The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Va..ham!na (nt.) at Dpvs xi.33 is probably equivalent to va..hana (6) in special sense at Mhvs 23, 33, and
designates a (pair of) special (ly costly) garment(s). One might think of meaning va..heti [BSk. vardhate]
"to bid higher (at a sale)," as in Divy 403; Av- i.36, and explain as "that which causes higher bidding," i. e.
very precious. The passage is doubtful. It may simply mean "costly" (belonging to nandiy!va&&a'); or is it
to be read as va&&am!na?
Va..ham!naka
Va..ham!naka (adj.) [ppr. of va..heti+ka] growing, increasing, getting bigger; only in phrase
va..ham!naka -- cch!y!ya (loc.) with growing shade, as the shadows lengthened, when evening drew near
DhA i.96, 416; ii.79; Mhvs 19, 40.
Va..hi
Va..hi (f.) [fr. v%dh, Vedic v%ddhi refreshment etc., which is differentiated in P!li into vuddhi & va..hi] 1.
increase, growth (cp. Cpd. 251 sq.) S iv.250 (ariya˚); J ii.426 (=ph!ti); Miln 109 (gu*a˚); DhsA 327; DhA
iii.335 (ava..hi= parih!ni). -- 2. welfare, good fortune, happiness J v.101; vi.330. -- 3. (as t. t.) profit,
interest (on money, esp. loans) Th 2, 444 (=i*a -- va..hi ThA 271); DA i.212, 270; VbhA 256 (in simile);
SnA 179 (˚gaha*a).
Va..hika
Va..hika (adj.) [fr. va..hi] leading to increase, augmenting, prosperous Miln 351 (ekanta˚, equal to
aparih!- niya).
-- 596 --
Va..hita
Va..hita [pp. of va..heti] 1. increased, augmented; raised, enlarged; big Th 1, 72 (su -- su˚); DA i.115;
DhsA 188, 364; J v.340 (˚k!ya). -- 2. grown up DhA i.126. 3. brought up, reared J i.455. -- 4. served,
indulged, supplied: see ka&asi˚ (S ii.178 e. g.).
Va*a
Va*a (nt. & m.) [cp. Vedic vra*a; Serbian rana; Obulg. var!e, both "wound"] a wound, sore Vin i.205 (m.),
218 (va*o r()ho); iii.36 (m; angaj!te), 117 (angaj!te); S iv.177 (va*a' !limpeti); A v.347 sq., 350 sq.; 359;
Nd2 540; PugA 212 (pur!*a -- va*a -- sadisa -- citto); DhA ii.165 (˚' bandhati to bandage); VvA 77; PvA
80; Sdhp 395. On va*a in similes see J.P.T.S. 1907, 132. -- !lepana putting ointment on a sore SnA 58 (in
sim.). -- co)aka a rag for dressing a wound Vism 342; VbhA 361. -- pa&ikamma restoration or healing of a
wound DhA ii.164. -- pa&icch!dana dressing of a wound DhA i.375. -- pa&&a id., bandage SnA 100. --
bandhana id. Vin i.205. -- mukha the opening of a sore A iv.386 (nava ˚!ni); VvA 77 (id.).
Va*i
Va*i (f.) [fr. van to desire] wish, request Ud 53; J iv.404 (=y!cana C.); cp. J.P.T.S. 1891, 18 See vana2 &
cp. va*eti.
Va*ijj!
Va*ijj! (f.) [Vedic va*ijy!, fr. va*ij˚ (va*ik) merchant, cp. v!*ija & va*ibbaka] trade, trading M ii.198; Sn
404 (payojaye dhammika' so va*ijja'); A ii.81 sq.; Pv i.56 (no trade among the Petas); J i.169; PvA 47