The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

sake of, in order to, for J i.254 dhan! atth!ya for wealth, kim˚ what for, why?), 279; ii.133; iii.54; DhA
ii.82; PvA 55, 75, 78. -- (b) acc. attha' on account of, in order to, often instead of an infinitive or with
another inf. substitute J i.279 (kim˚); iii.53 (id.); i.253; ii.128; Dpvs vi.79; DhA i.397; PvA 32 (dassan˚ in
order to see), 78, 167, etc. -- (c) abl. atth! J iii.518 (pitu atth! = atth!ya C.). -- (d) loc. atthe instead of, for
VvA 10; PvA 33; etc. anattha (m. & nt.) 1. unprofitable situation or condition, mischief, harm, misery,
misfortune S i.103; ii.196 (anatth!ya sa'vattati); A iv.96 (˚' adhipajjati) It 84 (˚janano doso ill -- will
brings discomfort); J i.63, 196; Pug 37; Dhs 1060, 1231; Sdhp 87; DA i.52 (anatthajanano kodho, cp. It 83
and Nd2 420 Q2); DhA ii.73; PvA 13, 61, 114, 199. -- 2. (= attha 3) incorrect sense, false meaning, as adj.
senseless (and therefore unprofitable, no good, irrelevant) A v.222, 254 (adhammo ca); Dh 100 (=
aniyy!nad˚"paka DhA ii.208); Sn 126 (expld. at SnA 180 as ahita'). -- akkh!yin showing what is profitable
D iii.187. -- attha riches J vi.290 (= atthabh(ta' attha' C.). -- antara difference between the (two) meanings
Miln 158. At Th 1, 374, Oldenberg's reading, but the v. l. (also C. reading) atthandhara is much better = he
who knows the (correct) meaning, esp. as it corresponds with dhamma -- dhara (q. v.). -- abhisamaya grasp
of the proficient S i.87 (see abhisamaya). -- uddh!ra synopsis or abstract of contents ("matter") of the
Vinaya Dpvs v.37. -- upaparikkh! investigation of meaning, (+ dhamma -- savanna) M iii.175; A iii.381
sq.; iv.221; v.126. -- uppatti (a&&h˚) sense, meaning, explanation, interpretation J i.89; DA i.242; KhA 216;
VvA 197, 203 (cp. p!)ito) PvA 2, 6, 78; etc. -- k!ma (adj.) (a) well -- wishing, a well -- wisher, friend, one
who is interested in the welfare of others (cp. Sk. arthak!ma, e. g. Bhagavadg"ta ii.5: gur(n arthak!man) S
i.140, 197, 201 sq.; A iii.143; D iii.164 (bahuno janassa a., + hitak!mo); J i.241; Pv iv.351; Pv A 25; SnA
287 (an˚). (b) one who is interested in his own gain or good, either in good or bad sense (= greedy) S
i.44; PvA 112. -- kath! (a&&ha˚) exposition of the sense, explanation, commentary J v.38, 170; PvA 1,
71, etc. freq. in N. of Com. -- kara beneficial, useful Vin iii.149; Miln 321. -- kara*a the business of trying
a case, holding court, giving judgment (v. l. a&&a˚) D ii.20; S i.74 (judgment hall?). -- kavi a didactic poet
(see kavi) A ii.230. -- k!min = ˚k!ma, well -- wishing Sn 986 (devat! atthak!min"). -- k!ra*! (abl.) for the
sake of gain D iii.186. -- kusala clever in finding out what is good or profitable Sn 143 (= atthacheka KhA
236). -- cara doing good, busy in the interest of others, obliging S i.23 (nar!na' = "working out man's
salvation"). -- caraka (adj.) one who devotes himself to being useful to others, doing good, one who renders
service to others, e. g. an attendant, messenger, agent etc. D i.107 (= hitak!raka DA i.276); J ii.87; iii.326;
iv.230; vi.369. -- cariy! useful conduct or behaviour D iii.152, 190, 232; A ii.32, 248; iv.219, 364. -- ñu one
who knows what is useful or who knows the (plain or correct) meaning of something (+ dhammaññ() D
iii.252; A iii.148; iv.113 sq. -- dassin intent upon the (moral) good Sn 385 (= hitânupassin SnA 373). --
dassimant one who examines a cause (cp. Sk. arthadar$ika) J vi.286 (but expld. by C. as "sa*ha -- sukhuma
-- pañña" of deep insight, one who has a fine and minute knowledge). -- desan! interpretation, exegesis
Miln 21 (dhamm˚). -- dhamma "reason and morality", see above n0. 3. ˚anus!saka one who advises
regarding the meaning and application of the Law, a professor of moral philosophy J ii.105; DhA ii.71. --
pada a profitable saying, a word of good sense, text, motto A ii.189; iii.356; Dh 100. -- pa&isambhid!
knowledge of the meaning (of words) combd. with dhamma˚ of the text or spirit (see above n0. 3) Ps i.132;
ii.150; Vbh 293 sq. -- pa&isa'vedin experiencing good D iii.241 (+ dhamma˚); A i.151; iii.21. -- baddha
expecting some good from (c. loc.) Sn 382. -- bhañjanaka breaking the welfare of, hurting DhA iii.356
(paresa' of others, by means of telling lies, mus!v!dena). -- majjha of beautiful waist J v.170 (= sumajjh!
C.; reading must be faulty, there is hardly any connection with attha; v. l. atta). -- rasa sweetness (or
substance, essence) of meaning (+ dhamma˚, vimutti˚) Nd2 466; Ps ii.88, 89. -- vasa "dependence on the
sense", reasonableness, reason, consequence, cause D ii.285; M i.464; ii.120; iii.150; S ii.202; iii.93;
iv.303; v.224; A i.61, 77, 98; ii.240; iii.72, 169, 237; Dh 289 (= k!ra*a DhA iii.435); It 89; Sn 297; Ud 14.
-- vasika sensible It 89; Miln 406. -- vasin bent on (one's) aim or purpose Th 1, 539. -- v!din one who
speaks good, i. e. whose words are doing good or who speaks only useful speech, always in combn. with
k!la˚ bh(ta˚ dhamma˚ D i.4; iii.175; A i.204; ii.22, 209; Pug 58; DA i.76 (expld. as "one who speaks for the
sake of reaping blessings here and hereafter"). -- sa'va**an! explanation, exegesis PvA 1. -- sa'hita
connected with good, bringing good, profitable, useful, salutary D i.189; S ii.223; iv.330; v.417; A iii.196
sq., 244; Sn 722 (= hitena sa'hita' SnA 500); Pug 58. -- sandassana determination of meaning, definition
Ps i.105. -- siddhi profit, advantage, benefit J i.402; PvA 63.
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