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Miga 156 Mithu
Miga [Vedic mrga, to mrj, cp. magga, meaning, when
characterised by another attribute " wild animal " in
general, animal of the forest ; when uncharacterised
usually antelope] i. a wild animal, an animal in its
natural state {see cpds.). — 2. a deer, antelope, gazelle.
Various kinds are mentioned at J v. 4 16 ; two are given
at Nd^ 509, viz. eni (antelope) & sarabha (red deer)
see under eiji & sarabha. — Sn 39, 72 ; J 1.154 ; in. 2 70
(called Nandiya) ; PvA 62, 157. On miga in similes see
J.P.T.S. 1907, 123, where more refs. are given.
-cldhibhu king of beasts (i. e. the lion) Sn 684. -inda
king of beasts (id.) Sdhp 593. -chapaka young of a
deer VvA 279. -daya deer park J iv.430 (Maddakucchi)
; VvA 86 (Isipatana). -dhenu a hind J 1.152 ;
DhA III. 48. 1 -bhijta (having become) like a wild
animal, M 1.450 ("bhutena cetasa). -mandalocana the
soft eye of the deer Vv 64" ; Pv
i.i i'. See under manda.
-raja king of the beasts (the lion) D 111.23 sq. -luddaka
deer-hunter J 1372 ; 111.49, 184 ; DhA 11.82 ; VbhA
266
(in simile), -vadha deer-slaying J 1.149. -vittaka,
amateur of hunting J iv.267. -visana a deer's horn
Pug 56. -vithi deer-road J 1.372.
Migava (f.) [ = Sk. mrgaya, cp. Geiger, P.Gr. § 46^] hunt,
hunting, deer-stalking PvA 154 ("padesa). Usually in
devasikar) migavar) gacchati to go out for a day's
hunting J iv.267 ; or as pp. ekadivasar) migavar) gata
VvA 260 ; ekahar) m. g. Mhvs 5, 154.
Higi (f.) [f. of miga, cp. Epic Sk. mrgi] a doe Th i, 109
J V.215; VI. 549; DhA 1.48.
Micchatta (nt.) [abstr. fr. miccha] item of wrong, wrongness.
There are 8 items of wrong, viz. the 8 wrong
qualities as enum'' under (an-) ariya-magga (see mic,cha),
forming the contrary to the sammatta or righteousness
of the Ariyan Path. These 8 at D 11.353; i'i-254;
A 11.22 1 ; iv.237; Vbh 387; Vism 683. Besides these
there is a set of 10, consisting of the above 8 plus
miccha-iiana and °vimutti wrong knowledge & wrong
emancipation : D 111.290 ; Vbh 391 ; Vism 683 (where
"nana & "viratti
("niyata) ; Pug
Vbh 145
for vimutti). — See further D in. 2 1
; Tikp.
22; Dhs 1028 (cp. Dhs. irsl. §1028);
32 (°niyata-citta), 325 (°tika), 354 (id.).
Miccha (adv.) [Sk mithya, cp. Vedic mithah interchanging,
separate, opposite, contrary (opp. samyak together : sec
samma) ; mithu wrongly ; see also mithu] wrongly, in a
wrong way, wrong-, false Sn 438 (laddho yaso), 815
(patipajjati leads a wrong course of life, almost syn.
with anariyar). Illustrated by " panai) hanati, adinnar)
adiyati, sandhii) chindati, nillopar) harati, ekagarikar)
karoti, paripanthe titthati, paradarag gacchati, musa
bhanati " at Nd^ 144); Vbh.\ 513 (°nana, "vimutti).
-miccha" often in same comb"* as samma", with which
contrasted, e. g. with the 8 parts of (an-) ariya-magga,
viz. "ditthi (wrong) views (D in. 52. 70 sq., 76, iii,
246, 269, 287, 290. Dh 167, 316 sq. ; Pug 39 ; Vism 469
(def.) PvA 27, 42, 54,- 67 ; cp. "ka one who holds wrong
views D III. 45, 48, 264 ; Vism 426) ; "sankappa
aspiration
(D III. 254, 287, 290 sq., Dh II); "vaca speech
(ibid.); "kammanta conduct (ibid.); "ajiva living (D
III. 176 sq., 254, 290 ;
A
n.53, 240, 270, IV, 82) ; "vayama
effort (D in. 254, 287, 290 sq.) ; "sati mindfulness (ibid.) ;
"samadhi concentration (ibid.) ; see magga 2, and cp.
the following :
-gahana wrong conception, mistake J in. 304. -cara
wrong behaviour Pug 39 {& adj. carin) ; VbhA 383 (var.
degrees), -patipada wrong path (of life) Pug 49 (&
adj.: "patipanna, living wrongly), -panihita (citta)
wrongly directed mind Dh 42 = Ud 39 [cp. BSk. mithyapranidhana
Divy 14]. -patha wrong road, wrong
course Vbh 145 (lit. & fig. ; in exegesis of ditthi, cp.
Nd^ tanha in. ; Dhs 381 ; DhsA 253).
Minja (nt.) & minja (f.) [Vedic majjan (fr. majj ?) ; on
form see Geiger. P.Gf. § 9', & cp. Pischel, Prk. Gr.
§§ 74, loi] marrow, pith, kernel Vin 1.25 (in sequence
chavi, camma, mar)sa, naharu, atthi, miiija) ; Vism
235 (id.) ; Kh in. (atthi", f. cp. KhA 52, nt.) ; J iv.402
(tala" pith of the palm); Mhvs 28, 28 (panasa", f.,
kernels of the seeds of the jak-fruit).
-rasi heap of marrow Vism 260 ( = matthalunga).
Minjaka=mifija, only in tela" inner kernels of tila-seed,
made into a cake PvA 51. See doni^.
Mita [Vedic mita, pp. of ma, minati, to measure ;
also in
meaning " moderate, measured," cp. in same sense Gr.
/lirpiog] measured, in measure D 1.54 (dona" a dona
measure full) ; Sn 300 (bhagaso m. measured in har-
monious proportions, i. e. stately); Pv i.iqI' (id.);
III. 541. —amita unlimited, without measure, bound-
J
less, in Ep. amit-abha of boundless lustre Sdhp 255.
Also N. of a Buddha.
-ahara measured, i. e. limited food Sn 707. -bhanin
speaking measuredly, i. e. in moderation Dh 227; J
iv.252.
Mitta (m. nt.) [cp. Vedic mitra, m. & nt., friend ; Av.
mH>ro, friend] friend. Usually m., although nt. occurs
in meaning " friend," in sg. (Nett 164) & pi. (Sn 185,
187); in meaning "friendship" at J vi.375 ( = mittabhava
C). The half-scientific, half-popular etym. of
mitta, as given at VbhA 108, is " mettayanti ti mitta,
minanti ti va m. ; sabba-guyhesu anto pakkhipanti ti
attho " (the latter " : they enclose in all that is hidden ").
— Two kinds of friends are distinguished at Xd- 510
(in exegesis of Sn 37 & 75), viz. agarika" (a house- or
lay-friend) and anagarika" (a homeless- or clericalfriend).
The former is possessed of all ordinary qualities
of kindness and love, the latter of special virtues of
mind & heart. — A friend who acts as a sort of Mentor,
or spiritual adviser, is called a kalyana-mitta (see under
kalyana). — Mitta is often comb*" with similar terms,
devoting relationship or friendship, e. g. with amacca
colleagues and fiati-salohita" blood-relations, in ster.
phrase at Vin 11.126 ; A 1.222 ; Sn p. 104 ; PvA 28 ; cp.
nati-mitta relatives & friends Pv 1.5' ; suhada (" dear
heart") D in. 187 (four types, cp. m. patirupaka)
suhajja one who is dear to one's heart PvA 191 ; sahaya
companion PvA 86. The neut. form occurs for kind
things D III. 188; S 1.37. — Opp. sapatta enemy Pv.\
13 ; amitta
a sham friend or enemy Sn 561 ( = pac-
catthika SnA 455); D in. 185. papa-mitta bad friend
PvA 5. — For refs. see e. g. Sn 58, 255. 296, 338; Dh
78. 37.5-
-ibhiradhin one who pleases his friends J iv.274
( = mittesu adubbhamanoC.) -ddu [cp. Sk. mitra-druha]
one who injures or betrays his friends S 1.225 ; Sn 244 ;
IV. 260 also in foil, forms; "dubbha Pv 11.9' (same
; J
passage at J iv.352 ; v.240 ;
IV. 352 ; VI. 310; "diibhin [cp.
V.97 ("kamma) ; vi.375 ; DhA
vi.310, 375);
Sk. "drohin]
"dubha J
J iv.257;
11.23. -patirupaka a false
friend, one pretending to be a friend D in. 185 (four
types : anna-d-atthu-hara, vaci-parama, anuppiyabhanin,
apaya-sahaya, i. e. one who takes anything,
one who is a great talker, one who flatters, one who
is a spendthrift companion.) -bandhava a relation in
friendship, one who is one's relative as a friend Nd^ 455
(where Nd' 1 1 has manta-bandhava). -bheda see
mithu-bheda. -vanna pretence of friendship, a sham
friendship Pv iv.8' { = mitta-rupa, m.-patirupata PvA
268).
Mittata (f) -(") [abstr. fr. mitta] state of being a friend,
friendship, in kalyana" being a good friend, friendship
as a helper (see kalyana) D in. 2 74 Vism ; 107.
Mitti(f.) [a by-form of metti] friendship J 1.46S (=mettiC.).
Mithu (adv.) [cp. Vedic mithu & P. miccha; mith, cp.
Goth, misso one
mithah alternately, Av. miflo wrongly ;
another, missa-leiks different ; Ger. E. prefix mis- i. e.