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Arabbha 1 08 Arama
taking etc., in cpd. °vatthu occasion for making an effort,
concern, duty, obligation D 111.256 = A iv.334 (eight
such occasions enuni^ ). — 2. (prep, with ace.) lit. beginning
with, taking (into consideration), referring to,
concerning, with reference to, about D t.lSo; A 11.27 =^
It 103 (senasanaq a.); Sn 972 (upekhaij ; v. 1. arambha;
C. uppadetva); Pv 1.4' (pubbe pete a.); DhA 13; 11.37;
PvA 3 (setthiputta-petar) a.), 16, and passim.
Arabhati' [not with Morris J P T S. 1889, 202 fr. rabh
and identical with arabhati^, but wilh Kern, Toev. s. v.
identical with Sk. alabhale, a + labh meaning to seize
the sacrificial animal in order to kill it; cp. nirarambha]
to kill, destroy M 1.371 (panaij).
Arabhati- & Arabbhati [a + rabhati, Sk. Srabhati &
arambhati, a -f rabb] to begin, start, underjake, attempt
S I.I 56 (arabbhatha "bestir yourselves") = iVIiln 245 =
Th I, 256 (bh.); Pug 64 (bh.); viriyai) arabhati to make
an effort, to exert oneself (cp. arambha) A IV.334. —
aor. arabhi DhA 11.38 & arabbhi PvA 35. — ger.
arabbha, see sep. — pp. araddha (q. v.).
Arambha [Sk. arambha in meaning "beginning", fr a -j-
rabh (rambh) cp. arabhati] —•
i. attempt, effort, inception
of energy (cp. Dhs trsl. 15 & A'. 5. p. 318 giving
C. def as kicca, karaniya, attha, i.e. I. undertaking &
duty, 2. object) S 1.76 (mah°); v. 66, 104 sq. (°dhatu);
111.338 (id.), 166 Cja; T. arabbhaja, v. 1. arambhaja to
be preferred) = Pug 64; Miln 244; Net 41; DhsA 145.
-viriyarambha (cp. araddha-viriya) zeal, resolution, energy
Vin 11.197; S IV.175; A I.12, 16. — 2. support, ground,
object, thing Nett 70 sq., 107; an° unsupported, independent
Sn 743 {= nibbana SnA 507). Cp. also nirambha,
uparambha, sarambha.
ArammaQa (nt.) [cp. Sk. alambana, lamb, but in meaning
confounded with rambh (see rabhati)] primary meaning
"foundation", from this applied in the foil, senses: (i)
support, help, footing, expedient, anything to be depended
upon as a means of achieving what is desired, i. e. basis
of operation, chance Sn 1069 (= alambana, nissaya, upanissaya
Nd' 132); Pv 1.4' (yaq kiiic^ arammanar) katva);
arammanai) labhati (-}- otarai) labhati) to get the chance
S 11.268; IV.185. — (2) condition, ground, cause, means,
esp. a cause of desire or clinging to life, pi. ''a causes
of rebirth (interpreted by tanha at Nd' 429), lust Sn 474
(;:= paccaya Sn.\ 410), 945 (=zNd' 429); KhA 23; DhA
1.288 (sappay"); PvA 279. — (3) a basis for the working
of the mind & intellect; i.e. sense-object, object of thought
or consciousness, the outward constituent in the relation
of subject & object, object in general. In this meaning
of "relation" it is closely connected with ayatana (see
ayatana'), so that it sometimes takes its place, it is also
similar to visaya. Cfd. 3 distinguishes a 5 fold object,
viz. citta, cetasika, pasada- & sukhuma-rupa, paniiatti,
nibbana. See on term
XU. & 209. — A 1.82
especially Cpd.
sq.; IV.385; Sn
3, 14; Dhs lisl.
506; Ps 1. 57 sq.,
84 (four a); 11.97, u^i '43; Uhs I (dhamm° object of
ideation), 180, 584, 1 186 et passim; Vbh 12, 79, 92,
319, 332 (four); Nett 191 (six); VisA 87 sq., 375 (°sankantika),
430 sq. (in var. sets with ref. to var. objects),
533; DhsA 48, 127; VvA II, 38. — ruparammana lit.
dependence on form, i. e. object of sight, visible form,
especially striking appearance, visibility, sight D III. 228;
S 111.53; A •82; J 1.304; 'l^Sg, 442; PvA 265. —
arammanai) karoti to make it an object (of intellection or
intention), to make it one's concern (cp. Pvl.4', above 1).
— arammana-kusala clever in the objects (of meditation)
S 111.266; a°-paccayata relation of presentation (i.e. of
subj. & obj.) Nett 80. — (4) (— ")
(adj.) being supported
by, depending on, centred in, concentrated upon PvA 8
(nissay°), 98 (ek"); VvA 119 (buddh" piti rapture centred
in the Buddha).
Araha (adj.) melri causa for araha deserving J vi.164.
Ara' (f.) [Sk. ara; *el "pointed", as in Ohg. ala = Ger.
ahle, Ags. ael ^= E awl ; Oicel. air] an awl ; see cp.
aragga. Perhaps a der. of ara is alaka (q. v.).
Ara- (indecl.) [Vedic arad, abl. as adv.; orig. a root der.
fr. *ara remoteness, as in Sk. arana foreign & aranya
solitude q. v. under arana' and aranna] far from, remote
(from) (adv. as well as prep, with abl.) Sn 156 (pamadamhS),
736; Dh 253 (asavakkhaya; DhA 111.377 expls.
by diiragala); J 11.449 (jhanabhumiya; = dure thita C);
V.78 (saijyame; = duralo C). See also araka.
-cara [in this comb"- by Kern, Toev. s. v. unecessarily
explJ- as ara = arya; cp. similar phrases under araka] a
life remote (from evil) A iv.389. -carin living far from
evil leading a virtuous life D 1.4; M 1. 179; HI. 33; A HI,
216, 348; IV.249; V.138, 205; DA 1.72 (=: abrahmacariyato
dilra-carin).
Aradhaka (adj.-n.) [fr. a-j-radh] i. [perhaps for *araddhaka
because of analogy to araddha of a -f- rabh] successful,
accomplishing or accomplished, undertaking, eager Vin
1.70 (an" one who fails); M 1. 491; II. 197 ^= A 1.69 =:
Miln 243; S V.19; A V.329 (in correlation with araddhaviriya).
— 2. pleasing, propitiating Miln 227; VvA 220
(°ika f.).
Aradhana (nt.) & °a (f) (either fr. a-fradh or a-|- rabh,
cp. aradhaka] satisfying, accomplishing; satisfaction, accomplishment
D 11.287 (opp. viradhana failure); M I.479;
n.199; A V.211 sq.; J IV. 427.
Aradhaniya (adj.) [grd. fr. aradheti] to be attained, to be
won; successful Vin 1.70 (an"); J 11.233 (dur°).
Aradhita [pp. of aradheti; Sk. aradhita, but BSk. aragita,
e.g. Divy 131, 233] pleased Sdhp 510.
Aradheti [Caus. of a -|- radh, in meaning 2 confused with
arabhati. In BSk. strangely distorted to aragayati; freq.
in Divy as well as A v. S] — i. to please, win favour,
propitiate, convince J 1.337 (darake), 421, 452; II.72
(manusse); IV.274 (for abhiradheti T.); Vism 73 (aradhayanto
Nathassa vana-vasena manasai]); DhA II. 71; Davs
III. 93 (ariidhayi sabbajanaij); Miln 352. In older literature
only in phrase cit(ar) aradheti to please one's heart, to
gladden, win over, propitiate D 1. 1 18 sq., 175 (but cp.
araddha-citta to arabhati); M 1.85, 341; S II. 107; V.109;
J 11.372; Miln 25. — 2. to attain, accomplish, fulfill,
succeed S v. 23 (maggaij), 82, 180, 294; It ill. (v. 1.
5ram°); Sn 488 = 509. Cp. aradhaka I. — pp. atadhita
(q. v.). — See also parabhetva.
Arama [Sk. arama, a + ram] — i- pleasure, fondness of
(— °), delight, always as adj. (— °) delighting in, enjoying,
finding pleasure in (usually combd- with rata, e. g. dhammarama
dhammarata finding delight in the Dh.) S 1.235;
IV. 389 sq. (bhav°, upadan"); A 1.35, 37, 130; 11.28 (bhavan');
It 82 (dhamm°); Sn 327 (id.; expld- by SnA 333
as rati and "dhanime aramo assa ti"); Pug 53 (samagg°);
Vbh 351. — 2. a pleasure-ground, park, garden (lit.
sport, sporting); classified at Vin III. 49 as pupph" and
phal° a park with flowers or with fruit (i. e. orchard),
def. at DhA III. 246 as Vejuvana-Jivak' ambavan^ adayo,
i. e. the park of Veluvana, or the park belonging to
Jivaka or mango-groves in general. Therefore : (a) (in
general) park, resort for pastime etc. Vin 11.109; D 1.
106; Dh 188; Vv 79'' (amb" garden of mangoes); VvA
305 (id.); Pv 11.78 (pi. aramani = aram' ilpavanani PvA
102). — (b) (in special) a private park, given to the
Buddha or the Sangha for the benefit
where they meet & hold discussions
of the
about
bhikkhus,
sacred &
secular matters; a place of recreation and meditation, a
meeting place for religious gatherings. Amongst the many
aramas given to the bhikkhus the most renowned is that
of Anathapindika (Jetavana; see J 1.92— 94) D 1.178;
Vin IV.69 ; others more frequently mentioned are e. g.