The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

As"ti
As"ti (num.) [Sk. a$"ti] 80 (on symbolical meaning & freq. application see a&&ha1 B 1 c, where also most of
the ref's. In addition we mention the foll.:) J i.233 (˚hattha 80 hands, i. e. 80 cubits deep); iii.174 (˚sahassa -
- v!ra*a -- parivuta); vi.20 (vassasahass!ni); Miln 23 (as"tiy! bhikkhusahassehi saddhi'); V"sm 46
(satako&iyo) DhA i.14, 19 (mah!ther!); ii.25 (˚ko&i -- vibhava). Cp. !"s"tika.
Asu
Asu (pron.) [Sk. asau (m.), adas (nt.); base amu˚ in oblique cases & derivation, e.g. adv. amutra (q.v.)]
pron. d?monstr. "that", that one, usually combd. with yo (ya'), e. g. asu yo so puriso M i.366; ya' adu'
khetta' S iv.315. nom. sg. m. asu S iv.195; Miln 242; f. asu J v.396 (as( metri causâ); nt. adu' M i.364,
483; A i.250. Of oblique cases e. g. amun! (instr.) A i.250. Cp. also next.
Asuka
Asuka (pron. -- adj.) [asn + ka] such a one, this or that, a certain Vin iii.87; J i.148; PvA 29, 30, 35, 109,
122 (˚' gati' gata).
Asuci
Asuci (adj.) [a + suci] not clean, impure, unclean Sn 75 (˚manuss!, see Nd2 112); Pug 27, 36; Sdhp 378,
603.
Asuc"ka
Asuc"ka (nt.) [abstr. fr. asuci] impurity, unclean living, defilement Sn 243 (˚missita = asucibh!va -- missita
SnA 286.
Asubha
Asubha (adj.) [a + subha] impure, unpleasant, bad, ugly, nasty; nt. ˚' nastiness, impurity. Cp. on term and
the Asubha -- meditation, as well as on the 10 asubhas or offensive objects Dhs. trsl. 70 and Cpd. 121 n. 6.
-- S iv.111 (asubhato manasikaroti); v.320; Sn 341; Sdhp 368. -- subhâsubha pleasant unpleasant, good &
bad Sn 633; J iii. 243; Miln 136. -- ânupassin realising or intuiting the corruptness (of the body) It 80, 81;
DhA i.76. -- kath! talk about impurity Vin iii.68. -- kamma&&h!na reflection on impurity DhA iii.425. --
nimitta sign of the unclean i. e. idea of impurity Vism 77. -- bh!van! contemplation of the impurity (of the
body) Vin iii.68. -- saññ! idea of impurity D iii.253, 283, 289, 291. -- saññin having an idea of or realising
the impurity (of the body) It 93.
Asura
Asura [Vedic asura in more comprehensive meaning; con- nected with Av. ahur0 Lord, ahur0 mazd!˚;
perhaps to Av. anhu, & Lat. erus master] a fallen angel, a Titan; pl. asur! the Titans, a class of
mythological beings. Dhp!la at PvA 272 & the C. on J v.186 define them as k!)akañjaka -- bhed! asur!.
The are classed with other similar inferior deities, e. g. with garu)!, n!g!, yakkh! at Miln 117; with
supa**!, gandhabb!, yakkh! at DA i.51. The fight between Gods & Titans is also reflected in the
oldest books of the P!li Canon and occurs in identical description at the foll. passages under the title of
devâsura -- sang!ma: D ii.285; S i.222 (cp. 216 sq.), iv.201 sq., v.447; M i.253; A iv.432. -- Rebirth as an
Asura is considered as one of the four unhappy rebirths or evil fates after death (ap!y!; viz. niraya,
tiracch!na -- yoni, pet! or pettivisaya, asur!), e. g. at It 93; J v.186; Pv iv.111, see also ap!ya. -- Other
passages in general: S i.216 sq. (fight of Devas & Asuras); iv.203; A ii.91; iv.198 sq., 206; Sn 681; Nd1 89,
92, 448; DhA i.264 (˚kaññ!); Sdhp 366, 436. -- inda Chief or king of the Titans. Several Asuras are