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Macchara 138 Majjharu
fish M ni.i68; & in simile at It 68= J iv.435 = vi.236
= KhA 127. Cp. J.P.T.S. 1906, 201. bahu° rich in
fish J III. 430. lona° salt fish Vism 2S. rohita° the
species Cyprinus rohita J 11.433; ni.333 ; DhAii.132.
On maccha in simile see J.P.T.S. 1907, 121. Of names
of fishes several are given in the Jataka tales ; viz.Ananda
(as the king of the fishes or a Leviathan) J 1.207 ;
11.332 ; V.462 : Timanda & Timirapingala J v. 462 ;
Mitacintin J 1.427; Bahucintin J 1.427.
-magsa the flesh of fishes Sn 249. -bandha one who
sets net to catch fish, a fisherman A 111.301 ; Vism 379.
-bhatta food for fishes, devoured by fishes J v. 75.
-valaka a garment made in a particular fashion (forbidden
to bhikkhus) Vin 11. 137. -sakalika "a bit of
fish" (fish-bone?) in de.scription of constitution of the
finger nails at Vism 250=KhA 43 = VbhA 233.
Macchara (adj.) [Vedic matsara & matsarin enjoyable;
later period also " envious," cp. maccharin] niggardly,
envious, selfish Pgdp 11. 19. —macchararj (nt.) avarice,
envy A iv.285 ; Sn 8ii, 862, 954 (vita-macchara, adj.).
Haccbarayati [Demon, fr. macchariya] to be selfish, greedy
or envious J vi.334 : DhA 11.45, 89.
Maccharayana (f) & Maccharayitatta (nt.) the condition
of selfishness, both expressions in def"
at Dhs 1 122 ; Pug 19, 2^ ; DhsA 375.
of macchariya
Maccharin (adj.) [cp. Vedic matsarin, fr. mat-l-sf, i. e.
" reflecting to me "] selfish, envious, greedy (cp. Dhs
trsl.'^ p. 320) ; A 11.82 ; m.139, 258, 265 ; D in. 45, 246
Dh 263 ; Sn 136, 663 ; Nd' 36 ; J 1.345 ; v. 391 ; Vv 5.^2^ ;
Pug 20 ; DhsA ; 394 DhA n.89 ; Sdhp 89. 97, — a°
unselfish D in. 47 ; A iv.2 ; Sn 852, 860 ; It 102.
Macchariya & Macchera (nt.) [cp. Epic Sk. matsarya]
avarice, stinginess, selfishness, envy ; one of the principal
evil passions & the main cause of rebirth in the Petaloka.
— I. macchariya : A 1.95, 299 ; in. 2 72 ; Dh in. 4
(issa°), 289 ; Sn 863 (°yutta), 92S ; Pug 19, 23 ; Vbh
.357. 389, 391. — Five sorts of selfishness are mentioned :
avasa", kula°, labha", vanna°, dhamma" D in. 234 ;
Nd' 118, 227; A IV. 456; Dhs 1 122 (cp. Dhsisrl.^p. 276);
Vism 683; DhsA 373, 374. Selfishness is one of the
evil conditions which have to be renounced as habits
of mind by force of intelligence A v. 40, 209 ; Miln 289 ;
PvA 87, 124. — 2. macchera A 1.105 (°mala), 281;
Dh 242 ; It 18 ; Nd' 260 ; Sdhp 313, 510. At A n.58
and elsewhere the state called vigata-mala-macchera
" with the stain of avarice vanished," is freq. mentioned
as a feature of the blameless life and a preparation for
Arahantship. — Note. The (etym.) expl" of macchariya
at VbhA 513 is rather interesting: " idai) acchariyari
mayhag eva hotu, ma aiinassa acchariyai) hotu
ti pavattatta macchariyan ti vuccati" (from the Puranas
?).
Macchika [fr. maccha] a fish-catcher, fisherman A in. 301 ;
J V.270 ; vi.iii ; Miln 331.
MacchI (f.) [of maccha] a female fish J 11. 178.
Macchera see macchariya.
Majja (nt.) [fr. mad, cp. Vedic mada & madya] i. intoxi- \
cant, intoxicating drink, wine, spirits Vin 1.205 ; D \
III. 62, 63; Sn 398 (-Hpana=maiiapana) ; VvA
( = sura ca merayan ca) ; Sdhp
73
267. — 2. drinking place
J IV. 223 ( = pan' agara).
-pa one who drinks strong drink, a drunkard A iv.261 ;
Sn 400: Pv iv.i'6 (a°); ThA 38. -pana drinking of
intoxicating liquors Vv 15* ; VvA 73 ; Sdhp 87. -payaka=majjapa
J 11. 192 (a°). -payin= °payaka Sdhp 88.
-vikkaya sale of spirits J iv.115.
Majjati^ [majj to immerse, submerge, cp. Lat. mergo] is
represented in Pali by mujjati, as found esp. in cpds.
ummujjati & nimujjati.
Majjati^ [myj to clean, polish ; connected with either Lat.
mergo (cp. Gr. aii:pyuj) or Lat. mulgeo to wipe, stroke,
milk (cp. Gr. riujXyw, Mir. mlich=milk etc.) — Dhtp
71 gives root majj with meaning " sagsuddhiyar) "] to
wipe, polish, clean VvA 165. Cp. sam°. — pp. majjita
& mattha.
Majjati^ [mad Sk. madyati ; \'edic madati ;
for etym.] to be intoxicated ; to be exultant, to be
immensely enjoyed or elated S 1.73, 203; A iv.294 ;
Sn 366 (Pot. majje=majjeyya Sn.A 364), 676 (id., T.
reads na ca majje, SnA 4S2 reads na pamajje) '•
; J 11.97
in. 87 (majjeyya). aor. majji in cpd. pamajji Mhvs 17,
'5- — PP- matta.
see mada
Majjara [cp. Epic Sk. marjara ; dialectical] a cat Miln 23.
— f. majjari (majjari°) Vin 1.186 (°camma cat's skin):
DhA 1.48 ;
Pgdp 49.
Majjika [fr. majja] a dealer in strong drink, a tavernkeeper
Miln 33 1
Majjita [pp. of majjati^] cleaned, polished Vv.A 340
(sutthu m. for sumattha Vv 84"). See also mattha.
Majjha (adj.) [\^edic madhya, cp. Lat. medius, Gr. ^fffinr,
Goth. midjis=Ohg. mitti. E. middle] middle, viz.
I. of space: of moderate height D 1.243 (contrasted
with ucca & nica). — 2. of time : of middle age Sn 2 16
(contrasted with dahara young & thera old). — 3. often
used adv. in loc. majjhe in the middle ; i. e. (a) as prep,
in between, among (-" or with gen.) Pv i.ii', 11*;
J 1.207 (sakunanai)) ; DhA
1.182 (vasana-gamassa)
PvA u (parisa°). majjhe chetva cutting in half
J V.387. — (b) in special dogmatic sense " in the
present state of existence," contrasted with past &
future existences (the latter comb"* as " ubho anta " at
Sn 1040). The expl° of majjhe in this sense is at
Nd^ 434 : " raajjhar) vuccati paccuppanna rupa " etc.
(similarly at Nd- 490). — Sn 949 (in sequence pubbe
348 (pure majjhe
majjhe paccha), 1099 (id.) ; Dh
pacchato ; i. e. paccuppannesu khandhesu DhA iv.63).
— 4. (nt.) majjhag the middle DhA 1.184 (tassa uramajjhar)
ghagsenti).
Majjhaka (adj.) (--) [fr. majjha] lying or being in the
midst of . . ., in pacina-yava° (dakkhina", pacchima°,
uttara°) nigama, a market-place lying in the midst of
the eastern corn-fields (the southern etc.) : designation
of 4 nigamas situated near Mithila J vi.330.
Majjhatta (adj.-n.) [for majjha-ttha, which we find in
Prk. as majjhattha : Pischel, Prk. Gr. § 214; majjha-lstha]
I. (adj.) "standing in the middle," umpire,
neutral, impartial, indifierent J 1.300 ; 11.359 (parama",
-I- upekkha-parami) ; vi.8 Miln ; 403 ; Vism 230 ; Mhvs
21, 14. — 2. indifference, balance of mind, equanimity ;
almost synonymous with upekkha : Vism 134, 296;
VbhA 283 ("payogata) ; DhA 11.214 ("upekkha); PvA
38 (so read for majjhattha). See also following. —
Note. A similar term is found in BSk. as mrdu-madhya
ksanti " state of spiritual calm " Divy 271 ; see Yoga
Sutra 11.34.
Majjhattata (f) [abstr. from prec] impartiality, indiflerence,
balance of mind Nd* 166 (in expl° of upekkha.
with syn. passaddhata) ; Vbh 230 ; Vism 134 ; VbhA 285
(satta° & sankhara"), 317 (def.) ; DhsA 133.
Majjhantika [majjha-i- anta-i- ika] midday, noon ; used
either absolutely Vin iv.273; S iv.240 ; J v. 213 (yava
upakattha -majjhantika) ; v. 291 (read majjhantik'
atikamm' agami) ; Vism 236 ; Miln 3 ; or as apposition
with kSla & samaya S 1.7 (kala) ; Pv iv.32 (id.) ; Nd^ 97'
(samaya) ; DA
1.251 (id.).
Majjharu [etym. doubtful] a certain kind of plant Vin
1. 1 96 (v. 1. majjaru) ; doubtful whether designation (like
Sk. marjara) of Plumbago rosea.