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Phaleti 102 Phusati
Phaleti [Caus. of phalati, phal ; a variant is phateti fr.
sphati which is identical with *(s)phal] to split, break,
chop, in phrases i . katthai) phaleti to chop sticks
(for firewood) Vin 1.3 1 ; J 11. ;
1 44 P\- 11. g^^, besides which
the phrase katthag *phateti. 2. sisar) (muddha)
sattadha phaleti (cp. adhipateti & phalati) DhA 1.17
(perhaps better with v. 1. phal"), 134. — 3. (various;)
A 1.204=5 11.88; J 11.398; Nd- 483; Vism 379 (kucchig
; DhA IV. 133 (hadayar)). — pp. phalita. Caus. II.
phalapeti to cause to split open J iii.i j i ; Miln 157 (v. 1.
phalap^).
Fhasu (adj.) [etym. ? Trenckner, Notes 82 (on Miln 14":
corr. J.P.T.S. 1908, 136 which refers it to Miln 13'*)
suggests connection with Vedic prasu enjoying, one
who enjoys, i.e. a guest, but this etym. is doubtful ; cp.
phasuka. A key to its etym. may be found in the fact
that it never occurs by itself in form phasu, but either
in composition or as °ka] pleasant, comfortable ; only
neg. a° in phrase aphasu-karoti to cause discomfort to
in cpds. 'kama anxious for
"vihara
(dat.) Vin 1V.29Q ; and
comfort, desirous of (others) welfare D 111.1(14 ;
comfort, ease Vin II. 127 ; D 1.204 ; Dhs
(cp. DhsA 404) ; Miln 14 ; Vism 33 ; VbhA 270 ; PvA
i348=Miln 367
12.
Phasu at Miln 146 (cp. p. 425) " bhagga phasu " is uncertain
reading, it is not phasuka ; it may represent a
(lasa snare, sling. The likeness with phasuka bhagga
(lit.) of J 1.493 is only accidental.
Phasuka (adj.) [fr. phasu. Cp. Prk. phasuya ;
ace. to
Pischel, Prk, Gr. § 208 Jain Sk. prasuka is a distortion
of P. phasuka. Perhaps phasu is abstracted from
phasuka] pleasant, convenient, comfortable J in