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Kata Kata
iii.230 = M 1.389 sq. = A 11.230 sq. ; Nett 232. akanha
I. not dark, i. e. light, in "netta with bright eyes, Ep.
of King Pingala-netta J 11.242 in contrast with Mdra
(although pingala-cakkhu is also Ep. of Mara or his
representatives, cp. J v.42 ; Pv 11.4'). — 2. not evil,
i. e. good A 11.230, 231. —atikanha very dark Vin IV.7 ;
sukanha id. see above 11.2.
Kata (& sometimes kafa) [pp. of karotil done, worked,
made. Extremely rare as v. trs. in the common meaning
of E. make, Ger. raaclien, or Fr. faire (see the cognate
kapp and jaa. also uppajjati & vissajjati) ; its proper
sphere of application is either ethical (as papar), kusalar),
kammag : cp. 11. i b) or in such combinations, where its
original meaning of " built, prepared, worked out " is
still preserved (cp. i.i a nagara, and 2 a).
I. As verb-determinant (predicative). — i. in verbal
function (Pass.) with nominal determination " done,
made "(a) in predicative (epithetic) position :Dh 1 7 (papar)
me katai) evil has been done by me), 68 (tail ca kammag
katat)V 150 (atthinag nagarag katai) a city built of
bones, of the body), 173 (yassa papai) katai) kammar)).
— (b) in absolute (prothetic) position, often with expression
of the agent in instr. D 1.84= 177 = M 1.40 = Sn p. 16
(in formula katar) karanlyar), etc., done is what had to
be done, cp. arahant ll.A.) ; Vin 111.72 (katar) maya
kalyJnar) akatai] mayJ papai)) ; Pv 1.5' (amh