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Majjhima 139 Matahaka
Hajjhima (adj.) [Vedic madhyama, with sound change
^ama>°ima after Geiger, P.Gr. ig', or after analogy
with pacchima. with which often contrasted] 1. middle,
medium, mediocre, secondary, moderate. — AppHed
almost exclusively in contrast pairs with terms of
more or less, in triplets like " small-medium-big," or
" first-middlc-last " (cp. majjha 3b) ; viz. (a) of degree :
hina-m-panita D 111.215 (tisso dhatuyo) ; Dhs r2o5-
1027 (dhamma) Vism ; 11 (silar)) ; h. m. ukkattha Vism
308; omaka m. ukkattha Vin iv.243; khuddaka m.
maha Vism 100; lamaka m. panita (i. o. lokuttara)
DhsA 45 (dhamma) ; paritta-m-ulara Sdhp 2(10. —
(b) of time : pathame yame majjhima" pacchima" J
1.75; id. with vaye Pv.A^ 5. — 2. (nt.) majjhimar) the
waist, in cpd. .~u-majjhima (f.) a woman with beautiful
waist I v. 4.
Manca [cp. Kpic Sk. manca stand, scatTolding. platform]
a couch, bed Vin iv.39 40 (where 4 kinds are mentioned,
which also apply to the def" of pitha, viz. masaraka,
bundikabaddha, kulira-padaka, ahacca-padaka ; same
def" at VbhA 365); Sn 401 ; J 111.423 ; DhA 1.89 ("i)
bandhati to tie a bed or two together), 130; iv. 16;
VbhA 20 ; V'vA 291 ; PvA 93. — hettha mance underneath
the bed J 1.197 (as place where the domestic lies)
II. 419 (id.); 11.273 (where a love-sick youth lies dowji
in the park).
-atimafica bed upon bed. i. e. beds placed on top of
each other serving as grand stands at a fair or festival
J III. 456 ; VI. ; 277 DhA iv.59. -parayana ending in
bed, kept in bed Pv 11. 2^ (nila°. fig. for being buried)
DhA 1. 1 83 (with v. 1. maccu". just as likely, but see
maccuparayana). -pitha couch and chair Vin 11.270
sq. ; A
III. 51 ; VvA
couch DhA 1234.
g, 220, 295. -vana stuffing of a
Maiicska [fr. manca] bed, couch, bedstead Vin 1.271 ;
S 1. 12 1 = 111.123 ; J '.91 ; III. 42 3 ; Th 2, 115; Miln 10 ;
DhA 11.53.
Hafijari (f.) [cp. Epic & Class. Sk. mafijari] a branching
flower-stalk, a sprout J v. 400, 416.
Hanjarika (f.) = manjari, Vin 111.180.
Manjarita (adj.) [fr. mafijari] with (full-grown) pedicles,
i. e. in open flower Miln 308 (°patta in full bloom).
Manjira [cp. late Sk. manjira nt.] an anklet, foot-bangle
Abhp 228.
Mafiju (adj.) rep. Class Sk. manju, also mangala, cp. Gr.
Iiayyavov means of deceiving, Lat. mango a dealer
making up his wares for sale. See further cognates at
Walde, Lai. Wtb. s. v. mango] pleasant, charming,
sweet, lovely (only with ref. to the voice) D 11. 2 11, 227
(one of the 8 characteristics of Brahma's & the Bud-
dha's voice: see bindu & atfhanga) ; J 11. 150. — (nt.)
a sweet note J vi.5gi (of the deer in the forest) ; VvA
2ig (karavika ruta°).
-bhanaka sweet-voiced, speaking sweetly J 11.150 =
DhA 1. 144; f. bhanika J vi.4i8, 420. -bhanin id.
J ii.i5-
Manjoka (adj.) [maiiju-l-ka] sweet voiced Vin 1.249;
J 11.35"; III. 266 ; VI. 412, 496.
Mafijusaka (-rukkha) [fr. maiijiisa] N. of a celestial tree,
famed for its fragrancy Vv 38'; SnA 52, 66, 95, 98;
VvA 175.
MafijQsa (f.) [cp. Epic Sk. manju$a] a casket; used for
keeping important documents in J 11.36 (suvanna-
pattar) mafijusaya nikkhipapesi) ;
iv.335
(suvanna-
pattar) sara-maiijiisayai) thapetva kalam akasi).
Hafijet^ha (adj.) [cp. *Sk. maiijistha Indian madder] light
(bright) red, crimson, usually enum'' in set of 5 principal
colours with nila, pita, lohitaka, odata ; e. g. at Vin
1.25 ; S ii.ioi (f. manjettha) ; Vv 22' (Hardy in T. reads
manjattha, as twice at VvA i 1 1, with vv. 11. "jittha &
'jettha, cp. Corrections & Add"' on p. 372) ; Miln
61.
Manjetthaka (adj.) [fr. mafijettha, after lohita-)-ka]
crimson, bright red. fig. shining Vv 39' (cp. def" at
VvA 177: like the tree \'itex negundo, sindhavara, or
the colour of the Kanavira-bud same def° at DhsA
;
317, with Sinduviira for Sindha") ; usually in sequence
nila, pita, marijetthaka, lohitaka, odata as the 5
fundamental colours: M i.5'>g (has "elthika in T. but
V. 1. °etthaka): J vi.185; Dhs (,i- f. mafijetthika
a disease of sugar cane Vin 11.256.
Manjetthi (f.) [=Sk. mafijisthaj Bengal madder DA 1.85.
Mannati man, Vedic manyate & manute, Av. mainyeite ;
Idg. *men, cp. Gr. /isrof mood, anger = Sk. manah
mind ; ii'^^nva to think of, wish to, Lat. memini to
think of, mens>mind, meneo ; Goth, munan to think,
muns opinion ; Oisl. man. Ags. mon ; Ohg. minna love.
Ags, myne intention. Dhtp 427: mail=nane, 524 =
hodhane] i. to think, to be of opinion, to imagine, to
(sisai) . . . naij maiinati bale).
deem Sn 199 subhato
588 (yena yena hi mannanti, tato tar) hoti aiinatha) ;
11.258 (manuami cirar) carissati 1 imagine he will
: J
have to wander a long time). — With (double) ace. : to
take for, to consider as ; na tar) maiinami manusir) I
deem you are not human Pv 11. 4' yassa dani kaltiii
;
mannati for this now may he think it time (in a phrase
of departure), let him do what he thinks fit, we wait
the Buddha's pleasure, i. e. let it be time to go [so also
BSk. manyate kalar), e. g. Divy 50. 64 etc.] D 1.189. —
Esp. in phrase tag kirj mafiiiasi (maniiatha 2. pi.) what
do you think of this ? (the foil.), what is your opinion
about this? D i.Oo ; S 111.104 cS: passim. — Pot. i-' sg.
maiiiieyyai) 1 should think PvA 40 3"" sg. ; maririesrya
S 111.103. and maiiiie Sn 206. The short form V sg.
mafifie is used like an adv. as affirmative particle &
is inserted without influencing the grammatical or
syntactical construction of the sentence ; meaning
methinks. for certain, surely, indeed. I guess, pre-
sumably. E. g. D 1.
1 37 (patapati m. paccatthike
yasasa) ; S 1.181 (m. 'hag); iv.28g (paveliyamanena m.
kayena) ; J 11.275; Miln 21 ; Vism go, g2 (mato mem.
putto) ; DhA 1. 107 ; 11. 5 1 ; PvA 40 (m. gono samutthahe),
65 (tasma m. sumutta). —na maiiiie surely not Dh.\
11.84; PvA 75 (n. m. punnava raja). — 2. to know, to
be convinced, to be sure Sn 840 ( = janati Nd' 192),
= janati); DhA 1.29 (mannami
1049, 1 142; Nd- 491 t
tuvag marissasi). — 3. to imagine, to be proud (of),
to be conceited, to boast Sn 382 (ppr. mannamana),
806. 813, 855 (marinate); J 111.530 (aor. mai'ii"ii 'hag,
perhaps mani'ie 'hag ? C. expl°" by mai'ifiami). — pp.
mata. — Note. Another Present form is munati (q. v.).
of which the pp. is muta.
Mannana (f.) "fr. man] conceit Nd» 124 (taijha°, ditthi°.
mana°, kilesa° etc.); Dhs 11 16 1233; Nett 24; Vism
265 (for mancana?).
Mannita (nt.) [pp. of mai'iiiati] illusion, imagination
M 1.486. Nine mai'iriitani (the same list is applied to
the phanditani. the papai'icitani & sankhatani) at Vbh
390 : asmi, ayam aham asmi, bhavissag. na bhavissag.
rupi bhavissag. arupi bh., sanni bh., asaiiiii bh., neva-
safii"ii-nasafint-bh.
Mainitatta (nt.) [fr. maiii'iita] self-conceit, pride Dhs 1 1 16 ;
Dhs.\ 372.
Mataja (nt.) rdoubtful] a certain weapon M 1.28 1 (°g
nama avudhajatag ; Neumann trsl^ " Mordwaffe ").
Hatahaka (adj.) [doubtful spelling & meaning] short (?)
Vin II. 138 (ati° = atikhuddaka C).