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Vannaka 55 Vatta
usually comb'' and contrasted with avanna blame, e. g.
D i.i, 117, 174; A 1.89; II. 3; 111.264; IV.179, 345;
DA 1.37. — II. reason ("outward appearance") S
1.206 {= kSraiia K.S. 1.320) ; Vv 84' ( = karana VVA336)
Pv IV. !• (id. PvA 220) ; IV. I*'.
-aroha (large) extent of beauty Sn 420. -kasina the
colour circle in the practice of meditation VbhA 251.
-karaka (avanne) one who makes something (unsightly)
appear beautiful J v. 2 70. -da giving colour, i. e. beauty
Sn 297. -dada giving beauty A 11.64. -dasaka the
ten (years) of complexion or beauty (the 3"" decade in
the life of man) Vism 619 ; J iv.497. -dasi " slave of
beauty," courtezan, prostitute J 1.15^ sq., 385 ; 11.367,
VI. 300 ; DhA 1.395 ; iv.88. -dhatu com-
380 ; III. 463 ;
position
material
or condition of appearance, specific form,
form, natural beauty S 1.13; Pv 1.3'; PvA
15. -patha see vannu".
37 ( = chavivariija) ; DhsA
-pokkharata beauty of complexion D 1.114, 115 ; A1.38 ;
11.203 ; Pug 66 ; VbhA 486 (def*) ; DhA in. 389 ; PvA 46.
-bhu place of praise J 1.84 (ifor °bhumi : see bhu^).
-bhuta being of a (natural) species PvA 97. -vadin
saying praise, praising D 1.179, 206 ; A 11.27 ; V.164 sq. ;
Vin II. 197. -sampanna endowed with beauty A 1.244
sq., 288 ; 11.250 sq.
Vawaka (nt.) [fr. vapna] paint, rouge D 11. 142 ; Th 1,960 ;
Dpvs VI. 70.
Vaooata (f.) [abstr. fr. vanna] having colour, complexion
A 1.246 (dubbannata bad c); VvA 9.
VaQQanS (f.) [fr. va^neti] i. explanation, commentary,
exposition KhA 11, 145, 227; SnA 65 (pada°) ; PvA 2.
—pali° explanation of the text (as regards meaning of
words), purely textual analysis (opp. vinicchayakatha)
VbhA 291. — 2. praise DhA 11. 100 (vana°).
Vawanlya (adj.) [grd. formation fr. vaijijeti] to be described
;
a° indescribable J v. 2 82.
Vawavant (adj.) [fr. vaij^a] beautiful A iv.240 (catummaharajika
deva digh'ayuka vaijijavanto ; v. 1. °vanta)
Pug 34; Pv III. 2*2 (=rupasampanna PvA 184); DhA
t-383-
Vawita [pp. of vaijijeti] i. explained, commented on SnA
368.^2. praised, extolled Pug 69; J 1.9; Miln 278
( + thuta & pasattha) ; PvA 116 (=pasai)sita), 241;
VvA 156 ( = pasai)sita).
Vawin (-°) (adj.) [fr. vanpa] i. having colour Th i, 1190
(acchara nanattavapniyo "in divers hues"). — 2. belonging
to a caste, in catu° (suddhi) (purity of) the
fourfold castes M 11.132. — 3. having beauty Sn 551
(uttama°). — 4. having the appearance of A 11.106 =
Pug 44 (ama°, pakka°); J v. 322 (vijju°).
Vawiya (nt.) [fr. vapijeti] colouring; having or giving
colour, complexion M 1.446 (in phrase assag assa-damako
vanniyaii ca valiyafl ca anuppavecchati, trsl* by Neumann
as " lasst der Rossebandiger noch die letzte
StrahlungundStriegelungangedeihen " ; still doubtful)
A 111.54 (dubbanniyar) bad complexion) ; It 76 (dub° evil
colour).
Va9Qa (f.) [cp. late Sk. varnu, N. of a river (-district)] is
given at Abhp 663 in meaning of " sand." Occurs only
in cpd. vannupatha a sandy place, quicksand, swamp
J 1. 109; Vv 84' ( = valu-kantara VvA 334); Pv IV.3*
(=petena nimmitag mudu-bhumi-magga PVA 250, so
read for vanijapatha) ; shortened to vannu at Vv 84"
(where MSS vaijija).
Va^Qeti [Denom. fr. vapija] i. to describe, explain,
comment on J 1.2, 222 ; KhA 168 ; SnA 23, 160. 368. —
2. to praise, applaud, extol J 1.59, 84; PvA 131 ( + pasaQsati).
— pp. vannita.
Vata' (indecl.) [Vedic bata, post-Vedic vata] part of exclamation
: surely, certainly, indeed, alas I Vin in. 39
(puris' usabho vat' Syai) " for sure he is a human bull ")
Th 2, 316 (abbhutar) vata vacag bhasasi) ; Sn 178, 191,
358; Vv 47I3; Pv 1.8"; J iv.355; PvA 13, 61, 75, 121.
Often comb* with other emphatic particles, like aho
vata Pv 11.9*' ( = sadhu vata PvA 131) ; labha vata no
it is surely a gain that Sn 31 ; DhA
J1.81.
11.95; vata bho
Vata' (m. & nt.) [cp. Vedic vrata vow, fr. vft, meaning
later " milk " (see Macdonell & Keith, Vedic Index
11.34 1 )] '• a religious duty, observance, rite, practice,
iv.46i (sila, vata, tapas,
custom S 1. 143, 201 ; iv.180 ; A
brahmacariya) ; v. 18; Sn 792, 898; Vv 84"; J ni.75;
VvA 9 ; PvA 60. —subbata of good practice Vv 34*.
Cp. patibbata, silabbata. — 2. manner of (behaving
like) a certain animal (as a practice of ascetics), e. g.
aja° like a goat J iv.318; go° like a cow M 1.387; J
IV. 318; vagguli" bat practice J 1.493; in. 235; iv.299 ;
hatthi" elephant behaviour Nd' 92 (here as vatta; see
under vatta').
-pada an item of good practice, virtue (otherwise
called guna at Miln 90) J 1.202 (where 7 are enum*, viz.
devotion to one's mother & father, reverence towards
elder people, speaking the truth, gentle speech, open
speech, unselfishness) ; Miln 70 (where 8 are given in
detail, differing from the above). See also vatta' 2.
where other sets of 7 & 8 are quoted, -samadana
taking up a (good) practice, observance of a vow
J II57-
Vatavant (adj.) [vata'-i-vant] observant of religious
duties, devout Sn 624 ( = dhuta-vatena samannagata
SnA 467) ; Dh
as SnA 467).
400 (with same expl" at DhA iv.i65 as
Vati' (f.)
v.472 ;
[later Sk. vfti, fr. »f] a fence J 1.153 ; 111.272 ;
Vism 186 (vati, v. 1. vati) ; SnA 98 (v. 1. for
gutti), 148 (v. 1. for °vatika).
Vati' (f.) [fr. vy, cp. Sk. vfti] a choice, boon DhA 1. 190
(pubbe Sama nama vatiya pana karitatta Samavati
nama jata).
Vatika(adj.) (-°) [vata' -t- ika] having the habit (of), acting
like M 1.387 (kukkura").
Vatika (f.) [fr. vati'] a fence SnA 148 (kai)taka° &
rukkha°).
Vatta' (nt.) [orig. pp. of vattati] i. that which is done,
which goes on or is customary, i. e. duty, service,
custom, function Vin 11. 31 ; Sn 294, 393 (gahattha")
Vism 188 (cetiy* angaija" etc.); DhA 1.92 (acariya")
VbhA 354 (gata-paccagata°) ; VvA47(gama°). — 2. (for
vata') observance, vow, virtue D in. 9 (the 7 vatta-
padani, difi. from those enum* under vata-pada)
Nd' 66 (sllafi ca vattafl ca), 92 (hatthi° etc. : see vata' 2),
104 ("suddhi), 106 (id.), 188 (giving 8 dhutangas as
vattas).
-pa^ivatta all kinds of practices or duties J 1.67
II. 103; 111.339; IV.298 ; Miln 416 (sucarita") ; DhA
1. 13 sq. ; 11.277 ; iv.28. -bbata the usual custom DhA
IV.44 ; C. on S 1.36 § 2 and on S 11.18 § 4 sq. -sampanna
one who keeps all observances VbhA 297 (where the
foil. 'vattani are enum"" : 82 khuddaka-vattani. 14
maha", cetiyangapa", bodhiyangaija", paniyamala",
uposathagara", agantuka°, gamika°).
Vatta' (nt.) [cp. Sk. vaktra & P. vattar] the mouth
(lit. " speaker ") Pgdp 55 (suci-vatto mah'odaro
peto).
Vatta^ [vyatta, Sk. vyatta, of vi-(-a-(-d4] opened wide
Vin 111.37; J V.268 (vatte mukhe).