imper.). Or should we read va&&a? <br />

Va..ha is used as Np. at KhA 119, perhaps in meaning "prosperous."<br />

Va..haka<br />

Va..haka [fr. va..heti] 1. augmenting, increasing, i. e. looking after the welfare of somebody or<br />

something, one who superintends J i.2 (r!si˚ the steward of an estate). -- 2. a maker of, in special sense<br />

(c"vara˚ robecutter, perhaps fr. vardh to cut: see vaddheti) a tailor J i.220.<br />

Va..haki

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