The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Ag!rin (adj.) [fr. ag!ra] one who has or inhabits a house, a householder Sn 376, Th i,1009; J iii.234. -- f.
ag!rin" a housewife Vv 527 (= gehass!mm" VvA 225); Pv iii.43 (id. PvA 194).
Ag!riya = ag!rika
Ag!riya = ag!rika, a layman M i.504 (˚bh(ta). -- Usually in neg. anag!riy! (f.) the homeless state (=
anag!ra') as opp. to ag!ra (q. v.) in formula ag!rasm! anag!riya' pabbajita (gone out from the house into
the homeless state) Vin i.15; M i.16; ii.55, 75; A i.49; D iii.30 sq., 145 sq.; Sn 274, 1003; Pv ii.1316; DA
i.112.
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Agga
Agga1 (adj. n.) [Vedic agra; cp. Av. agr0 first; Lith. agrs early] 1. (adj;) (a.) of time: the first, foremost
Dpvs iv.13 (sangaha' first collection). See cpds. -- (b.) of space: the highest, topmost, J i.52 (˚s!kh!). -- (c.)
of quality: illustricus, excellent, the best, highest, chief Vin iv.232 (agga -- m -- agga) most excellent, D
ii.4: S I.29 (a. sattassa Sambuddha); A ii.17 = Pv iv.347 (lokassa Buddho aggo [A: agga'] pavuccati); It 88,
89; Sn 875 (suddhi); PvA 5. Often combd. with se&&ha (best), e. g. D ii.15; S iii.83, 264. -- 2. (nt.) top, point.
(a.) lit.: the top or tip (nearly always -- ˚); as !r˚ point of an awl Sn 625, 631; Dh 401; kus˚ tip of a blade of
grass Dh 70; Sdhp 349; ti*˚ id PvA 241; dum˚ top of a tree J ii.155; dhaj˚ of a banner S i.219; pabbat˚ of a
mountain Sdhp 352; s!kh˚ of a branch PvA 157; etc. -- (b.) fig. the best part, the ideal, excellence,
prominence, first place, often to be trsl. as adj. the highest, best of all etc. S ii.29 (aggena aggassa patti hoti:
only the best attain to the highest); Mhvs 7, 26. Usually as -- ˚; e. g. dum˚ the best of trees, an excellent tree
Vv 3541 (cp. VvA 161); dhan˚ plenty D iii.164; madhur˚ S i.41, 161, 237; bhav˚ the best existence S iii.83;
r(p˚ extraordinary beauty J i.291; l!bh˚ highest gain J iii.127; sambodhi -- y -- agga highest wisdom Sn 693
(= sabbaññuta -- ñ!*an SnA 489; the best part or quality of anything, in enumn of the five "excellencies" of
first -- fruits ( panca agg!ni, after which the N. Pañcaggad!yaka), viz. khettaggan r!s˚ ko&&h˚ kumbhi˚
bhojan˚ SnA 270. sukh˚ perfect bliss Sdhp 243. Thus freq. in phrase agga' akkh!yati to deserve or receive
the highest praise, to be the most excellent D i.124; S iii.156, 264; A ii.17 (Tath!gato); It 87 (id.); Nd2 517
D (appam!do); Miln 183. -- 3. Cases as adv.: aggena (instr.) in the beginning, beginning from, from (as
prep.), by (id.) Vin ii.167. (aggena ga*h!ti to take from, to subtract, to find the difference; Kern Toev. s. v.
unnecessarily changes aggena into agghena), 257 (yadaggena at the moment when or from, foll. by tad eva
"then"; cp. agge), 294 (bhikkh˚ from alms); Vbh 423 (vass˚ by the number of years). aggato (abl.) in the
beginning Sn 217 (+ majjhato, sesato). aggato kata taken by its worth, valued, esteemed Th 2, 386, 394.
agge (loc) 1. at the top A ii.201 (opp. m(le at the root); J iv.156 (id.); Sn 233 (phusit˚ with flowers at the
top: supupphitaggas!kh! KhA 192); J ii.153 (ukkh˚); iii.126 (k(p˚). -- 2 (as prep.) from. After, since,
usually in phrases yad˚ (foll. by tad˚) from what time, since what date D i.152; ii.206; & ajja -- t -- agge
from this day, after today D i.85; M i.528; A v.300; Sn p. 25 (cp. BSk. ady!grena Av. - ii.13); at the end:
bhattagge after a meal Vin ii.212. -- angul" the main finger, i. e. index finger J vi.404. -- !sana main seat
DA i.267. -- upa&&h!ka chief personal attendant D ii.6. -- k!rik! first taste, sample Vin iii.80. -- kulika of an
esteemed clan Pv iii.55 (= se&&h˚ PvA 199). -- ñña recognized as primitive primeval, D iii.225 (por!*a +), A
ii.27 sq.; iv.246, Kvu 341. -- danta one who is most excellently self -- restrained (of the Buddha) Th i.354. -
- d!na a splendid gift Vin iii.39. -- dv!ra main door J i.114. -- nakha tip of the nail Vin iv.221. -- nagara the
first or most splendid of cities Vin i.229. -- nikkhitta highly praised or famed Miln 343. -- nikkhittaka an
original depository of the Faith Dpvs iv.5. -- pakatimant of the highest character J v.351 (= aggasabh!va). --
patta having attained perfection D iii.48 sq. -- pas!da the highest grace A ii.34; It 87. -- pi*.a the best
oblation or alms i.141; M i. 28; ii.204. -- pi*.ika receiving the best oblations J vi.140. -- puggala the best of
men (of the Buddha) Sn 684; DhA ii.39; Sdhp. 92, 558. -- purohita chief or prime minister J vi.391. -- phala
the highest or supreme fruit (i. e. Arahantship) J i.148; Pv iv.188; PvA 230. -- b"ja having eggs from above
(opp. m(la˚), i. e. propagated by slips or cuttings D i.5; DA i.81. -- magga (adj.) having reached the top of
the path, i. e. Arahantship ThA 20. -- mahesi the king's chief wife, queen -- consort J i.262; iii.187, 393;
v.88; DhA i.199; PvA 76. -- r!j! the chief king J vi.391; Miln 27. -- vara most meritorious, best Dpvs vi.68.
-- v!da the original doctrine (= therav!da) Dpvs iv.13. -- v!din one who proclaims the highest good (of the
Buddha) Th 1, 1142.