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-anta the side of the forehead J v'i.331 ;
round of the f. D 1.106 ; Sn p. 108.
Nalatika 184 Nahayati
-mandala the
Nalatika (f.) [Sk. lalatika] " belonging to the forehead,"
a frown Vin ii.io (nalatikarj deti to give a frown).
Nalini (f.) [Sk. nalinl] a pond J iv.90 ; Vism 84, 17.
Nava* (num.) [Ved. navan, Idg. *neun, cp. Lat. novem
(*noven), Gr. li'i-iu, Goth, niun, Oir. rioin, E. nine.
Connection with nava^ likely because in counting by
tetrads (octo = 8 is a dual !) a new series begins with
No. 9] number nine, gen.-dat. navannag (Sn p. 87)
instr.-abl. navahi (VvA 76), loc. navasu.
Meaning and Application : The primitive-Aryan importance
of the " mystic " nine is not found in Buddhism
and can only be traced in Pali in folkloristic undercurrents
{as fairy tales) & stereotype traditions in which
9 appears as a number implying a higher trinity = 3-.
I. navabhumaka pasada (a palace 9 stories high more
freq. satta", 7) J 1.58 ; nava-hiraiiiiakotihi (w. 9 kotis of
gold) VvA 188 ; nava yojana DhA 11. 65. — 2. navangabuddhasasana
" the 9 fold teaching of Buddha," i. c. the
9 divisions of the Buddh. Scriptures according to their
form or style, viz. suttag geyyar) veyyakaranai) gatha
udanar) itivuttakar) jatakar) abbhutadhammai) vedallag
M 1. 133 ; A II. 103, 178 ; in. 86 sq., 177 sq. ; Pug 43 ; Miln
344; Dpvs IV. 15; PvA 2. Cp. chalanga.—nava sattavasa
" 9 abodes of beings " Kh iv. (in exemplifying
No. 9), viz. (see D 111.263 = KhA 86, 87 cp. also A iv.39
sq.) (i) manussa. deva, vinipatika ; (2) Brahmakayika
deva ; (3) Abhassara ; (4) Subhakiriha ; (5) Asaniiasatta
; (6) Akasanancayatana-upaga ; (7) Viriiiananancayatana"
; (8) Akificannayatana" ; (9) Nevasafiiiasannayatana".
— nava sota (Sn 197) or nava dvara
(VvA 76 ; v. 1. mukha) 9 openings of the body, viz.
(SnA 248) 2 eyes, ears, nostrils, mouth, anus & urethra
(cp. S.n.E. 39, 180; 4«, 259 sq.). — nava vitakka 9
thoughts Nd* 269 (q. v.). — 3. a trace of the week of 9
days is to be found in the expression " navuti-vassasatasahass-ayuka
" giving the age of a divinity as 9
million years ( = a divine week) VvA 345. — Cp.
navuti.
Nava- (adj.) [Ved. nava, Idg. *neun (cp. navai)=Lat.
novus, Gr. itut,- [*t>iFoij), Lith. navas ; Goth, niujis
elc. = E. new; also Sk. navya = Gr. if?.>(,-. Lat. Novius.
May be related to na^] i. new, fresh; un.soikd, clean;
of late, lately acquired or practised (opp. pubba &
purana).
puranai)),
Often syn.
944 (id.),
with tarnna. Sn 28, 235 (opp.
913 (opp. pubba); Pv 1.92 (of
clothes -^costly) ; J iv.2()i (opp. purana); Miln 132
(salila fresh water). — 2. young, unexperienced, newly
initiated ; a novice Vin 1.47 (nava bhikkhu the younger
bhs., opp. thera) ; S 1.9 (-f- acira-pabbajita) ; 11.218;
Sn p. 93 (Gotamo navo pabbajjaya " a novice in the
Wanderer's life ") ; DhA 1.92 (bhikkhu).
-kamma building new, making repairs, "doing up,"
mending Vin ii.iig. 159; iii.St ; J 1.92; IV.37S; Nd-
385 ; -kammika an expert in making repairs or in building,
a builder (cp. vaddhaki) Vin 11.13. 'v.- 11 : -ghata
fresh ghee J 11.433 (v. 1. "sappi).
Navaka (adj.-n.) [Sk. navaka] young; a young man, a
newly ordained bhikkhu (opp. thora), novice (cp. Divy
4"4) J '33 (sangha) ; Pv.\ ;(, (id.). — Freq. in compar.
navakatara a j-ounger one, or the youngest (opp. thcratara)
D 11.154 ; J 1.218 ; Miln 24.
Navanita (nt.)& nonita [cp. Ved. navanita] frcsfi butter
Vin 1.24-4 (cp- gorasa) : D 1.201 ; M 111.55
111. 141 ; Pv
(nonita) ; Pug 69, 70 ; Miln 4 1 , Dhs 646, 74(1 ; Dh A 1.4 1 7 ;
PvA 199.
Navama (num. ord.) [Sk. navama^Oir. nomad; cp. Lat.
nonus ; Gr. ii-oroi-, Goth, niunda with