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Naharu 185 Nana
J 1.263 ; VI. 336 ; PvA 93. ppr. nahayanto (PvA 83) &
nahayamana (Vin 11. 105); iiif. nahayitut) (Vin 1.47;
PvA 144); ger. nahayitva (J 1.50; vi.367; PvA 42) &
." nahatva (J 1.265; 111-277 DhA 111.88; PvA 23, 62)
(after mourning), 82 ; grd. nahiiyitabba (Vin 11.220,
280).
Nahara & Nhani [Sk. snayu, Idg. *gne to sew, cp. Gr. vfm,
fiitiut, lijfia (thread) ; Ohg. najan ; also Gr. ycvpor
( = Lat. nervus) ; Ags. sinu ( = sinew); Ohg. senawa
Goth. ne|>la = Ags. nSdl = ( needle); Oir. snatha
(thread); Ohg. snuor (cord) = Ags. snod] sinew, tendon,
muscle. In the anatomy of the body n. occupies the
place between maQsa (flesh, soft flesh) & a^hi (bone),
as is seen from ster. sequence chavi, camma, magsa,
naharu, atthi, atthi-mifSja (e. g. at Vin I. 5 ; J 111.84).
See also def" in detail at SnA 246 sq. & KhA 47. —
Vin 1.25 (nh°) ; M 1.429 (used for bow strings) ; A 1.50 ;
111.324; IV. 47 sq. ("daddula), 129; Kh iii. ; Sn 194
(atthi°) Nd^ 97 (nh°) ; DhA iii.iiS-; ThA 257 (nh^)
PvA 68 (atthi-camma°). 80 (camma-mar)sa°) ;
103.
Sdhp 46,
Nahnta (nt.) [Sk. nayuta (m. pi.) of unknown etyta. Is
it the same as navuti ? The corresponding v> y>h is
frequent, as to meaning cp. nava 3] a vast number, a
myriad Sn 677; J 1.25. 83; Pv iv.i'; DhA 1.88; PvA
22, 265.
Naga [Ved. naga ; etym. of i. perhaps fr. *snagh=Ags.
snaca (snake) & snacgl (snail) ; of 2 uncertain, perhaps
a Non-Aryan word distorted by popular analogy to
naga'] i . a serpent or Naga demon, playing a prominent
part in Buddh. fairy-tales, gifted with miraculous
powers & great strength. They often act as fairies &
are classed with other divinities (see devata), with
whom they are sometimes friendly, sometimes at
enmity (as with the Garujas) D 1.54 ; S 111.240 sq.
V.47, 63; Bu. 1.30 (dighayuka mahiddhiki) ; Miln 23.
Often with supanna (Garujas) ; J 1.64 . DhA 11. 4 ; PvA
272. Descriptions e. g. at DhA 111.231, 242 sq. ; see also
cpds. •— 2. an elephant, esp. a strong, stately animal
(thus in comb" hatthi-naga characterising " a Naga
elephant ") & freq. as symbol of strength & endurance
(" heroic "). Thus Ep. of the Buddha A of Arahants.
Popular etymologies of n. are based on the excellency of
this animal (agug na karoti — he is faultless, etc.): see
Nd' 201 =Nd^ 337; Th I, 593; PvA 57. — (a) the
animal D 1.49; S 1.16; 11. 217, 222; 111.85 ; v.351 ;
A 11.116; 111.156 sq. ; Sn 543; Vv 5* ( = hatthinaga
VvA ; 37) Pv
hero or saint : S 11.277 ; 111.83 ; M 1.151, 245 ; Dh 320 ;
Sn 29, 53, 166,421,518. Of the Buddha : Sn 522, 845,
i.ii^. maha° A iv. 107, no. — (b) fig. =
346 (Buddha"). — 3. The Naga -tree
1058, iioi ;
(now called
Miln
" iron-wood tree," the P. meaning " fairy
tree "), noted for its hard wood & great masses of red
flowers ( = Sk. nagakesara, mesua ferrea Lin.) : see cpds.
°ruk!:ha, "puppha, "lata.
-&palokita " elephant-look " (turning the whole body),
a mark of the Biicldlias M 1.337 : cp. BSk. nagavalokita
Divy 208 ; -danta an ivory peg or pin, also used as a
hook on a wall Vin 11. t 17 (°ka Vin 11.114, 152) ; J vi.382 ;
-nataka sn.ikes as actors DhA iv.130; -nasuru (f.)
(woman) liaving thighs like an elephant's trunk J v. 297 ;
-puppha iron-wood llower Miln 283 ;
of an elephant J 1.365; 11.15S;
-bala the strength
-bhavana the world of
snakes Nd' 448; J 111.275; I)h.\ iv.14; -manavaka a
young serpent J in. 376; f. "ika ib. 275; DhA 111.232 ;
-raja king of the Nagas, i. e. serpents J ii.i 1 1 ; 111.275 ;
Sn 379 (Eravana, see detail SnA 368) ; DhA 1.359
III. 231. ^4^ sq. (Ahicchatta) ; iv.129 sq. (Pannaka)
-rukkha the iron-wood tree J 1.35 (cp. M Vastu 11.249)
-lata^rukkha J i.So (the Buddha's toothpick made of
its wood). 232; DhA 11.211 ("dantakatfha toothpick);
-vatfa habits of serpents Nd' 92. also adj. "ika ibid. 89 ;
-Tana elephant -grove Dh 324; DhA iv.15; -vanika el.
hunter M 1. 175; in. 132 ;
(viz. the Buddha) Vin 11. 195.
-hata one who strikes the el.
NSgara [Sk. nSgara, see nagara] a citizen J 1.150 ; iv.404 ;
V.385 ; Davs 11.85 ; VvA 31 ; PvA 19 ; DhA 1.41.
Nfigarika (adj.) [Sk. nagarika] citizen-like, urbane, polite
DA 1.282.
Nataka [Sk. nataka; see naccati] i. (m.) a dancer, actor,
player J 1.206; v.373 ; DhA 111.88; iv.59, 130; najakitthi
a dancing-girl, nautch-girl DhA 111.166;' VvA
131. — 2. (nt.) a play, pantomime J 1.59; v. 279, also
used coll. = dancing-woman J 1.59 (?) IJ.395.
Ratha [Ved. natha, nSth, to which Goth. ni|)an (to support),
Ohg. ginida (grace)] protector, refuge, help A v. 23, 89;
Dh 160 (atta hi attano n.), 380 ; Sn 1 131 (Nd'hEis naga)
DhA IV. 117; PvA 1. lokanatha Saviour of the world
PvA 42. — anatna
(Ep. of the Buddha) Sn 995 ;
helpless, unprotected, poor J 1.6 (nathSnatha rich &
poor) ; PvA 3 (°salap oor house) 65. Cp. nadhati.
Nada [Sk. nada, see nadati] loud sound, roaring, roar
(siha°), 50 (koi\ca°), i5o'{mah5°). Cp. pa°.
J 1. 19
Nidi (f.) = nada, loud sound, thundering (fig.) Vv 64'°.
Nadhati [Sk. nadhate = nathate (see natha), only in
nadhamana, cp. RV x.65, 5 ; nadhas] to have need of,
to be in want of (c. gen.) J v.90 (Com. expl' by upatappati
milayati ;
thinking perhaps of nalo va chinno).
Nanatta (nt. m.) [Sk. nanatva ; abstr. fr. nana] diversity,
variety, manifoldness, inultiformity, distraction ; all
.sorts of (opp. ekatta, cp. M 1.364 " : the multiformity of
sensuous impressions," M.A.). Enum" of diversity as
nanatta, viz. dhatu° phassa" vedana" sani\a° sankappa"
chanda" parilaha" pariyesana" labha" D 111.289 ; S 11.140
sq., cp. IV. 113 sq., 284 sq. ; Ps
1.87. — A iv.385 ; Ps
1.91 (samapatti"
1.63 sq., 88 sq. ; S 11. 115 (vedana") ; Ps
& vihara") ; J 11.265. In composition, substituted sometimes
for nana. Cp. Dialogues 1.14, n. 2.
-katha desultory talk, gossip D 1.8; ( = niratthakakatha
DA 1,90) ; S v. 420 ; -kaya (adj.) having a variety
of bodies or bodily states
ekatta', nanatta-saiinin, &
manussa, deva, vinipatika
(comb'' with or opp.
ekatta-saiiiiin), appl.
(cp. nava sattavasS)
to
to
A
iv.39 sq. =Nd« 570''; D 111.253, 263, 282; -safifia consciousness
of diversity (Rh. D. " : idea of multiformity,"
Dial. II. 119; Mrs. Rh. D. *' consciousness of the manifold
") M 1.3 ; S IV. 1 13 sq. ; D 111.224, 262 sq., 282;
A 1. 41, 267; 11.184; III. 306; Ps 11.172; Dhs 265 (cp.
trsl. p. 72) Vbh ; 342, 369 ; -safiflin having a varying
consciousness (cp. °kaya), D 1.31 (cp. DA 1.119) 183;
111.263.
Nanattata (f) [2nd abstr. to nana] = nanatta, diversity (of
states of mind). Seven sorts at Vbh 425 : arammana"
manasikara^ chanda" panidha" adhimokkha" abhinihara"
pafiiia".
Nana (adv.) [Ved. nana, a redupl. na (emphatic particle,
see na') " so and .so," i. e. various, of all kinds] variously,
differently, i. (abs.) A 1.13S (on difierent sides, viz.
right