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Attha 24 Attharati
sake of, in order to, for J 1.254 dhan' atthaya for wealth,
kim" what for, why?), 279; 11.133; 111-54; DhA 11.82;
PvA 55, 75, 78. — (b) ace. attba^ on account of, in
order to, often instead of an infinitive or with another
inf. substitute J 1.279 (kim"); 111.53 i"^-)'-! 1-253; n.128;
Dpvs VI. 79; DhA 1.397; PvA 32 (dassan" in order to
see), 78, 167, etc. — (c) abl. attha J 111.518 (pitu
attha = atthaya C). — (d) loc. atthe instead of, for
VvA 10; PvA 33; etc.
anattba (m. & nt.) I. unprofitable situation or con-
dition, mischief, harm, misery, misfortune S 1. 103;
(analthaya saqvattati); A iv.96 (°i) adhipajjati)
11.196
It 84
(°jaoano doso ill-will brings discomfort); J 1.63, 196;
Pug 37; Dhs 1060, 1231; Sdhp 87; DA 1.52 (anatthajanano
kodho, cp. It 83 and Nd^ 420 Q2); DhA 11.73;
PvA 13, 61, 114, 199. — 2. (= attha 3) incorrect sense,
false meaning, as adj. senseless (and therefore unprofit-
able, no good, irrelevant) A v. 222, 254 (adhammo ca);
Dh 100 (= aniyyanad°Ipaka DhA 11.208); Sn 126 (expH-
at SnA 180 as ahitaq).
-akkbayin showing what is profitable D 111-187. -attha
riches J vi.290 (= atthabhatai) atthai) C). -antara dif-
ference between the (two) meanings Miln 158. At Th i,
374, Oldenberg's reading, but the v. 1. (also C. reading)
atthandhara is much belter =z he who knows the (correct)
meaning, esp. as it coiTesponds with dhamma-dhara
(q. v.). -abbisamaya grasp of the proficient S 1.87 (see
abhisamaya). -uddbara synopsis or abstract of contents
("matter") of the Vinaya Dpvs v.37. -upaparilckba in-
vestigation of meaning, (-|- dhamma-savanna) M III. 175;
A III. 381 sq.; IV.221; V.126. -uppatti (atth") sense,
meaning, explanation, interpretation J 1.89; DA 1.242;
KhA 216; VvA 197, 203 (cp. palito) PvA 2, 6, 78; etc.
-kama (adj.) (a) well-wishing, a well-wisher, friend, one
who is interested in the welfare of others (cp. Sk. arthakama,
e.g. Bhagavadglta 11.5: gurun arthakaman) S 1.140,
144, 197; A 111.143; D III. 164 (bahuno janassa a., -\hitakamo);
J 1.241 ; Pv iv.3" ; Pv A 25 ; SnA 287 (an°). —
(b) one who is interested in his own gain or good, either
in good or bad sense (^greedy) S 1.44; PvA 112. —
-katha (attha") exposition of the sense, explanation, commentary
J V.38, 170; PvA I,
Com. -kara beneficial, useful
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etc. freq. in N. of
111.149; Miln 321.
-karana the business of trying a case, holding court,
giving judgment (v. 1. atta°) D 11.20; S 1.74 (judgment
hall?), -kavi a didactic poet (see kavi) A 11.230. -kamin
= °kama, well-wishing Sn 986 (devata atthakamin!).
-karaicia (abl.) for the sake of gain D in. 186. -kusala
clever in finding out what is good or profitable Sn 143
(= atthacheka KhA 236). -cara doing good, busy in the
interest of others, obliging S 1.23 (naranai) =z "working
out man's salvation"), -caraka (adj.) one who devotes
himself to being useful to others, doing good, one who
renders service to others, e. g. an attendant, messenger,
agent etc. D 1.107 (= hitakSraka DA 1.276); J 11.87;
III. 326; IV.230; VI.369. -cariya useful conduct or behaviour
D IU.1S2, 190, 232; A 11.32, 248; IV.219, 364. -nu one
who knows what is useful or who knows the (plain or
correct) meaning of something (-|- dhammannu) D 111.252;
A 111.148; IV.H3 sq. -dassia intent upon the (moral)
good Sn 385 (= hilSnupassin SnA 373). -dassimant one
who examines a cause (cp. Sk. arthadarsika) J vi.286
(but expld- by C. as "sanha-sukhuma-paiina" of deep insight,
one who has a fine and minute knowledge), -desana
interpretation, exegesis Miln 21 (dhamm"). -dhamma
"reason and morality", see above n". 3. °anusasaha one
who advises regarding the meaning and application of the
Law, a professor of moral philosophy J 11.105; DhAll.71.
^pada a profitable saying, a word of good sense, text,
motto A n.189; ni-356; Dh 100. -patUambbida knowledge
of the meaning (of words) combd- with dhamma°
of the text or spirit (see above n". 3) Ps 1.132; 11. 150;
Vbh 293 sq. -pa^lsagvedin experiencing good D 111.24
(4- dhamma°); A 1.151; 111.21. -baddha expecting some
good from (c. loc.) Sn 382. -bhanjanaka breaking the
welfare of, hurting DhA 111.356 (paresai) of others, by
means of telling lies, musavadena). -majjha of beautiful
waist J V.170 (= sumajjha C. ; reading must be faulty,
there is hardly any connection with attha; v. 1. atta).
•rasa sweetness (or substance, essence) of meaning (-jdhamma°,
vimutti°) Nd^ 466; Ps 11.88, 89. -vasa "dependence
on the sense", reasonableness, reason, consequence,
cause D 11.285; ^ '•464; 11.120; 111.150; S 11.202;
111.93; IV.303; V.224: A i.6i, 77, 98; 11.240; 111.72, 169,
237; Dh 289 (= karana DhA 111.435); I' ^9; Sn 297;
Ud 14. -vasika sensible It 89; Miln 406. -vasin bent
on (one's) aim or purpose Th i, 539. -vadin one who
speaks good, i. e. whose words are doing good or who
speaks only useful speech, always in comb"- with kala°
bhuta" dhamma" D 1.4; 111.175; A 1.204; 11-22, 209;
Pug 58; DA 1.76 (expld- as "one who speaks for the
sake of reaping blessings here and hereaiter"). -sat]vannana
explanation, exegesis PvA i. -saijbita connected
with good, bringing good, profitable, useful, salutary D
1.189; S 11.223; IV.330; V.417; A 111.196 sq., 244; Sn
722 (= hitena sai)hitar| SnA 500); Pug 58. -sandassana
determination of meaning, definition Ps 1.105. -siddhi
profit, advantage, benefit J 1.402; PvA 63.
Attha^ (nt.) [Vedic asta, of uncertain etym.] home, primarily
as place of rest & shelter, but in P. phraselogy abstracted
from the "going home", i. e. setting of the sun, as disappearance,
going out of existence, annihilation, extinction.
Only in ace. and as °— in foil phrases: attbangacchati
to disappear, to go out of existence, to vanish Dh 226
(= vinasaq natthibhavai) gacchati DhA 111.324), 384 (=
parikkhayai] gacchati); pp. attbangata gone home, gone
to rest, gone, disappeared; of the sun (=: set): J 1.175
(atthangate suriye at sunset); PvA 55 (id.) 216 (anatthan-
gate s. before sunset) fig. Sn 472 (atthagata). 475 (id.);
1075 (= niruddha ucchinna vinattha anupadi-sesaya nibbana-dhatuya
nibbuta); it 58; Dhs 1038; Vbh 195.
-attbagatatta (nt. abstr.) disappearance SnA 409. -attbangama
(atthagama passim) aunihilatioo , disappearance;
opposed to samudaya (coming into existence) and synonymous
wiih nirodha (destruction) D 1.34, 37, 183; S
IV.327; A 111.326; Ps 11.4, 6, 39; Pug 52; Dhs 165,
265, 501, 579; Vbh 105. -atthagamana (nt.) setting
(of the sun) J 1. 101 (suriyass' atthagamana at sunset)
DA 1.95 (=: ogamana). — attba-glmin, in phrase uday^
atthagSmin leading to birth and death (of pan&a): see
udaya. -attbai) paleti = attbangacchati (fig.) Sn 1074
(== atthangameti nirujjhati Nd^ 28). — Also atthamita
(pp. of i) set (of the sun) in phrase anattharaite suriye
before sunset (with anatthangamite as v. 1. at both pass.)
DhA 1.86; 111.127. — Cp. also abbhaltha.
Attha^ pres. 2"d pi. of atlhi (q. v.).
Atthata [pp. of attharati] spread, covered, spread over with
(— °) Vin 1.265; IV.287; V.I 72 (also °an); A ni.50;
PvA 141.
Atthatta (nt.) [abstr. fr. attha'] reason, cause; only in abl.
atthatia according to the sense, by reason of, on account
of PvA 189 (— ").
Atthara [fr. attharati] a rug (for horses, elephants etc.) D 1.7.
Attharaka [= atthara] a covering J 1.9; DA 1.87. — f.
°ika a layer J 1.9; v.280.
Attharaka (nt.) [fr. attharati] a covering, carpet, cover,
rug Vin 11.291; A 11.56; in.53; Mhvs 3, 20; 15, 40;
25, 102; ThA 22.
Attharati [a + Stf]
'o spread, to cover, to spread out;
stretch, lay out Vin 1.254; V.172; J 1.199; V.II3; VI.428;
Dh 1.272. — pp. attbata (q.v.). — Caus. attbarapeti to
caused to be spread J v.lio; Mhvs 3, 20; 29, 7; 34, 69.