The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Avihe&haka
Avihe&haka (adj.) [a + vihe&haka] not harassing, not hurting D iii.166 (but cp. SnA 318 avihesaka in same
context); Miln 219.
Av"˚
Av"˚ in general see v"˚.
Av"ci
Av"ci [B.Sk. av"ci a + v"ci (?) no intermission, or no plea- sure (?), unknown, but very likely popular etym.]
1. av"ciniraya, one of the (great) hells (see niraya), described in vivid colours at many passages of the P!li
canon, e.g. at Vin ii.203 = It 86; Nd1 18, 347, 405 = Nd2 304 iiid; Ps i.83; Dhs 1281; J i.71, 96; iii.182;
iv.159; DhA i.148; PvA 52; SnA 290; Sdhp 37, 194; Pgdp 5 sq.; etc etc. -- 2. disintegration, decay Vism
449 (a. jar! n!ma).
Avekalla
Avekalla (˚ -- ) adj.) [a + vekalla] without deficiency, in ˚buddhi complete knowledge J vi.297.
Avekkhati
Avekkhati [B.Sk. av"k+ate. The regular P!li form however is apekkhati, to which the BSk. av˚ corresponds]
to look at, to consider, to see It 33 (v.l. ap˚); Dh 28, 50, J iv.6; DhA i.259 (= passati).
Avekkhipati
Avekkhipati [ava' + khipati, ava' here in form ave cor- resp. to ava1, cp. pure for pura1 etc.] to jump, hop,
lit. to throw (a foot) down J iv.251 (= pacchimap!de khipati C.).
Avecca
Avecca (adv.) [Usually taken as ava + ger. of i (*itya), cp. adhicca & abhisamecca, but by P. grammarians
as a + vecca. The form is not sufficiently clear semantically; B.Sk. avetya, e.g. Jtm. 210, is a Sanskritisation
of the P. form] certainly, definitely, absolutely, perfectly, expld.
-- 86 --
by Bdhgh. as acala (on D ii.217), or as paññ!ya ajjhogahetv! (on Sn 229); by Dhp. as apara -- paccaya --
bh!vena (on Pv iv.125). -- Usually in phrase Buddhe Dhamme Sanghe avecca -- pas!do perfect faith in the
B., the Dhamma & the Sangha, e.g. at M i.47; S ii.69; iv.271 sq., 304; v.344, 405; A i.222; ii.56; iii.212,
332, 451; iv.406; v.183; further at Ps i.161 (˚pasanna); Sn 229 (yo ariyasacc!ni avecca passati); Pv iv.125.
Avedha
Avedha (adj.) [a + vedha, grd. of vidh (vyadh) to pierce, Sk. avedhya] not to be hurt or disturbed,
inviolable, unshakable, imperturbable Sn 322 (˚dhamma = akampanasabh!va SnA 331).
Avebhangika
Avebhangika (adj.) [fr. a + vi + bhanga] not to be divided or distributed Vin i.305. Cp. next.