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Bandhana 105 Bala
(cp. SnA 418); J 1V.278. — 2. to be caught (in a sling
or trap) J 111.330; iv.414. — 3. to incur a penalty
(with loc , e. g. bahudande) J iv.116. — 4. to be captivated
by, struck or taken by, either with loc. J 1.368
(bajjhitva & bandhitva in Pass, sense) ; v.465 ; or with
inslr. J 1.428 : IV. 259. — pp. baddha (q. v.). — Cp. ati°,
anu", a, 0°, pati°, sara°.
Bandhana (nt.) [fr. bandh, cp. Vedic bandhana] i. binding,
bond, fetter Vin 1.2 1 ; D
guna) ;
1.226, 245 (paiica kama-
111.176; M 11.44; S 1.8, 24 (Mara°), 35, 40;
IV.201 sq. (5
Asuras, 291 ;
fold) to
Sn 532,
bind
948;
the king of the Devas or
Th i, 414; 2, 356 (Mara°)
Dh 345 sq. ; J 11. 139, 140 ; in.59 = PvA 4 ; v. 285 ; Nd^
304°'" (var. bonds, andhu", rajju° etc. cp. Nd' 433);
DA 1. 12 1 (with ref. to kama). — 2. binding, tying,
band, ligature ; tie (also fig.) Vin 1.204 (°suttaka thread
for tying) 11. 135 (kaya° waistband); 11. 117 ("rajju for
robes) ; S 111.155 (vetta° ligatures of bamboo ; cp. v.51) ;
Sn 44 (gihi°, cp. Nd^ 228 : putta ca dasi ca) ; DhA
51 (patja"). — 3. hold-
1.4 (ghara° tie of the house) ; Kh.\
ing together, composition, constitution Vin 1.96 (sarira"),
cp. in. 28. — fig. composition (of literature) J 11.224
(gatha*^). — 4. joining together, union, company DhA
II. 160 (gana° joining in companies). — 5. handle Vin
II. 135. — 6. piecing together Vin 1.254 ("mattena when
it, i. e. the stuff, has only been pieced together, see
Vin. Texts 11. 153 n.). — 7. strap (?) doubtful reading in
at)sa° (q. V.) Vv 33'°, where we should prefer to read
with V. 1. "vattaka. — 8. doubtful in meaning in cpd.
pagca-vidha-bandhana " the fivefold fixing," as one
of the torments in Niraya. It is a sort of crucifixion
(see for detail panca 3) Nd^ 304'"- " = Nd' 404 ; J 1. 174 :
PvA 221 ; VbhA
278. In this connection it may mean
" set," cp. mula°. — On use of bandhana in similes see
J.P.T.S. 1907, 115. Cp. vini°.
-dgara " fetter -house," prison D 1.72 ; M
1.75 ; Vin
III. 151 ; J III. 326; DhA II. 152 ; VvA 66; PvA 153.
-Agarika prison-keeper, head-jailer A 11.207.
Bandhaniya (adj.) [grd. of bandhati] i. to be bound or
fettered Miln 186. — 2. apt to bind, binding, constraining
D 11.337 (cp. Dial. II. 361) ; Th 2, 356.
Bandhava [cp. Class. Sk. bandhava] i. kinsman, member
of a clan or family, relative A 111.44; Sn 60 (pi. ban-
dhavani in poetry ; cp. Nd2455) ; Dh 288 (pi. bandhava) ;
J II. 316; V.81 ; DA 1.243. — 2. (-°) one who is connected
with or belongs to Sn 140 (manta°, wellacquainted
with Mantras; cp. SnA 192; vedabandhu
veda-patisarana ti vuttar) hoti) ; J v. 335 (bodhaneyya°)
cp. bandhu 3.
Bandhn [Vedic bandhu, see bandhati & cp. bandhava]
I. a relation, relative, kinsman; pi. bandhu J iv.301 ;
PvA 86 = ( fiati) & bandhavo Nd^ 455 (where Nd> 1 1 in
id. p. reads bandhu). — Adicca° kinsman of the Sun,
an Ep. of the Buddha Vin 11.296 ; A 11. 17 ; Sn 54, 915,
1 128, cp. Nd2 152"; Vv 24"; 78'", cp. VvA u6.
Four kinds of relations enum"" at Nd' 11. viz. i\ati°,
gotta°, manta" (where Nd^ 455 reads mitta"), sippa".
— 2. Ep. of Brahma, as ancestor of the brahmins
DA 1.254: see below °pada. — 3. (°-) connected with.
related to, dealing with [cp. Vedic amfta-bandhu
RV X.72'] S 1. 123 (pamatta°); 128; Sn 241, 315,
SnA 192
430, 911; J IV. 525 ; Miln 65 (kamma°) ;
(veda°). — f. bandhuni J vi.47 (said of the town of
Mithila(raja°) ; expl''byC.as"raja-fiatakeh'evapunna").
pada the foot of Brahma, from which the Sudras
are said to have originated (cp. Sk. padaja), in cpd.
bandhupad'apacca " offering from the foot of the
kinsman," applied as contemptuous epithet to
Samanas by a Brahmin D 1.90 ; M 1.334 • S iv.117.
the
Bandhaka (adj.) [fr. bandhu] I. the plant Pentapetes
phcEnicea J iv.279 ("puppha, evidently only a contraction
of bandhu-jivaka, cp. C. bandhujivaka-
puppha ; although Sk. bandhuka is given as syn. of
bandhujiva at Halayudha 2, 53). — 2. in bandhukaroga
M II. 12 I prob. to be read panduka", as v. 1. BB ;
see panduroga.
Bandhujivaka [cp. Class. Sk. bandhujiva] the plant
Pentapetes phoenicea M 11.14 ("puppha) ; D ii.iii (id.);
J IV.279; Vism 174; DhsA 14; \vA 43, 161.
Bandbnmant (adj.) [fr. bandhu, cp. Vedic bandhumant]
having relatives, rich in kinsmen ;
bandhuma N. of father of the Buddha Vipassin D
n.ii =Vism 433; f. bandhumati N. of mother of the
Buddha Vipassin ibid. ; also N. of a town D 11. 12
(capital of king Bandhuma); SnA 190 = J iv.388
only as Np. m
(where the latter has Vettavati), and a river SnA 190 =
J iv.388 : ( Vettavati).
Bandhavant (adj.) [bandhu #)- vant] .having relatives, rich
in relatives J vi.357.
Babbaja [cp. Vedic balbaja, doubtful whether it belongs
to Lat. bulbus ; for the initial b. very often p. is found ;
see pabbaja] a sort of coarse grass or reed, used to
make slippers, etc. Vin 1.190 ; D 11.55 • S II. 92 ; in, 137 ;
IV. 158 ; A II. 21 1 ; Dh 345 ; DhA iv.55.
-paduka a slipper out of b. grass DhA 111.451.
-layaka cutter or reaper of grass S in. 155 ; A in. 365.
Babbu (& °ka) Epic [Sk. babhruka a kind of ichneumon
Vedic babhru brown, cp. Lat. fiber = beaver, further
connection " bear," see Walde, Lat. iVtb. s. v. fiber] a
cat J 1.480 ( = biiara C.)=DhA n.152.
Babbhara [onomat., cp. Sk. balbala-karoti to stammer or
stutter, barbara = Gr. /3ap/3npof stuttering, people of an
unknown tongue, balbutha Np. " stammerer " ; also
Lat. balbas, Ger. plappern, E. blab ; babbhara is a
redupl. formation fr. *bhara-bhara = barbara, cp.
J.P.T.S. 18S9, 209; Geiger, P.Cr. § 20] imitation of a
confused rumbling noise M 1.128. — Cp. also P. mammana
and sarasara.
Barihin [cp. Sk. barhin] a peacock ] iv.497.
Barihisa (nt.) [Vedic barhis] the sacrificial grass D 1.141 ;
M 1.344 ; A 11.207 ; Pug 56.
Bala' (nt.) [Vedic bala, most likely to Lat. de-bilis " without
strength " (cp. E. debility, P. dubbala). and Gr.
fifXuiTTai (superl.)=Sk. balistha the strongest. The
Dhatupatha (273) defines b. with panane. At DhsA
124 bala is understood as " na kampati "] i. strength,
109 (one
power, force D 11.73 ; A 1.244 ; Dh Th i, 188 ;
of the 4 blessings, viz. ayu, vanna, sukha, bala ; cp.
DhA 11.239); Pv 1.5'" (=kaya-bala PvA 30); i.>«;
VvA 4 (iddhi°) ; PvA 71 (id), 82 (kamma°). — Of cases
used as adv. balasa (instr.) is mentioned by Trenckner
at Miln 430 (notes), cp. Prk. balasa (Pischel, Gr. § 364).
yatha balar) according to one's power, i. e. as much as
possible PvA i, 54. The comp" form of bala in conn,
with kl is bali°, e. g. dubbalikarana making weak
"karanin id. D in. 183. — adj. bala
M 111.4 : P"g 59. SS ;
strong J v. 268, abala weak Sn 770, 1120, dubbala id.
S 1.222; J II. 154; Nd' 12; PvA 55; compar. °tara
M 1.244, ^^- °- abalag weakness S 1.222. — 2. an army,
military force Mhvs 25, 57 ; SnA
357. See cpds. below.
—-Eight balani or strong points are i. of young
children (runna-balar)).-2. of womanhood (kodha").
-3. of robbers (avudha°).-4. of kings (issariya°),
-5. of fools (ujjhatti"). -6. of wise men (nijjhatti°).
- 7. of the deeply learned (patisankh5na°). - 8. of
samanas & brahmanas (khanti°) A iv.223 (where used as
adj. -° strong in . . .) : cp. Sn 212, 623. — Five balani
of women are : riipabalar), bhoga°, fiati°, putta°, sila°
S iv.246-8. The five-fold force (balag pailca-vidhai))
of a king J v. 120, 121 consists of bahabalar) strength of