The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Devasika (adj.) [Der. fr. divasa] daily J v.383; DA i.296 (˚bhatta= bhattavetena); DhA i.187 sq., -- nt. ˚' as
adv. daily, every day J i.82, J i.149, 186; VvA 67, 75; DhA i.28; ii.41.
Desa
Desa [Ved. de$a, cp. dis!] point, part, place, region, spot, country, Vin i.46; ii.211; M i.437; J i.308; DhsA
307 (˚bh(ta); PvA 78 (˚antara prob. to be read dos˚), 153; KhA 132, 227. -- desa' karoti to go abroad J
v.340 (p. 342 has disa'). -- kañcid -- eva desa' pucchati to ask a little point D i.51; M i.229; A v.39,
sometimes as kiñcid -- eva d. p. S iii.101; M iii.15; v. l. at D i.51. -- des!gata pañha a question propounded,
lit. come into the region of some one or having become a point of discussion Miln 262.
Desaka
Desaka (adj.) [Sk. de$aka] pointing out, teaching, advising Sdhp 217, 519 -- (nt.) advice, instruction, lesson
M i.438.
Desan!
Desan! (f.) [Sk. de$an!] 1. discourse, instruction, lesson S v.83, 108; J iii.84; Pug 28; Nett 38; Vism 523 sq.
(regarding Pa&iccasamupp!da); PvA 1, 2, 9, 11; Sdhp 213. 2. Freq. in dhamma˚ moral instruction,
exposition of the Dhamma, preaching, sermon Vin i.16; A i.53; ii.182; iv.337 sq.; It 33; J i.106 etc. (a˚
g!min" !patti), a P!r!jika or Sangh!disesa offence Vin ii.3, 87; v.187. Cp. Vin. Texts ii.33. -- 3. (legal)
acknowledgment Miln 344. -- Cp. !˚. -- avas!ne (loc.) at the end of an instruction discourse or sermon DhA
iii.175; PvA 54; -- pariyos!ne=proc. PvA 9, 31 etc. -- vil!sa beauty of instruction Vism 524; Tikapa&&h!na
21.
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Desika
Desika (adj.) [Sk. de$ika]=desaka, su˚ one who points out well, a good teacher Miln 195.
Desita
Desita [pp. of deseti] expounded, shown, taught etc., given, assigned, conferred Vin iii.152 (marked out);
v.137; D ii.154 (dhamma); Dh 285 (nibb!na); PvA 4 (magga: indicated), 54 (given).
Desetar
Desetar [n. ag. to deseti] one who instructs or points out; a guide, instructor, teacher M i.221, 249; A i.266;
iii.441; v.349.
Deseti
Deseti [Sk. de$ayati, Caus. of disati, q. v.] to point out, indicate, show; set forth, preach, teach; confess.
Very freq. in phrase dhamma' d. to deliver a moral discourse, to preach the Dhamma Vin i.15; ii.87, 188;
v.125, 136; D i.241, A ii.185, v.194; It 111; J i.168; iii.394; Pug 57; PvA 6. -- aor. adesesi (S i.196=Th 1
1254) & desesi (PvA 2, 12, 78 etc.) -- pp. desita (q. v.).
Dessa & Dessiya