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Mandalika 141 Mattika
HaQlJ^UkA (adj.-n.) [fr. matidala, cp. maridalaka-raja " the
king of a small country " Mvyut 94] a district officer,
king's deputy Vin 111.47 ; f. mandalika = mandala 4.
i. e. circus, ring, round, in assa° race court Vin in. 6.
Man^Iin (adj.) [fr. mandala] i. circular Th i, 863
(mandali-pakara). — 2. having a disk, orbed (of the
sun) S 1.51 =VvA 116.
Man^ita [pp. of mandeti] adorned, embellished, dressed
up Sdhp 244, 540. In cpd. °pasadhita beautifully
adorned at J 1.489; 11.48; vi.219. — Cp. abhi".
Ma9(}aka 'Vedic manduka] a frog Vv 51^; J iv.247
V.307 ; VI. 164: KhA 46: VvA 217, 218; Sdhp 292.
f. manduki J 1.34 1. — Mandiika is the name of an angel
(devaputta) at Vism 208.
-chapi a young (female) frog J vi.ig2. -bhakkha
eating frogs, frog eater (i. e. a snake) J 111.16.
Maiji^^ti [ina94 to adorn, related to Lat. mundus world,
cp. in meaning Gr. «o(t;ioc = ornament Dhtp 103:
bhiisane. 566 : bhusayar)] to adorn, embellish, beautify
J III. 1 38 ;
DhA 11.86. — pp. mandita.
Mata' [pp. of maiinatij thought, understood, considered
(as = -°), only late in use Vbh 2 (hina" panita", doubtful
reading) : Sdhp 55 ; Mhvs 25, 55 (tassa matena according
to her opinion) ; 25, 1 10 (pasu-sama raata, pi. considered
like beasts). Cp. sam°. — Note. Does mata-sayika at
Th I, 501 (=Miln 367) belong under this mata ? Then
mata would have to be taken as nt. meaning " thought,
thinking." but the phrase is not without objection
both semantically & syntactically. Mrs. Rh. D.
(Brethren, p. 240) trsl^ " nesting-place of thought."
Mata' [pp. of marati, mr] dead M 1.88 (ekaha° dead one
day) ; in. 159 (matam eyya would go to die) ; Sn200, 440 ,
J
V.480. Neg. amata see separate article. — Note.
mata at PvA 1 10 is to be corrected into cuta.
-kicca duty towards the dead, rites for the dead
PvA 274.
Matimant (adj.) [mati-l- mant] sensible, intelligent, wise,
raetri causa as matiml (fr. matimanto, pi.) at Sn 881
(=matima paiidita Nd' 289).
Matta* (-") (adj.) [i. e. matta used as adj.] " by measure."
measured, as far as the measure goes. i. e. — (i) consisting
of, measuring (with numerals or similar expressions)
: appamatto kali
DA 1.35; satthimatte
Sn 659 ; paficamatta sata 500
satthiraatte katva SnA 510;
masamattai) PvA 55 ; ekadasa" ib. 20 : dvadasa" 42 ;
satta" 47; tirjsamattehi bhikkhuhi saddhir) 53. — (2)
(negative) as much as, i. e. only, a mere, even as little
as. the mere fact (of), not even (one), not any : anuraattena
pi pufiiiena Sn 431 ; ka^acchumattar) (not)
even a spoonful Miln 8 ; ekapanoa° PvA 115 ; citta "r)
; nama° a
pi (not) even as much as one thought ib. 3
mere name Miln 25 phandana °r) not even one throb
;
J V1.7 phandita° the mere fact of ... M 11.24 ; bindu"
;
only one drop PvA 100 ; rodita" M 11.24. — (3)
as much as, so much, some, enough (of) ;
(positive)
vibhava°
riches enough J v.40 , ka pi assasa-matta laddha found
some rehef ? PvA 104 (may be=matta. f.). — (4) like,
just as, what is called, one may say (often untranslateable)
: sita'-karana just because he smiled VvA 68
bhesajja-nratta pita I have taken medicine D 1.205
(= matta f. ?) okasa -°o (nt.) permission Sn p, 94;
putta" Uke children A 11. 124; raarana" (almost) dead
M 1.86 : attano nattumatte vandanto DhA iv. 1 78. f.
matti (=mattin?) see matu°. — (5) as adv. (usually
in oblique cases) : even at, as soon as, because of. often
with other particles, like api. eva, pi. yeva : vuttamatte
eva as soon as said DhA 1.330 ; cintitamatte at the
mere thought DhA 1.326 ; nag jatamattai) yeva as
soon as he was bom PvA 195 ; anumodana-mattena
because of being pleased PvA 121 ; upanitamattam eva
as soon as it was bought PvA 192 nimujjana-matte
;
yeva as soon as she ducked her head under PvA 47.
—na mattena .
. . eva
not only . . . but even PvA
18 (n. m. nipphala. attano danaphalassa bhagino eva
honti).
Matta- [pp. of madati] intoxicated (with), full of joy about
(-°). proud of. conceited Sn 889 (manena m.) : J IV.4
(vedana°. full of pain, perhaps better with v. 1. "patta
for °raatta) ; VvA 158 (hatthi matto elephant in rut)
DhA 1V.24 (id.) ; PvA 47 (sura°). 86 (mana-mada°), 280
(bhoga-mada°).
-kasini see matthak' asini.
Mattaka (adj.) [fr. matta'] i. of the size of Sdhp 238
(pani°). — 2. only as much as. mere D 1.12 (appa°,
ora". sila°); J iv.228 (mana°) ; DhA iv.178 (pitumattakar)
gahetva).
Mattatta (nt.) [abstr. fr. matta] (the fact of) consisting of,
or being only . . . PvA 199 (magsa-pesi'^).
Matta (f.) [Vedic matra, of ma] measure, quantity, right
Hataka [fr. mata-] dead, one who is dead DhA 11.274.
measure, moderation Sn 971 (mattar) so janfia) ; Dh 1.35
-akara condition of one who is dead J 1.164 (°tj (matta ti pamanar) vuccati). — Abl. mattaso in °karin
dassati pretends to be dead), -bhatta a meal for the doing in moderation, doing moderately Pug 37 ( =pama-
dead, food offered to the manes J iv.151 ; DhA 1.326 nena padesa-mattam eva karonti ti). — In cpds.
(=petakicca p. 328): 111.25.
shortened to matta".
-atthiya (mattatthiya = °atthika) desirous of modera-
Hati (f.) [Vedic mati, fr. man : cp. Av. maitis, Lat. mens,
tion, moderate Th i. 922. -fifiu knowing the right
mentem (cp. E. mental) ; Goth, ga-munds, gamin|'i,
measure, moderate, temperate (bhojane or bhojanamhi
Ohg. gi-munt. E. mind] mind, opinion, thought
in eating) A 11.40 : Sn 338 ; Pug 25 ; Dh 8. Cp. jaga-
thinking of, hankering after, love or wish for Vin in. 138
riya. -iifiuta moderation (in eating) D 111.2 13; Nd'
(purisa" thought of a man) ; Mhvs 3. 42 (padipa lamp
483 ; Dh 185 ; Pug 25
of knowledge) ; 15, 214 (amala° pure-minded) ; PvA 151
(kama-l- ). —su" (adj.) wise, clever Mhvs 15. 214 ; opp. ]
du° (adj.) foolish J in.83 (=duppaiiiia C.) ; Pv 1.8= !
(=nippanna PvA 40); Sdhp 292. ]
Matikata (adj.) [cp. Sk. mati-krta, fr. matya. nt., harrow i
= Lat. mateola. Ohg. medela plough] in su^ wellharrowed
(field) A 1.229. 239 (khetta).
; Vbh 249. 360 ; Dhs 1348 ; DhA
11.238. -sukha (metri causi : matta sukha) measured
happiness, i. e. small happiness Dh 290 (cp. DhA
111.449).
Matti (-sambhava) [for *mati° = matu^ = *matr, after
pitti°=pitu° = *pitr] born (from a mother) Sn 620
( = matari sambhuta SnA 466) = Dh 396 (=matu
santike udarasmii) sambhuta DhA iv.158).
Mattika (adj.)
in cpds. :
(°-) [fr. mattika] made of clay, clay- ; only
-kundala clay earring S 1.79 (v. 1. mattika"). -bhajana
clay or earthenware vessel Sn ; 577 Vism 231 (in
comparison); DhA 1.130. -7aka clay fibre DhsA 321
(v. 1. °takka, perhaps gloss = takku spindle, see takka^).
Mattika (f) [cp- Vedic mrttika, der. fr. Vedic mrt (mrd)
soil, earth, clay ; with P. mancja, Sk, vimradati. Gr.
^XaSapos soft, Osil. mylsna dust, Goth, mulda, Ags.
molde (E. mould, mole = mouIdwarp). to same root
mid as in Sk. mrdu = Lat. mollis soft. Gr. afiaXivvui to
weaken. Sk. mardati & mrdnati to crush, powder. Cans,
mardayati ; also in cognate °m)d as appearing in Gr.
/ifXiu to melt = Ags meltan, Ohg. smelzan] 'i. clay