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Agga Aggi
Agga' (adj. n.) [Vedic agra; cp. Av. agro first; Lilh.
agrs early] I. (adj;) (a.) of time: the first, foremost Dpvs
IV. 1 3 (sangahai) first collection). See cpds. — (b.) of
space: the highest, topmost, J 1.52 (°sakha). — (c.) of
quality : illustrious, excellent, the best, highest, chief Vin
IV.232 (agga-m-agga) most exellent, D 11.4: S 1. 29 (a.
sattassa Sambuddha); A 11.17 := Pv iv.3*' (lokassa Buddho
aggo [A: aggaq] pavuccati); It 88, 89; Sn 875 (suddhi);
PvA 5. Often combd. with settba (best), e.g. D 11. 15;
S 111.83, 264. — 2. (nt.) top, point, (a.) lit.: the top or
tip (nearly always — °); as ar° point of an awl Sn 625,
631 ; Dh 401 ; kus° tip of a blade of grass Dh 70; Sdhp
349; tin" id PvA 241; dum° top of a tree J n.155;
dhaj° of a banner S 1.219; pabbat" of a mountain Sdhp
352; sakh" of a branch PvA 157; etc. — (b.) yfg-. the
best part, the ideal, excellence, prominence, first place,
often to be trsl. as adj. the highest, best of all etc. S 11.29
(aggena aggassa patti hoti: only the best attain to the
highest); Mhvs 7, 26. Usually as — "; e.g. dum° the
best of trees, an excellent tree Vv 35*' (cp. VvA 161);
dhan° plenty D 111.164; madhur° S 1.41, 161, 237 ; bhav^
the best existence S 111.83 j rup° extraordinary beauty
J 1. 291; labh° highest gain J in. 127; sambodhi-y-agga
highest wisdom Sn 693 (:= sabbafinuta-nanan SnA 489
the best part or quality of anything, in enum" of the five
"excellencies" of first-fruits (panca aggani, after which the
N. Paiicaggadayaka), viz. khettaggan ras" kotth" kumbhi°
bhojan° SnA 270. sukh° perfect bliss Sdhp 243. Thus
freq. in phrase aggag akkhayati to deserve or receive
the highest praise, to be the most excellent D 1. 124;
5 111.156, 264; A 11.17 (Tathagato); It 87 (id.); Nd^ 517
D (appamado); Miln 183. — 3. Cases as adv.: aggena
(instr. ) in the beginning, beginning from, from (as prep.),
by (id.) Vin II. 167. (aggena ganhati to take from, to
subtract, to find the difference; Kern Toev. s. v. unneces-
sarily changes aggena into agghena), 257 (yadaggena at
the moment when or from, foil, by tad eva "then"; cp.
agge), 294 (bhikkh° from alms); Vbh 423
(vass" by the
number of years), aggato (abl.) in the beginning Sn 217
(-|- mnjjhato, sesato). aggato kata taken by its worth,
valued, esteemed Th 2, 386, 394. agge (loc ) 1. at the
top A 11.201 (opp. mule at the root); J IV.156 (id.); Sn
233 (phusit° with flowers at the top : supupphitaggasakhii
KhA 192); J 11.153 (ukkh"); III. 126 (kup°). — 2 (as
prep.) from. After, since, usually in phrases yad° (foil,
by tad°) from what time, since what date D 1.152; 11.206;
6 ajja-t-agge from this day, after to day D 1.85; M 1.528;
A V.300; Sn p. 25 (cp. BSk. adyagrena Av. 3.11.13);
at the end: bhattagge after a meal Vin 11.212.'
-anguli the main finger, i. e. index finger J ¥[.404.
asana main seat DA 1.267. -upatthaka chief personal
attendant D 11.6. -karika first tasie, sample Vin 111.80.
-kulika of an esteemed clan Pv 111.5' (^ setth° PvA
199). -nna recognized as primitive primeval, D 111.225
(porana -f-), A 11.27 sq.; IV. 246, Kvu 341. -danta one
who is most excellently self-restrained (of the Buddha)
Th 1.354. -dana a splendid gift Vin 111.39. -dvara main
door J I.I 14. -nakha tip of the nail Vin iv.221. -nagara
the first or most splendid of cities Vin 1.229. -nikkhitta
highly praised or famed Miln 343. -nikkhittaka an
original depositary of the Faith Dpvs IV. 5. -pakatimant
of the highest character J v.351 (= aggasabhava). -patta
having attained perfection D iii.48sq. -pasada the highest
grace A 11.34; It 87. -pinda the best oblation or alms
1.141; M 128; JI.204. -pindika receiving the best oblations
J VI. 1 40. -puggala the best of men (of the Buddha)
Sn 684; DhA 11.39; Sdhp. 92, 558. -purohita chief or
prime minister J vi.391. -phala the highest or supreme
fruit (i.e. Arahantship) J 1.14S; Pv iv.188; PvA 230.
-bija having eggs from above (opp. mula°), i. e. propagated
by slips or cuttings D 1.5; DA 1. 81. -magga (adj.)
having reached the top of the path, i. e. Arahantship
ThA 20. -mahesi the king's chief wife, queen-consort
J 1.262; 111.187, 393; v.88; DhA 1.199; PvA 76. -raja
the chief king J vi.391 ; Miln 27. -vara most meritorious.
best Dpvs vi.68. -Tada the original doctrine (= theravada)
Dpvs IV.13. -vadin one who proclaims the highest
good (of the Buddha) Th i, 1142.
Agga' (nt.) (only — °) [a contracted form of agara] a
(small) house, housing, accomodation; shelter, hut; hall.
dan° a house of donation, i. e. a public or private house
where alms are given J 111.470; iv.379, 403; vi.487;
PvA 121; Miln 2. salak° a hut where food is distributed
to the bhikkhus b; tickets, a food office J 1.123, VvA 75.
AggatS (f.) [abstr. of agga] pre-eminence, prominence,
superiority Kvu 556 ("ij gata); Dpvs IV.I (gunaggataq
gala). — (adj.) mahaggata of great value or superiority
D 1.80; III. 224.
Aggatta (nt.) [abstr. of agga = Sk. agratvan] the state or
condition of being the first, pre-eminence PvA 9, 89.
Aggavant (adj.) occupying the first place, of great eminence
A 1.70, 243.
AggatU see agalu.
Aggaja & Aggala (f.) (also occasionally with 1.) [cp. Sk.
argala & argala to *areg to protect, ward off, secure etc.,
as in Ags. reced house; *aleg in Sk. raksati to prctect,
Gr. aAi|« id., Ags. ealh temple. Cp. also *areq in Gr.
ixpxEu z= Lat. arceo, Orcus, Ohg rigil bolt.] a contrivance
to fasten anything for security or obstruction: I. a bolt or
cross-bar Vin 1.290; D i.8g (°r) akoteti to knock upon
the cross-bar a = kavata DA 1.252); A iv.359 (id.);
S. IV.290; A i.ioi = I37:=iv.23i. (phusit° with fastened
bolts, securely shut Th 1.385 (id.); Vin iv.47; J. v.293
(°r) uppTleti to lift up the cross-bar. — 2. a strip of cloth
for strengthening a dress etc., a gusset Vin 1.290 (-f- tunna),
392 (Bdhgh on MV VIII.21, l); J 1.8 (-}- tunna) vi.71
(°r) datva); Vin iv.121.
-dana putting in a gusset J 1.8. -phalaka the post or
board , in which the cross-bar is fixed (cp. "vatti) M
111.95. -vatti ^ °phalaka Vin 11.120, 148. -suci ijolting
pin M 1.126.
Aggi [Vedic agni = Lat. ignis. Besides the contracted form
aggi we find the diaeretic forms gini (q. v.) and aggini
(see below)] fire. — i: fire, flames, sparks; conflagration,
Vin 11.120 (fire in bathroom); M 1.487 (anaharo nibbuto
f. gone out for lack of fuel); S iv.185, 399 (sa-upadano
jalati provided with fuel blazes); Sn 62; Dh 70 (:^ asani-
aggi DhA 111.71); J 1.216 (sparks), 294 (pyre); 11. 102;
111.55; I v. 1 39; VvA 20 (aggimhi tSpanai) + "dake temanaq).
— The var. phases of lighting and extinguishing
the fire are given at A lv.45: aggiq ujjaleti (kindle, make
b.urn), ajjhupekkhati (look after, keep up), nibbapeti
(extinguish, put out), nikkhipati (put down, lay). Other
phrases are e.g. aggiq jaleti (kindle) J 11.44; ganhati
(make or take) J 1.494 (cp. below b); deti (set light to)
J 1.294; nibbapeti (put out) It 93; Sdhp 552. aggi nibbayati
the f. goes out S "85; M 1.487; 1. J 212 (udake
through Vater); Miln 304. aggi nibbuto the f. is extinguished
(cp. '^nibbana) J
1.6 1; Miln 304. aggina dahati to
burn by means of fire, to set fire to A 1.136, 199;
PvA 20. udar" the fi.e supposed to regulate digestion
PvA 33; cp. Dial. 11.208, note 2; kapp'utthan" the
universal conflagration J III. 185; dav" a wood or jungle
fire 1. J 212; nar the burning of a reed J vi.ioo; padip"
fire of a lamp Miln 47. 2. the sacrificial fire: In one or
two of the passages in the older texts this use of Aggi
is ambiguous. It may possibly be intended to denote the
personal Agni, the fire-god. But the commentators do
not think so, and the Jataka commentary, when it means
Agni, has the phrase Aggi Bbagava the Lord Agni,
e. g. at
kindling
J
a
1.285, 494) 11-44.
holy fire on the
The ancient ceremony of
day the child is born and
keeping it up throughout his life, is also referred to by
that commentary e. g. J 1.285 \ "43- Aggit) paricarati
(cp. "paricSriya) to serve the sacred fire Vin 1.31 (jajilS